The Economically Vulnerable and Climate Change

...So successful is Homo sapiens that it has exploited nearly every available niche across the planet, including some of the most inhospitable places on Earth...
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Port Nolloth Attractions

...  On the outskirts of town, you’ll find several motor workshops, panel beaters, auto-electricians, hardware stores and tyre places. So, this is the place to go for mechanical repairs either before or after your Richtersveld odyssey...
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Red Tides and the Rock Lobster

...It's not only lobsters caught up by this swirling, invisible death: swimming crabs, cuttlefish, squid and octopus, mussels, sea snails and deep-water fish all succumb to loss of oxygen.By Leonie Joubert..
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Augrabies Pools and Waterfalls

...Apart from fabled lost fortunes and great serpent, the hole that is the pool at the base of the fall is home to giant mud barbel and other fish that can reach 2 m in length...
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History of Lamberts Bay

...After that, two other fish-canning companies attempted to enter the market but were eventually absorbed by the Lamberts Bay Canning Co...
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Historical Buildings of Knysna

...One of the most prominent pioneers were the Thesen family. Many places of interest in town are named after them: Thesen Street, Thesen Islands, Thesen House and Thesen Harbour Town. Thesen and Co...
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The Tugela River in the Drakensberg

...Dragonflies and damselflies alight on reed stems that overhang the stream and giant water bugs hunt tiny fish and even small frogs in the water, injecting dissolving enzymes into their prey and sucking out the liquidized animals, leaving behind only the..
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Diving in the Cape Peninsula

...This site is filled with hard and soft corals amongst the fields of Cape urchins and beautiful Sandy anemones in a vast array of pastel colours. Fish such as Hottentot, Galjoen and other species are plentiful...
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Kingfisher Mating and Nesting

...the female in question).Tunnel Nesters©Nigel DennisMalachite kingfisher (Alcedo christata) with fish, KwaZulu Natal.Most of the kingfishers are tunnel nesters excavating holes into banks on road verges or over rivers...
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All About Cradock

....❮❯Cradock is a small and quaint town situated in the Great Fish River valley, and was founded by Sir John Cradock after the frontier war of 1812...
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Plettenberg Bay Activities

...Outside the cave is a huge midden where the cave inhabitants threw fish bones and shells that made up the vast majority of their diet; a very old rubbish heap to some, but a treasure trove to others...
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The Garden of the Richtersveld

...The nutrient rich waters support large stock of pelagic fish, which in turn support seals, water birds and other marine life...
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Citrusdal Routes

...Following this road, for the first 5 km on tarmac, there is a gravel turnoff signposted “Witsenberg Vlakte”, which meanders past many fruit farms for 26.5 Km and ends at a pool known as Visgat (fish hole)...
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Garden Route: Rich and Distant History

...They all start with early man utilising the abundance of game and fish found in the area. ©Jacques MaraisStorms River Village in Garden Route.Stone Age implements have been found on more than one site, as have shell middens in caves...
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Cape Peninsula Routes

...  After Noordhoek, take the continuation of the M6 to Glencairn, a little town to the south of Fish Hoek. Or, continue on the road around the Cape Peninsula by taking the M65 west, to Kommetjie and Scarborough...
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Hiking in Graskop

...The Blyderivierspoort is, after the Grand and Fish River Canyons, the world's third-largest river-gouged canyon...
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Alikreukel Trio Recipe

...alikreuk cubes.'  Cook’s Tip 'The scrambled egg added to the alikreuk cake - an accidental discovery when faced with leftover scrambled egg for breakfast one weekend - makes it moist; you know how dry fish cakes can be!..
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Climbing Guide

...There are a number of different places to explore the fun adventures of rock climbing in South Africa - like the rugged cliffs of Oudtshoorn which are limestone with hanging stalactites and tufas that make for a perfect rock climbing location...
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Hemp Oil

...Coconut, olive, soybean and sesame oil, as well as fish, meat, avocados and eggs, will allow the human body to absorb more CBD.By Marinda Louw..
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Leslie's Pass in Royal Natal National Park

...Because of all the stream junctions in the area, and the dense riverine growth in places, the hardest part of these walks is often just getting on to the right path at the start...
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Water Mongoose

...This is the only member of the Herpestidae family with unwebbed feet, keeping their grip on soft substrates by splaying their toes, leaving a very identifiable spoor.DietThe water mongoose predominantly feeds on aquatic prey such as prawns, fish, crabs..
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Chardonnay Wine in South Africa

...But this places it a steady fourth on the list of most planted white wine grape varieties, just below another world classic, sauvignon blanc...
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Preparing the Evening Meal

...It has been rising since yesterday and when it is time, Mamello pulls a sticky dollop away, moulds it into the shape of a punctured ball and places it inside a pot on the stove top...
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Pests and Organic Pest Control

...Grind dry chilli to a fine powder and sprinkle it in the areas where the ants are active.SnailsSnails are active and feed at night. They like cool, moist places and hide under garden litter...
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A Guide to South African National Parks

...The most common animals in this category are baboons and monkeys; in some places, they sneak into huts, tents, and even occupied vehicles to snatch food. If you see primates around, keep all food out of sight, and keep your windows rolled up...
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