The story of MAD Cows and MAD Hams is infused with the rollicking, inventive energy of its two mad-cap creators, Clare and Bianca, whose motto of ‘making a difference’ has found a home in Hoedspruit.

A wine estate in the Western Cape is creating a way for its farmworkers to better their skills and education through the creation of a new brand of olive oil.

Packing for a trip and social upliftment are not usually concepts that coexist. But if you pack right, you can make a real difference. Small space. Little effort. Big impact.

It has a prim-sounding name, but responsible tourism really does have a tendency to offer happily-ever-after stories that make you give a contented little sigh. Just in time for Responsible Tourism Week.

This is responsible tourism week, and a great time to celebrate the green credentials of one of South Africa’s most popular attractions.

Skateboarding is not something you’d associate with a traditional Zulu village in the rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal. But skateboarder Dallas Oberholzer didn’t let that stop him.

Here’s a way to be carbon neutral – in fact, make that carbon negative – while sampling wine and rambling through the gorgeous vineyards around Stellenbosch on a bicycle. How’s that for hitting all the right buttons?

Biomimicry is a ‘way of seeking sustainable solutions by borrowing life’s blueprints, chemical recipes, and ecosystem strategies’.

When history repeats itself, it’s worth looking back and using a few of the lessons learnt then. At least this time we know the dosage of drugs needed to translocate imperilled rhinos.