by Henri Steenkamp | Jul 6, 2016 | News & Blog, South Africa
Did you know that ostriches are the largest living birds and that over 80 percent of the world’s population makes its home in South Africa? This is also home to 65 percent of the world’s market for ostrich related products, from feathers to eggs to the popular South...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jul 2, 2016 | News & Blog, South Africa
In what was its largest rescue mission to date, this past April the Animal Defenders International (ADI) orchestrated the transport of 33 former circus lions from South America to South Africa. The animal rights group works to place animals in their natural habitats,...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 6, 2016 | News & Blog, South Africa
Fly Blue Crane launched last September as the first airline owned by a black woman. In less than a year of service within South Africa, Fly Blue Crane is going to spread its wings and offer international flights to Swaziland and Mozambique. Soon they hope to further...
by Henri Steenkamp | May 13, 2016 | Culture, News & Blog, South Africa
Cricket has been an intrinsic part of South Africa’s identity since the early 1800s, when the sport first came to the country. Two centuries later, the sport is just as strong, and South Africa’s relationship to the sport has evolved into a global perspective. T20...
by Henri Steenkamp | May 12, 2016 | News & Blog, South Africa
The full version of this article can be read on the travel blog by Anje Rautenbach: GoingSomewhereSlowly.com South African heritage is not something you can sum up or pinpoint to something specific. It’s a delicate, colourful and tangled mix of where we came from,...
by Henri Steenkamp | May 3, 2016 | News & Blog
This article, written by James Bainbridge, was originally published on LonelyPlanet.com From snow-capped mountains to the Bushveld, and from sub-tropical beaches to the Kalahari, South Africa is a mind-bogglingly diverse country. Showcasing the best of its stunning...