Winter gets a bad rap generally. It gets light late, dark early, and it’s chilly. In the Highveld, it also has some ...

Based on her popular children's book, The Mermaid, the Otter and the Big Poo is about Lindsey's 60-kilometre swim adventure ...

Forget the Big Five. Discover the shoebill in Uganda, the elusive pangolin in Zambia, a swimming antelope in Botswana, and ...

Travel experts at Travel Noire say the dry season in August makes Zimbabwe one of the best places in Africa for wildlife viewing. Animals often gather around rivers and waterholes, which gives ...

Motty is a true individual, the likes of which have never been seen since. However, there are plenty of other examples of interspecies romping and hybridization elsewhere in the animal kingdom. There ...

For all Abdelrahman Elaraby’s success as an athlete, swimming is a passion simultaneously pursued intensely and held at arm’s ...

Ditch the devices and embrace the season with these screen-free family escapes around South Africa — from forest cabins to ...

The programme caters to all levels — from those seeking calm and stillness to those pursuing high-energy challenges ...

Hippopotamuses are some of nature’s heavyweights. Their massive size and aggressive temperament have earned them a spot as Africa’s deadliest animal time and time again. It’s hard to imagine just how ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small ...

When you think of Africa, chances are lions, elephants, and giraffes are the first animals that come to mind. Luckily, Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal region are home to numerous incredible parks and ...

From turquoise waters to picture-perfect locales, these swimming holes guarantee an experience of a lifetime. Here are Africa's hidden swimming gems you would want to add to your adventure itinerary.