Football in South Africa
Football, or soccer as it more commonly known here, is the most popular sport in South Africa. Around the world football is so popular it …
Four Interesting & Unusual Places to Visit in South Africa
We’ve written about South Africa’s rarest animals and most historic places. Robben Island. Table Mountain. Kruger Safari Park. these are all well-known places in today’s …
Hoax or Threat: Elephant Poaching in Botswana
Botswana is now home to a third of Africa’s 415,000 remaining elephants. In recent years, the protected wilderness areas in the north of this expansive …
Why Students Should Go Travelling
Being a student is a time of educational and cultural enrichment. You have more free time than people in full-time work, plus lengthy holidays between …
How to Stay Safe in South Africa – Part 1
There is much about South Africa that is, to a degree, misunderstood. In fact, there is far more going for it that many give it …
Four Great Music Festivals in South Africa
South Africa’s stunning vistas, the grandeur of its wild landscapes and the legendary big-game animals might be many people’s biggest attraction when it comes to …
A Guide to Harare
Harare is the bustling capital of Zimbabwe, and is a modern green city populated by over two million people. Numerous parks, plains and gardens with …
Popular Culture in Zimbabwe
Popular culture in Zimbabwe brings the vast number of ethnic groups together and helps to form a national identity. There’s no better example of this, …
5 Myths about Travelling Around Africa
You don’t have to be a gap year student or a traveller to enjoy an African safari. The fact that safari is only for eccentric …
Rugby in South Africa
Rugby Union, as opposed to its cousin Rugby League, is the second most popular sport in South Africa – after football. Contrary to their soccer …