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Feb 8, 2025

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GO SOUTH AFRICA – A COMPETITION THAT’S ONE IN A MILLION!

The Go South African competition aims to promote South African tourism by offering prizes, worth over a million rand. O&A spoke to Cheryl Lefevre, founder of The Sautner, an online selection of tour routes across anumber of provinces about her passion for showcasing South Africa’s diverse attractions and her involvement in this exciting initiative There aren’t too many competitions that

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Terry Angelos, botanical artist
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TERRY ANGELOS: CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CURIOSITY SHOP

O&A visited botanical artist, Terry Angelos, in her fascinating studio above her Westville home. This story was born out of our discussions WORDS AND IMAGES: SHIRLEY LE GUERN Perched above her Westville home with a breathtaking view over the lush greenery that surrounds the Palmiet River, Terry Angelos’s studio is part Dickensian curiosity shop and part eagle’s eyrie. Populated with

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TATTOO ART – LIFE THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE

O&A met up with Wesley Squiggles Bhayat, part of the tattoo artist family at Step Up Tattoo and Piercing Studio in Kloof Village Mall “Tattoo artists take a lot of time and put a part of themselves into every tattoo that they do. Whether it’s a client’s design or one of our own, we put our own thoughts, heart and

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BAOBABS – AFRICA’S ULTIMATE SURVIVORS

University of the Witwatersrand baobab ecologist and director of The Baobab Foundation, Sarah Venter, explains why Africa’s unique trees defy climate challenges and continue to continue to flourish First published by The Conversation, August 25, 2024 A baobab tree in the norther Kruger National Park IMAGE: SHIRLEY LE GUERN   Baobabs reach extraordinarily old ages. Some have been found to be

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BATTLE OF THE BEANS COFFEE COMPETITION LAUNCHES IN KZN

KZN coffee lovers embark on a quest to find the province’s best cappucino In KwaZulu-Natal coffee is a big talking point and probably a lost opportunity when it comes to agriculture. While farmers struggle with fluctuating sugar prices and dumping of sugar, the world sees coffee prices soaring on the back of fears that climate change could impact yields negatively.

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STOP KILLING OUR LIONS, NGO’s TELL TOURISTS

You’re killing them softly – South African NGOs launch a powerful awareness campaign ahead of World Lion Day calling for an end to the commercial captive lion industry in South Africa Any visitor or volunteer paying to play, bottle feed, and/or hand-raise captive-bred predator cubs, use them as photo props or merely visit predator parks, is fuelling South Africa’s cruel

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KEEPING PACE WITH THE CHEETAH

Tracking cheetah provides a whole new way of enjoying these big cats There’s something truly special about encountering a lithe and graceful cheetah in the bush. Often referred to as the greyhounds of the bush, these beautiful big cats are not only the fastest land mammals but also the most endangered. Although the jury is still out on the status

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EXPLORING THE NATURE RESERVES OF THE SEA

We share some interesting facts about four of South Africa’s biggest and oldest coastal Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are the ‘nature reserves’ of the sea, conserving marine biodiversity to protect threatened species and ocean health. South Africa is home to some 41 MPAs which play a vital role in ocean conservation, although currently only 5% of the

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UNLIMITED TOURISM AT AFRICA TRAVEL INDABA 2024

The O&A Team went to welcome in the Africa Tourism Indaba at the BAT Centre in Durban  Africa’s Travel Indaba is an expression of a continent that has been hard at work addressing various challenges and barriers to promote seamless travel. It showcases our collective story as Africans. Contrary to outdated stereotypes portraying Africa as a ‘dark continent’, the African

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RHINO DEHORNING – A LAST RESORT TO CONTAIN POACHING IN KZN?

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is dehorning its rhinos to contain high levels of poaching in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park During 2023, KwaZulu-Natal – and the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) in particular – recorded its highest ever rhino poaching figures with the loss of 325 rhinos out of a national total of 499. As in previous years, the national parks remained the targets of

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GUEST FOOD BLOG: BRINGING SUN-SHINE TO THE KITCHEN

Sun International chefs Georgina Hill and Ofentse Morake share some recipes with Out & About COOKING ON THE WILD SIDE Upon meeting Wild Coast Sun’s Executive Chef, Georgina Hill, one immediately gets the impression that she rules her kitchen brigade with a firm hand while inviting a sense of collaboration. “You can’t achieve anything alone – I need my team

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HYENAS: UNDERSTANDING THE CALLS OF AFRICA

Spotted hyenas all sound different when they call – but they can tell friend from foe writes Kenna Lehmann On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalisation used by spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) to communicate with each other. Published in The Conversation: Kenna Lehmann, Postdoctoral Fellow,

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