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Road crisis leads to plea for toll gate to be opened
The alternative route to the N3 leading to key tourism sites has collapsed in sections, making it dangerous for drivers and restricting visitors
Durban activists, surfers start clean water lobby
A groundswell of citizens are saying ‘no more’ to the death of the province’s once pristine coastline
Safety net thrown over Free State grasslands
The declaration of the Upper Wilge Protected Environment benefits nature, landowners and the broader society
More than an allergen, pollen can be used to diagnose climatic changes
Monitoring has focused on health risks, but palynologists are now using it to study climatic changes in various landscapes
Q&A Sessions: Ryan Sandes on how to conquer the mind, body and 100 miles
The accomplished ultramarathon runner talks to us about his first 160km on home soil and what it takes to finish such an enormous distance
Military lawyers fight their boss
As senior legal officers take their battles with the head of the legal division to court, about a thousand military court cases are in limbo
Two Week South African Road Trip Itinerary
Road trip starting in Jo’burg and going through Sani Pass, Coffee Bay, Hogsback, Jeffrey’s Bay, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Sedgefield and Graaf-Reinet
amaHlubi’s battle against colonial legacy heads to high court
One of South Africa’s oldest nations is fighting for recognition of its king, language and ancestral land
Afromontane pioneering sustainable mountain research
Research in the Afromontane Research Uni is promoted around three broad themes to foster inter and multidisciplinary discourse
So you’ve seized power and are struggling to keep it. What now?
Smart storage is the future. Here are some cool tips to generate and store energy on a small scale.
A Wagnerian majesty – the beauty of Ardmore Guest Farm
Serenity – and a garden that has as a backdrop the three highest peaks in South Africa – draws writer James Siddall back to this quaint guest farm.
No business like snow business
Snapped up for a song on auction, the Tiffindell ski resort could be up and running again by 2014. Sipho Kings reports.
How the good times have melted away at Tiffindell
Residents of Tiffindell Ski Resort in the Drakensberg say any new owners have to include the community if they want to succeed, writes Sipho Kings.
Idea mooted to name berg peak after Mandela
One man feels it the Berg will benefit if one mountain peak is named after Nelson Mandela but his suggestion has been met with concern.