Ostrich Farming in South Africa

...History of Ostrich Farming in South AfricaAround 1820 South African ostrich feathers were first exported...
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Central Cape Town Antique Routes

...Central Cape Town Antique RoutesCentral Cape Town Antique RoutesWaterfront to Church StreetFrom the Waterfront turn right into Buitengracht Street (M62 Camps Bay). After 1km turn left into Wale Street, then third right into Long Street and park...
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Hiking Lion's Head

...On reaching the third cliff face, you will be rewarded with a grand view of Clifton, and Camps Bay.  From the top of the cliffs, it is a matter of a series of straightforward rock scrambles - follow your own route - to the top...
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Nelson Mandela's Beginnings

...Nelson Mandela's BeginningsNelson Mandela's Beginnings© Eric MillerMandela’s Original RoleNelson Rolihlahla (Madiba) Mandela is an amazing man who changed history in South Africa and brought democracy to the nation...
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Creating the First Game Reserve in South Africa

...The first game ranger of the park, James Stevenson-Hamilton, or JSH, is both an iconic and iconoclastic figure in the history of the Kruger National Park...
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The Ntwana Women

...As closer examination of this virtually unrecorded group reveals, their identity as a distinct cultural group is inextricably bonded to both the distant and recent history of South Africa...
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Variety of Activities in Mbombela

...Shangana is a traditional village near Mbombela that's been created by a group of Shangaan people to preserve their history and culture...
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Cactus Pear Production in South Africa

...    Production History in South AfricaSouth Africa imported its first cactus pear from the Americas in the mid-1700s, with the idea of using it as a “living fence” in the Western Cape...
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Trails in Barberton

...  In Barberton, however, you can see this snapshot of geological history from the comfort of your car...
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Mans Struggle With Food

...Roughly four hundred major famines have been recorded through human history.  Man’s struggle with food started early. In parts of Europe, unusual amounts of rain fell in the early 14th century, submerging many crops...
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Solving The Cape Coast's Rising Ocean Crisis

...legislation such as the Coastal Development Guidelines or the Integrated Coastal Management Act, limiting sand mining or filling in of wetlands, research and monitoring, and insurance market correction.Managing Coastal Spaces©Ann GaddThe area between Big Bay..
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Johan Joubert

...  'From Stellenbosch you get green fig; from Darling, asparagus; from Durbanville, green peas; from the West Coast, green pepper (capsicum, bell pepper); from Walker Bay/Stanford, winter melon and length...
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Nguni Cattle

...that has developed over the years in Africa.The cattle were originally spread across all the regions where these tribes settled, along the east coast of Southern Africa in places such as Swaziland, KwaZulu Natal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, according to History..
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More Northern Cape Key Attractions

...You can even take a guided tour on the history of the island. At Keimoes, another island, the Orange River flows at its widest. The Tierberg Nature Garden offers spectacular views of the Keimoes valley and the many islands in the Orange River...
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Elim is a Mission Station

...A tarred road is currently being built that will link Gans Bay with Elim and Bredasdorp. This is part of the proposed asphalt link that will make the Agulhas Coast more accessible to tourists...
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Crocodile Production

...with the Nile crocodile for its spiritual power, religious metaphors and proposed healing potential, wild-caught crocodiles may often be killed and used for traditional medicines, food, aphrodisiacs and as a display of social and religious power.The History..
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New Premises for Pretoria Boys'

...The establishment of a dual-medium school in Tshwane, the capital of the Union, was the start of a brave experiment in the history of education in South Africa: a school where English and Afrikaans-speaking boys would mix and mingle - and would, it was..
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Mountain Biking in Skeerpoort

...There is a real sense of place at Van Gaalen, with old Dutch-style architecture set within a picturesque valley, plus of course the abundant natural grandeur and history one finds here at the foot of the Magaliesberg and in the Cradle of Humankind...
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Xhosa Clans and Chiefdom

...©Dr Peter MagubaneWith clan names, each Xhosa person can trace their family history back to a specific male ancestor.The various members of one clan very often lived in different areas and were followers of different clan leaders as well as chiefs..
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How to Farm with Alpacas

...Visit alpaca breeders to learn about alpaca breed standards, breeding history, assessing animals’ fibre and look at herdsires (breeding males) used in the herd...
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Nelson Mandela The Conciliator By Raymond Louw

...In the light of this history and the studied rejection of everything black — in the new circumstances of a democratic South Africa the cheap labour policies of apartheid had to be foregone and everyone would do their own work even to cleaning the..
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History of Howick and Howick Falls

...History of Howick and Howick FallsHistory of Howick and Howick FallsRoad Meets RiverIn the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, just 1 048 m above sea level and midway between the sea and Drakensberg lies the town of Howick...
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Truffle Farming in South Africa

...Truffles are found up to 40 cm deep in the sandy soils and also just below the surface in clay soils, says Volker Miros of Woodford Truffles in Hout Bay...
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Exploring the Orange River

...So they persevered and continued to push their way from the Buffels River (near present-day Kleinzee) to MacDougalls Bay (near present-day Port Nolloth) and then through the Holgat River Gorge, until they reached the Orange River Mouth on 17 August 1779..
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Freshwater Fish Farming in South Africa

...Freshwater Fish Farming in South AfricaFreshwater Fish Farming in South AfricaAquaculture in South AfricaOver-fishing and pollution of the oceans have depleted natural fish stocks alarmingly in South Africa...
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