Discovering Africa

Gorilla tracking in Rwanda has been on our wish list for a while now and we were thrilled to finally have the opportunity to visit Volcanoe...

Upon googling this curious term, I was informed that "Singer, Dr Sid, has revealed that the song currently making waves on the airwav...

I've just discovered Shosholoza . Although the original author of the song is unknown, Shosholoza is a traditional miner's...

I've turned into a red cappuccino fan and have been ordering cup after cup with reckless abandon. I imagine Mma Ramotswe would fancy a ...

What's better than a book about a conservationist in Africa? A book about him adopting a rogue elephant herd, of course! Lawrenc...

Ever wondered why the South African rand is represented by ZAR instead of SAR and why South African websites have a .co.za extension? ...

Located in Braamfontein, in the heart of the inner city, the NeighbourGoods Market is open every Saturday from 9AM to 3PM. The market ...

Two excellent websites to check out: Africa is the Future and Africa, The Good News .

 In South Africa, Human Rights Day is celebrated on 21 March, in remembrance of the Sharpeville massacre which took place on the same day...

South Africa has 11 official languages (and scores of unofficial ones): Afrikaans English isiNdebele isiXhosa isiZulu Sesotho s...

This morning, we woke up very early and drove to Hartbeespoort, informally known as "Harties", a small resort town in the North ...

It was only fitting that the first film we watched South Africa was ‘ Searching for Sugar Man ’. The documentary is about an American s...

"The Beauty of the Irrational" follows Ryan Sandes, a South African Ultra-Runner, as he returns to the Fish River Canyon to run...

At the library today, I came across a McCall Smith book with an interesting title, ‘The girl who married a lion’. The book is a collect...

... just across the border! The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region that is located in northern Tanzania and extends to south...