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Farmers see profit in pungent South African herb

Soft-drink companies use it by the tonne, natural health devotees swear by it and it forms part of secret recipes for French perfume despite having a bouquet similar to cat’s…

SA rock art offers picture of harmony

In the caves of South Africa’s Cederberg mountains, an ancient people left a legacy of rock art that could teach modern man a valuable lesson or two about living in harmony with…

Homeless footballers star at World Cup in SA

Many of the footballers representing their countries in an international tournament in South Africa this week were remarkably gaunt, sallow-looking and groomed haphazardly. They…

Tutu sees ‘original sin’ in SA leaders

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu says some of South Africa’s leaders are sinners and his compatriots have failed to sustain the idealism that brought an end to apartheid.…

Decoys save Lamberts Bay after seal bloodbath

When a gang of seabird-killing seals ate the main tourist draw of Lamberts Bay, residents of the small South African town called in a surfer, an artist and a flock of fake…

SA’s Bateleurs fly the flag for the environment

Rock cliffs loom high above the wingtips of the two-seater plane as it banks sharply through the winding course of a narrow ravine in South Africa’s rugged Cederberg mountains.…