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Africa's biggest hip-hop festival returns to Joburg with live music, street art, break-dancing, film screenings, street fashion, gaming and panel discussions. Head to Newtown's Mary Fitzgerald Square, let loose and fully immerse yourself in a vibrant

Masses were among the first plants to make landfall – at least 400 million years ago. They sequestered so much carbon dioxide, they caused the first Ice Age and gave Earth its first breath of fresh, clean air. Soft and absorbent, the first sponges, b

‘South African bread consciousness is certainly growing. But has the change been meaningful? I don't know.’ Markus Färbinger – fourth generation Austrian baker, and for many, the man who introduced the “real bread” movement in SA – started baking in

You will find Hannam & Co loaves, shells and pizza bases in all Wellness Warehouse freezers, as well as at selected Checkers, Spars and delis. For a full stockist list, visit hannam.co.za or send your requests to hello@hannam.co.za Sourdough is tradi

Aligning travellers’ holidays with local values. Pushing tourism that enhances rather than diminishes the lives of people in the places being travelled to. These are, according to the New York Times, among the principles underscoring “regenerative” t

You park your car at Nirox and are shuttled to the cluster of restored and converted, handsomely rusticated, farm buildings by game viewer. And while game drives are a possibility in the Cradle of Humankind, that's not why you're here. This non-hotel

‘I am an awkward scholar of sight,’ writes Obie Oberholzer, ‘a follower of roads and dreams, just a connector of all kinds of lines, trying to find life's essence in the linear connectedness of things and places and people. I hope that my moments and

The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has a 2.4L engine, eightspeed automatic transmission and a 68L diesel tank; at 8.1L per 100km, it performed with great efficiency. The car – a big, burly, beautiful beast – is equipped with the latest version of Mitsubishi

Nyami Nyami, the Zambezi river god, has a head resembling a tiger fish and a serpent-like body that symbolises the river, curling from the Angolan highlands to the Indian Ocean. Many of the river folk, the Tonga, believed Nyami Nyami took vengeance o

Whether you believe in it or not, the river god embodies the majestic spirit of this watery wonderland. It's hard to grasp what the feeling is, but you'll know it the moment you arrive. The diverse landscape, with its undulating grass plains, river g

While in Richmond, look out for a familiar face with a great backstory. Nearly 20 years age, Max Ndamane realised he was flat broke. Unless he made something of himself, it would be the end of his road. But Max is really good with his hands, and bles

Most days of the week, about 200 Richmond children come to the Hope Centre on the edge of town for a meal. They line up while plates are dished up, pray briefly and then rush off with their food to find a quiet place to eat. The Hope Centre, funded b

Many of the Indian Ocean's turtle trails stop off in Sri Lanka. A string of hatcheries along the west coast raise awareness of marine turtle conservation and provide treatment in tanks for disabled turtles caught by fishing nets. Near Induruwa Turtle