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Standard Bank Joy of Jazz revitalising the city that never sleeps. Johannesburg
Aug. 25 | Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela is scheduled to thrill the audience in Newtown, Dinaledi stage on Friday 26th August. Twelve years of good music and great fun! That is what the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz has brought to Mzansi and its fans. The annual...
DISCOVERING SAVUTI
Aug. 12 | Intimidating look of a buffalo Located within the Chobe National Park, Savuti, is truly a place for one to get lost in nature. It is place known for its abundant wildlife, flora and fauna and a destination where wildlife photographers visit with...
TREKKING THE MAKGADIKAKGADI PANS
Jul. 22 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET: Patel sliding in the mud Determined men and women from various corporate organizations traded their formal wear for camping gear and walking shoes as they took to the Makgadikgadi pans to embark on a more than 120km charity...
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Jul. 15 | SCENIC FLIGHT: Okavango Delta WILD WALKS SAFARIMaun, the Gateway to the Okavango Delta is one place that has stolen my heart. Upon arrival in Maun and finding food after a very long drive, I received a phone call from Thalitha Moutloatse, the director...
EXPLORING OUR BOTSWANA
Jul. 8 | A 22-day self drive adventure safari in a Hilux 3.0 D4D sponsored by AVIS took us around Botswana in a quest to see how Batswana live let alone explore beautiful Botswana. Self-drive safaris are not well explored by Batswana but a very good way to explore...
Exploring the beauty of Botswana while walking for charity
May. 27 | 1.LAST STEPS: Final leg of the 72km 2.PROUD WALKERS: 2011 Tuli Safari walkers 3.WE MADE IT: Thalefang, Dr Mbere and Pako on top of the world 4. STEP BY STEP: Walking 36km at 6km per hour Voice chief photographer and Travel writer Pako Lesejane last...
THE DREAM CATCHERS
Apr. 29 | EVERY ONE A WINNER: Jubilant Molelo wa Tlhadi members show off their gold medals We follow local dance group Molelo wa Tladi as they reach for the stars in Rustenberg When Francistown traditional dance group Molelo wa Tladi came to our offices looking...
There is paradise in the heart of KZN
Apr. 22 | BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE: The breath taking view of the mountanious Midlands My last luxury expedition was a tour of Botswana’s premier hot destinations in 2008. Since then I had chased adventure off the beaten track through backpacking, endless planning...
THE ALURE OF THE CAPE
Apr. 8 | SPECTACULAR: Table mountains viewed from Victoria Wharf shopping centre Cape Town has always been touted as the best tourist destination under the African sun. I had never been to the Mother City and always longed to see with my own eyes the famous...
10 MINUTES WITH JAZZ STARS
Apr. 1 | DAVE KOZ The annual Cape Town Jazz Festival, sleekly dubbed Africa’s Grandest gathering was on this past weekend with 40 acts taking to the stage for two extra-ordinary days. This year’s festival was made even more special by the appearance of Wayne...
Exploring Tsabong, Camel’s land
Mar. 25 | Demonstration of how a camel is milked Botswana Tourism clinches another Tourist Destination My feet have been aching from lack of travel. A chance to explore the land of camels by Botswana Tourism was purely God-given and I seized it with both legs. This...
MADIKWE RIVER LODGE PARADISE WITHIN REACH
Mar. 18 | I love travelling and passionately love to be on an African Safari. (1) A look inside the chalet (2) View from my balcony (3) We followed lions (4) Rhinos were plenty (5) Francinah (in a black t-shirt) and new found friends So when I recently got...
MISS BOTSWANA IN THE MAKING
Mar. 18 | BEAUTY PARADE: Portia lines up with the girls Voice girl Portia Ngwako tries her luck at last week’s auditions in Francistown Sometimes a person should try new things in life. I mean it’s not every day you get the chance to audition for the Miss...
Good times roll in Cape Town
Feb. 7 | LEGENDS: Elvis Prelsey and Michael Jackson If you’ve never been to Cape Town, as I hadn’t until last weekend, let me tell you what you’ve been missing. But before I go into the detail of my amazing adventure, let me thank the organizers of this...
Exploring Botswana’s wild
Jan. 21 | VILLAGE ELDER: Reverend Omphile Bojopo Goo-Moremi – the village of the Ancestors Home to the rock that broke into pieces when Sir Seretse Khama died I had heard a lot of scary stories about GooMoremi ancestors. People claimed that going to the village...
Diary of an Adventurer (Part2)
Jan. 21 | (1)BAKER'S PRIDE: A vendor selling bread from his bicycle in the streets of Zanzibar (2)Fishing dows on the shores of Stone Town (3)BEAUTIFUL: Tanzania landscape (4)Hanging with a Masai (5)LUNCH TIME: Traditional food being served after the spice...
Diary of an Adventurer
Jan. 14 | (1)Standing on the edge of the bridge and looking far into the horizon before jumping (2)BUNGEE: The fl ight of my life with the Botswana flag on my back (3)WAITING TO TOUR: Some tourists at TAZARA waiting room in Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia (4)BLACK MEN CAN...
DURBAN, THE CITY OF UNLIMITED FUN
Nov. 26 | WHAT A SCENE: Big-Fish admiring the ocean I have visited a couple of cities in neighbouring South Africa, but I had always wanted to go to Durban. I had heard about the city’s golden beaches and the warm reception of the Zulus and the Indians, but due...
THE JOZI EXPERIENCE
Sep. 3 | ICON: Dipholo posing with Mandela statue at Gauteng Tourism offi ces And the day I was saved by a hair dryer Being the one who loves travelling, I had prepared myself well for the five day trip for the Joy of Jazz festival in Johannesburg. An all expenses...
