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The Ommiedraai 10km celebrates ten years of Orangeness Personified—heart, hills, ice lollies, and the unbeatable spirit of Cape Town’s friendliest club.

A Christmas Journey Along South Africa’s Wild Coast On Christmas morning 2016, nine of us left Cape Town in a heavily loaded van, buzzing with excitement, oblivious to the distance ahead of us.   We had...

Heritage Day in South Africa is meant for braais, family, and remembering where we come from.   This year, we decided to celebrate it a little differently — by finishing something that had consumed us...

Some races live in the legs. Others live in the heart. The Voet of Afrika Half Marathon, held every September in Bredasdorp, manages to do both.   Known as South Africa’s first official cross-country marathon...

Two months ago, in July 2025, I walked through Kolmanskop, Namibia’s famous diamond ghost town. The desert wind howled through broken windows, dunes piled in living rooms, and paint peeled from walls where...