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DurbanJune 24, 2010

Silencing the vuvuzela one plug at a time

Blow them? Ban them? Love them? Loath them? On and off the field and across the world the hammering drone of the vuvuzela is raising […]

HeadlineMay 20, 2010

Woza eNanda heritage site hails South African heroes

Experiencing the political change of South Africa rates as the second preference of most foreign visitors after a visit to a game park. Until recently, there was a lack of tourism facilities in KwaZulu-Natal with a strong liberation theme. By Wanda Hennig

The heart of Inanda, the sprawling township that is part of the greater Durban municipality, known as eThekweni (Zulu for “where the earth and the ocean meet”), is called Freedom Valley for good reason. It is a fountainhead of South Africa’s rich liberation history; a source of legendary — and contemporary — people, places and events that have shaped and continue to shape the “new” South Africa.

HeadlineApril 12, 2010

Let Football Nights plan your World Cup South Africa travel

Are you going to South Africa for the 2010 world cup soccer tournament. If not, why not? The good news is, if you haven’t made […]

FeaturedMarch 4, 2010

RSA-USA and Invictus beyond the Oscars

What South Africa, Clint Eastward’s movie and Morgan Freeman’s Mandela moment can teach the USA. Ten reasons to see the Oscar-nominated film (with Freeman nominated for Best Actor and Matt Damon for Best Supporting Actor).

By Wanda Hennig

Invictus is the story of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, hosted and won by South Africa. The movie is a tribute to Nelson Mandela’s vision and leadership — and a lot more. Go see it and be inspired. Perhaps it will give you new thoughts and insights on Washington politics and the US health care debate. The Top 10 list starts with rugby

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HeadlineJanuary 20, 2010

Every year is Year of the Tiger at South Africa’s Tiger Canyons

Acclaimed wildlife author and photographer Daryl Balfour was in the tiger’s den at South Africa’s famed JV Tiger Canyons five hours after tiger Julie gave birth to her five cubs, including a white cub.

Story by Daryl Balfour Guest Contributor Photos by Daryl and Sharna Balfour

I spent two hours in a tiger’s den this week, watching her nurse five hours-old newborn cubs — including the first white cub born in the wild in more than 50 years.

HeadlineNovember 15, 2009

Tembe has Africa’s biggest tusker and web-spinning spider plus tiny suni

Isilo could be the world’s largest elephant; the suni is one of Africa’s smallest antelope; and scientists thought until recently that nephila komaci — the female spider has a leg-span of five inches — was extinct.

By guest Africa correspondent Graham Linscott Photos by Wayne Matthews

TEMBE Elephant Park, a wilderness in the remote north-east of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, offers visitors the opportunity to step back 200 years into unspoiled pre-colonial Africa.

It also offers the opportunity to spot southern Africa’s largest tusker, a giant bull elephant named Isilo who is about 65 years old …

HeadlineNovember 3, 2009

Oakland and South Africa connect. So what does Cheetah Outreach have to do with it?

Vicki Gutgesell loves animals and she loves to travel. She goes to see wildlife, birdlife and marine life au natural wherever she can. On a […]

HeadlineSeptember 10, 2009

Alive in South Africa: When an expat goes ‘home’

What is it like to return to your roots, your soil, for the first time after you’ve emigrated and made a new life in Australia? […]

South Africa TravelAugust 15, 2009

Top 10 Facts: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

When does the 2010 Fifa World Cup begin and how long will it last? The first game kicks off at Soccer City stadium, Johannesburg, South […]

BuddhismMay 29, 2009

Butterfly effect links Buddhist groups in South Africa and San Francisco

And a miracle called Woza Moya is born in KwaZulu-Natal

Story and photos by Wanda Hennig First published in the Sunday Tribune, South Africa The Ufafa district, near Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is home to around 23,000 people. Families reside in a sprawling muddle of family compounds that stagger up hills and tumble into valleys, forming a jumbled patchwork of mud, thatch, concrete block and tin. The dwellings have no electricity. Water for drinking, washing, cooking and bathing is hand-pumped from underground wells and carried in plastic bucket and barrels. The area could have been forgotten. But — was it serendipity, karma or …