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Of all cats, the lion is the most social {top and opposite, bottom right). The nucleus of a lion pride is a group of between two and nine related females, who defend a common territory. Members of a pride do not always stay together, but frequently split up into smaller sub-prides. Two or more...

i THE LEGEND OFTHE LOST CITY Centuries before tall ships were ever dreamed about and long before the dawn of a western civilisation, nomadic people from northern Africa set out to seek a new world. Eventually they found a land of peace and plenty in a secluded valley, shaped by an ancient...

South African Profile he association of a people with the land they live in is always difficult to understand. This is particularly so In countries where national, regional and local affairs, together with a number of strong cultural identities create an intricate web of allegiances and...

he Garden Route lies along a 300-kilometre-strip of the southern Cape coast - a lush terrace bordered by the Indián Ocean and a barrier of continuousmountain ranges. in a country vvhich is, for the most part, hot and dry, it is not surprising that this small, specialised strip is a mandatory...

INTRODUCTIONpouth africa is a land of majestic landscapes, of endless golden beaches ?)and wide open spaces. It is often described as a land of contrasts, for surely few other countries or even continents can offer so varied an experience as the visitor here is able to have. The contrast between...