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Culture

FOR RICHER OR POORER?

It’s been called “poverty porn” and “voyeurism” and has become something of a controversial issue… The big question is whether township tourism is really benefiting the poor communities it is supposed to be helping, and if not, why not?

Culture

Breakfast and eternity

Fashion gurus-turned-farmers Trevor and Sue Conn share the secrets of true beauty around an antique Aga stove

Science

Dry run

10 000 jobs at risk as plans to bleed the Olifants River dry threaten wildlife and livelihoods in South Africa and Mozambique.

Conservation

Resurrection mountain

The distinctive contours of the northernmost peaks of the Drakensberg aren’t just spectacular to look at, they’re the source of the Lowveld’s water, giving life to towns, communities and the area’s wildlife. Read more about this fascinating ecosystems and the work being done to protect and restore it.

Conservation

Take a Turtle Safari

The half-ton leatherback turtle hauled herself out of the ocean, up the beach, and settled into a little depression above the high tide line. Then, she anchored her front flippers and began: Dig, flick, dig, flick. First, with the right side. Then with the left.

Travel

Looking with your ears

Have you ever really listened to the bush? When you do, you’ll be amazed at what you hear, as Dianne Tipping-Woods discovered on a sound safari from Sausage Tree Safari Camp in the Greater Kruger.

Conservation

Finding the Shoebill

“Shoebill! There. THERE!” Guide Godfrey Chanda hisses the name out, directing our gaze with some wild gesticulations towards the huge grey bird that he’s spotted amongst a clump of reeds and papyrus up ahead.

Travel

Night watch

Eight loosely acquainted women swap Joburg and Cape Town for the Greater Kruger National Park, embarking on an epic journey of discovery about wilderness, self, and the relationship between the two.