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On the trail of the quagga and the |Xam

Kevin Davie goes in search of Bushmen paintings in the Eastern Cape and wonders what happened to the people who made them.

By bike from baobabs to fynbos

Kevin Davie reflects on his solo 3 500km bike ride -- following the mountains through five provinces over 30 days from Beitbridge to Cape Point

Ganna ride: Hungry for the finish line

The M&G's Kevin Davie is expected to finish his epic off-road ride across SA on Saturday, 30 days since he left the Beitbridge border post.

Past the halfway mark

The M&G's Kevin Davie was about 2 000km into his cycle through South Africa on Tuesday -- which means he still has about 1 600km to go.

I am the antelope

This Friday, April Fools' Day, my bicycle and I will be at the Shell Ultra City at the Beitbridge border post with Zimbabwe.

Cycling from Ohrigstad to Chrissiesmeer

It's an advantage if someone else (in my case Kevin Davie) has already done a route -- you get the recipe on a tray.

Riding with eland, white-out in Mcambala

I have often been asked if I am not scared to be out by myself. Coming into Wakkerstroom at night I frightened something large in the the grass.

The dog did not bark

The last time a group of us cycled from Badplaas we took the Chrissiesmeer road which runs south-west.

Spinerun: Iron Crown to Dorper

The Iron Crown in Haenertsburg seems a good place to begin a perambulation by bike from one end of the Drakensberg to the other.

Sleepless in...

Cycle 2 350km along the back roads and byways across the country and it will take you a good deal of time.