Cheetah conservation
The cheetah – the first African animal to be domesticated – faces unique conservation challenges. In South Africa, it is now being moved to new areas.
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The cheetah – the first African animal to be domesticated – faces unique conservation challenges. In South Africa, it is now being moved to new areas.
Learn to fly a microlight or just request some serious sight-seeing on an early morning flight over your favourite part of South Africa.
The blue crane’s face is on the South African 5 cent piece – and the sight of them flocking in the Overberg is a majestic one.
The National Cultural History Museum in Pretoria, has over 5 million cultural items and artefacts ranging from the Stone Age era to the present day.
Fugitives' Drift, a battlefield of the Anglo-Zulu War, entered British military history as the site where officers gave their lives to save the Queen's colours.

Annually in September, South Africa celebrates the contribution tourism makes to the country's economy. Each year so far, Tourism Month, as it's known, has been celebrated in a different province, highlighting the local tourism treasures. This year the spotlight will be on... the Northern Cape. Explore the unique beauty of the ...
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