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Former and current members of the air force give personal insights into the history of the SAAF.
A guest farm hidden in the Groot Marico valley provides nature activities or, best of all, an excuse to do nothing.
The bestselling <i>Earth’s Children</i> series has come to an end. <b>Maureen Brady</b> speaks to the author, Jean M Auel.
<b>Maureen Brady</b> reviews <i>Caves of the Ape-men:South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site</i>
Maureen Brady reviews a fascinating volume about the history of the Cradle of Humankind.
Many of us harbour a fascination with maps, a legacy of childhood reading, writes Maureen Brady.
Revisit the places and faces of local TV travel show <i>Going Nowhere Slowly</i> in Ashley Dowds’s new book, writes Maureen Brady.
World Environment Day was first held in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. On the same day, the…
"Before the start of the summer rainy season, the Klaserie river is more a lush reed bed than a body of moving water, although it retains a number of permanent pools. Early one…
Some places in the world make one wish, if there’s a heaven, it could be like this. <i>Earthyear</i> samples the delights of Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat in the…
A recurring refrain in discourses about the state of South African education is that the school system is not producing enough matriculants with adequate skills in mathematics…
Just what is it that makes this place so special? Once upon a time, long, long ago, a golden age flourished in Southern Africa. <i>Earthyear</i> explores the magic and mystery of…
"I heard a solitary lion roar close by in the early hours of my first night (which had left spoor through the camp just the night before), a hyena laughing the following morning,…
"Our main aim is to increase the tourism economy of Johannesburg. We’re starting off a strong base — six million tourists come into the city per annum. The total value of this to…
This year’s Heritage Day was also the opening day of the new Mapungubwe National Park.
