7+ hour, 19+ min ago   (510+ words) Park Hyatt Johannesburg has been named Africa’s Leading New Hotel for 2026, putting the 31-room luxury property in Rosebank among the continent’s standout new stays. Screenshot from Park Hyatt’s Instagram video The hotel, which opened in 2025, was recognised at the World…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (529+ words) Africa is home to some remarkably unusual animals who have evolved extraordinary physical features to help them find food, navigate their surroundings or survive in challenging habitats. Others simply look as though they were designed with an unusually vivid imagination....

4+ day, 41+ min ago   (1053+ words) Wine routes may be some of South Africa’s best-known road-trip experiences, but you don’t need to drink wine to enjoy the landscapes, farms and food along the way. Across the country, food producers have created their own reasons to stop,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (274+ words) Air travellers in the UK faced further disruption on Wednesday after hundreds of flights were cancelled following a technical problem affecting the country’s air traffic control system. A total of 291 flights were cancelled on Wednesday, according to aviation analytics firm…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1130+ words) You don’t have to spend half your weekend on the N1 to get out of Johannesburg. These easy escapes are close enough for a Friday afternoon departure and far enough to feel like a proper break. If the city has started…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (952+ words) About 2.023 billion years ago, something from outer space struck the Earth’s surface with such force that it created the oldest and largest known impact structure on the planet. Vredefort dome world heritage site / tadpolefarm / Wikimedia Commons The crater is the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (195+ words) It’s been a long time since we went up the West Coast, and thanks to fortuitous timing, our return coincided with the arrival of wildflower season and the optimism that always accompanies spring. ALSO READ: Waterfall Camp: Where the road…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1445+ words) Across South Africa, animals arrive from extraordinary distances. Some have crossed continents, while others have travelled from the cold waters of the Southern Ocean or moved south in response to seasonal food and breeding opportunities. Their journeys bring swallows back…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (672+ words) Heritage Month is a chance to look beyond Cape Town’s beaches, mountains and food scene and spend some time with the stories that have shaped the city. From a former grain silo filled with contemporary African art to a hospital…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (478+ words) Our country has plenty of beautiful place names, but it also has a few that make you stop the car, reread the sign and wonder what on earth happened here. From a town named after unbearable heat to a place…...