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Youth Month may be over for another year, but the bright young minds at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research are not resting. Lydia Cape's passion for the outdoors has made her a valuable environmental scientist and environmental assessment practitioner at the institute.

A combination of infrastructure investment, expanding services, and robust agricultural production are proving tailwind to the strong economic growth in most of sub-Saharan Africa countries, states the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its October 2014 Regional Economic Outlook report.

A combination of infrastructure investment, expanding services, and robust agricultural production are proving tailwind to the strong economic growth in most of sub-Saharan Africa countries, states the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its October 2014 Regional Economic Outlook report.

Sunset in Sea Point, Cape Town.   By Anne Taylor 20 May 2014 "One destination continues to hold the number one spot in our wanderlust-filled hearts: Cape Town,"...

There's never a bad time to visit Cape Town, travel publisher Lonely Planet says in its latest guide, Best in Travel 2014. South Africa's Mother City comes in just behind Paris and Trinidad as the best cities in the world to visit.

Horse riding trails in SA are as diverse as the terrain. Take a canter along a beach, through vineyards, across sweeping grasslands or mountain scenery - and even among some big game.

The Eastern Cape province is set to get its first national botanical garden. It will be situated at the Kwelera Nature Reserve, part of the greater East London Coastal Nature Reserve.
• Kirstenbosch best place to picnic

Southern Africa is living up to its well-established conservation track record with the official launch of the world’s biggest transfrontier game park.
• World’s largest nature area, in Africa

Six South African mountaineers have set a new benchmark, climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro barefoot – and all done to raise funds for the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Paediatric Healthcare in Cape Town.
• Parlotones to climb Kili for charity

With its indigenous forests and rocky shores, the Harkerville Trail on the southern Cape coastline can pack the punch of a longer hike in just one weekend.
• Garden Route's new national park