How Tanzania chose me as an ambassador
Many ask me how, as a travel agent, I chose to specialize in Africa. My first trip was in late […]
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The man who cycled across Africa
Or the art of cycling across Africa (and why you should “just do it”). In today’s interview I am very
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Exploring the Kalahari dunes with Fizzle the meerkat
There’s nothing like entering the world of a tiny meerkat on a walk across the Kalahari dunes. The retired Professor
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How to track the elusive African leopard
We’ve tracked cheetahs in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, lions near Mapungubwe National Park and desert-adapted rhino in Kunene. But this
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Snap Diary: discover the true meaning of “Ubuntu”
Through a poignant account, James Purdy shares his experience with South African school kids, his love of photography and life in general. Be moved and discover the true meaning of “Ubuntu”.
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The lion, the leopard and the camelthorn – Witnessing the circle of life in the Kgalagadi
As any regular visitor to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park will know, it can be dry or green, hot enough to
Reddit AMA unravels the mind-boggling genetic diversity of African peoples
Human genetics in Africa is mind-bogglingly diverse. So much so that, if you were to study the two Africans most genetically
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8 African wildlife pics that will knock your socks off
One thing I love about African safaris is that you never know what’s around the corner. All you have to
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5 patriarch-busting ways the Tuareg tribe are overturning global gender stereotypes
The Tuareg are an Islamic African people, quasi-nomadic and spread across six North and West African countries. Their name originates
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This is what happens when a giant python tries to swallow a giant porcupine (it’s not pretty)
If there is a reptilian afterlife, this giant python from South Africa will be up there cursing its disastrous final