Bo-Kaap (an Afrikaans term meaning “above the Cape”) may be a riot of vibrant colour and one of South Africa’s (and the world’s) ‘Most Instagrammable Places'...

Most of the mountains and hills of Mpumalanga have stone circles on them and extensive road networks joining them to one another. This has long been thought of as just homes of the local peoples and their cattle kraals. 

An urban legend in the "vanishing hitchhiker" tradition arose after a girl auto accident not far from Uniondale on Easter Sunday of 1968. For years afterwards around the anniversary of her death, she hitchhiked along the road 

Of the eight South African beaches ranked in the top 50 beaches all over the world, four are in Cape Town, with one along the Garden Route, another in Knysna and one each in Port Elizabeth and Coffee Bay.

One of the world’s most famous Christmas carols, “Silent Night,” celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas carols have been composed. Many fall quickly into obscurity.

The British had good reasons to want to set up colonies in South Africa. Often the potential riches outweighed the risks as we can see in this photo on the Big Hole in Kimberley. Read ten more amazing facts about our diverse country.

Peering into the night sky at Paardeplaats Nature Retreat is a playful mix of astronomy and mythology. The magnificent blanket of some 2,500 stars, all visible with the unaided eye on clear evenings, tells its own story.

The glass elevator is the main attraction at Graskop Gorge Adventure Centre Visitors are transported into a pristine forest environment. An elevated forest walkway at the bottom of the gorge has two suspension bridges that cross the river.