Month: May 2026

South Africa’s history is one of the most dramatic, painful, and ultimately hopeful stories of the twentieth century. For visitors arriving at the Apartheid Museum, the Hector Pieterson Memorial, or Freedom Park, having some prior understanding of the history dramatically deepens the experience. For those who want to explore further after their visit, it opens …

Three days in Gauteng is not a lot of time — but with the right itinerary, it is enough to experience the full breadth of what this extraordinary province offers. The key is sequencing. Gauteng is compact enough that you can move between the Cradle of Humankind, Pretoria’s Union Buildings, Soweto’s Vilakazi Street, and the …

On 26 January 1905, a mine manager named Frederick Wells was doing a routine inspection of the Premier Mine near Cullinan, 40 kilometres east of Pretoria, when he noticed something unusual glinting in the wall of the mine shaft about nine metres below the surface. What he had found was a diamond of 3,106.75 carats …

Let us be direct: South Africa has high crime rates, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest and unhelpful. Johannesburg in particular consistently features on global lists of cities with elevated violent crime statistics. This is a reality that any responsible travel guide must acknowledge. However — and this is equally important — millions of tourists …