To drive along the Makhonjwa Mountains is to travel back in time. Not only are the ancient geological sites lovely to behold, they are a portal into the earliest history of the earth itself. Words by Hlengiwe Magagula. Continue reading Discovering the Makhonjwa Mountains
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Tour de Tankwa – in a Ford Transit van!
It’s going to be cold, they say. It will rain, they say. Let it, we say. Nothing is keeping us from our Tour de Tankwa, a family trip taking in the region’s most impressive passes. By Leon and Sharon Kriel
Inside look at Kruger’s rhino poaching
At any given time, there are approximately 10 groups of poachers in the Kruger National Park. And with an enormous two million hectares to police, the SANParks anti-poaching rangers face a complex challenge. By Arnold Ras and pictures by Leon Kriel