25 May 2013

Visit South Africa

Tigers in Africa?

South Africa’s Laohu Valley Reserve in the Free State province was the scene of conservation history when Madonna, a South China tigress, gave birth to two cubs under completely natural conditions, a first for the project.

Spreading the love - and profit

It's a trendy Cape Town-based European-style coffee shop, but Vida e Caffe isn't all cliché: it's also an efficiently run and expanding business that owes much of its success to an enlightened staff training and reward programme.

Miss World returns to SA

Over 100 of the world’s most beautiful women are heading for South African shores, after it was chosen to host the Miss World pageant for the sixth time since 1992.

Do you want to buy Cape Town?

South Africa's beautiful coastal city of Cape Town is worth more than London, more than Paris, and much more than Athens. Well, it is if you're playing Monopoly.

Taking African bush lore to Oz

Innovative South African wildlife training company EcoTraining is opening a branch in Australia, taking its brand of bush knowledge and conservation awareness down under.

Into the big-wave Dungeons

Every year top international surfers gather at Dungeons beach near Cape Town for the Big Wave Africa competition. The massive waves of the stormy Atlantic make it dangerous surf, not least for the highly trained rescue teams that keep everyone safe.

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The tenth annual Red Bull Big Wave Africa competition, which was held in 15- to 20-foot surf at Dungeons in Cape Town on Saturday 26th July, was an unmitigated success – possibly the best one in the history of the event, writes Jennifer Stern.

 
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