The Cape Peninsula Region

...For scenic diversity few places in the world can compare with the Cape Peninsula, with its contrasts of natural areas, the dramatic mountain and sea panoramas, the never-ending parade of vignettes of European and African culture, and noisy harbour scenes.By..
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Quinoa Production

...Areas like the Cape’s west coast and Lesotho may be appropriate, provided we have a suitable cultivar for the warm and dry South African conditions...
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Baobab Tree

...Baobab TreeBaobab TreeSouth African Medicinal PlantsThe iconic Baobab Tree (Adansonia digitata) is a familiar site in hot, dry lowland areas of Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka and Australia...
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Beadwork From the Colony of Natal

...on one of the African ‘reservations’ established in Natal in 1846-47, a decision by the colonial government that led to the relocation of nearly 80 000 people...
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Important Dates and Places in Soweto

...”.16 June 1976©Eric MillerThe Hector Pieterson Museum honours the slain youth of the 1976 Soweto uprising.If one day can be said to have been the fulcrum of modern South African history, it must be when the black political struggle emerged..
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Ostrich Eggs

...Properties of Ostrich EggsUsed by early African hunter-gatherers as a light-weight flask with beeswax stoppers to transport their water, ostrich eggshells have found more modern applications - as lights, candle holders and decoration...
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Izifo Ezimbi Ezihlasela iZingulube

...©National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Izifo ezimbili ezifana negciwane lesandulela ngculazi yi-African Swine Fever (ASF) ne-European Swine Fever...
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How to Eat Amaranth

...How to Eat AmaranthHow to Eat AmaranthSouth African Indigenous GrainsAmaranth SeedsAmaranth seed was a staple grain in Mexico, Guatemala and Peru thousands of years ago and was probably as popular as corn...
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Jordan

...The farm relies solely on water from two natural springs and its dams are rich in birdlife - the evocative call of the African fish eagle is often heard...
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Roobernet

...It has been used in 2001 at Fleur du Cap with Pinotage to produce a uniquely ‘South African’ blend and a Cape Ruby port style Roobernet made by Jacques Smit...
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Pottery as an Art Form

...©Eric MillerMiriam Mbonambi (c.1945 – c.1998).Like Nesta Nala, Miriam Mbonambi began to make small pots for outside buyers, selling her work through commercial outlets like the African Art Centre in Durban...
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Kruger Park's First Warden

... ©Robert HofmeyrImpala, Kruger National Park.But at the outset, he was certainly an unlikely saviour for an unloved game sanctuary in the wild South African Lowveld. JSH was born in 1867 to Hilda Hamilton and James Stevenson...
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History of Sabi Sands Game Reserve

...Despite the area being situated deep in the African wilderness, he gave the farms European names such as Nantes, Toulon and Alicecot...
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Delvera MTB Trail

...Delvera MTB TrailDelvera MTB TrailHome of DirtopiaDelvera is the home of Dirtopia and therefore the stomping grounds of Meurant Botha, the ‘Old Man Trail’ of South African mountain biking, and what you get on this Stellenbosch wine estate..
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Welgevonden Natural Environment

...The cliff habitat region in the reserve is home to the African porcupine as well as the native Fever Tree which was believed in Bushman tradition to have special power that allows the living to communicate with the dead...
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Augrabies Pools and Waterfalls

...Augrabies Pools and WaterfallsAugrabies Pools and WaterfallsNoise Making PlaceThe name Augrabies is derived from the African word “oukurubes”, meaning the noise-making place...
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A Township Tour in Cape Town

...The hotels of Cape Town full of visitors on their South African holidays and the hostels of Langa seemed worlds apart, rather than 15 minutes drive away, but we learned some lessons that day in the streets of Langa and the shacks of Joe Slovo...
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Activities in Witsand

...Whale Nursery of the South African Coast and attracts many whale seekers from all around the world...
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What is the Difference Between Birds of Prey?

...Only one species of Harrier-hawk, the African Harrier-hawk is found in the region, with the Genus polyboroides...
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Pietermaritzburg Attractions

...©Roger de la HarpeA butterfly found in Pietermaritzburg.This complex in Pietermaritzburg has a craft shop, art gallery, coffee bar, African art and craft centre and a garden...
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Unforgettable Luxury

...This private reserve in the Eastern Cape Province offers 22 000 hectares of untouched wilderness just waiting to be explored...
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African Rock Python

...African Rock PythonAfrican Rock PythonTlhware© Shem CompionLebitsoTlhware (African Rock Python)SehlophaSehahabiTatellanoSquamataLelokoTlhwareKgetholo ya mefutaMeloko e mmedi e tsebahalang: African Rock Python le Borwa ba Africa rock pythonBolelele..
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Avian Influenza Management

...Some South African role-players, however, feel that vaccination should be allowed if South Africa is unable to compensate producers for losses, as is the practice in most of the first world countries.PreventionAccording to the Department of Agriculture..
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Mujeko wa Tiko ra Afrika Dzonga

...kuya hilaha swinga xaxametiwa hikona eka Government Gazette 22356, Notice 510 of 8 June 2001...
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