South Africa

Replay: The more, the merrier?

This week on the podcast, Romie Singh asks if the concept of “the more, the merrier” applies to the number of spouses one has. Spouse, by the way, means husband or wife.

The Cape Point Lighthouse. Photo: Jan Stuermann

At the Cape Point Lighthouse

In the late 1400s, Portuguese explorers were the first Europeans to sail round the southern tip of Africa. This is the legendary "Cape of Storms", which wrecked many ships en route to the east in search of gold, spices and other wonderful things.

Rugby is politics and poetry

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes, "Master of my fate and captain of my soul": Invictus deserves an Oscar.

Travel: An African folk story

In the February Spotlight, we visit South Africa. To get you in the safari mood, here's Tina Crail from South Africa to tell us a popular folk story about the Baboon and the Leopard.

"The ball is the icon of the World Cup, the most visible symbol of the event."

Meet Jabulani, the World Cup ball

It's semi-final time in the African Cup of Nations. Nigeria will play Ghana tomorrow in Luanda, while Egypt meet Algeria in Benguela. The two winning team will kick Jabulani around in Angola's Estádio 11 de Novembro during Sunday's final.

Spotlight Audio 2/2010

Around Oz
13. The climate debate heats up down under (p. 40)

Vocabulary
18. In a hotel room (see pp. 46–47)

Spotlight 2/2010

LANGUAGE

To become fluent in English, it helps to learn about the cultures that speak it. Vanessa Clark teaches you expressions like "Here's looking at you, kid".

Read all about it! The February Spotlight

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "Find out what's coming in the February Spotlight."

Sunset beyond Clifton, a beautiful part of Cape Town. Photo: Franz Marc Frei

The World Cup is coming to Cape Town

South Africa is a multitude of magnificent experiences, from the colonial towns of the Garden Route to the vast plain of the Karoo. Then there's the glamour and the glitz of Cape Town and its coastline as photographed by Franz Marc Frei.

Danny MacAskill on a wooden path. Photograph courtesy of Dave Sowerby

All you need is a bicycle and a band of horses

"Travel" sounds expensive, but it need not involve going to strange places or spending a lot of money. And that's why we're ending our travel year with Danny MacAskill cycling around Edinburgh to the soundtrack of a group called Band of Horses.

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Where to Go When: <br>Great Britain and Ireland

Where to Go When: Great Britain and Ireland

Reisetipps für Grossbritannien und Irland, nach Jahreszeiten und Themen sortiert, von Geschichte und Kultur über Natur bis hin zu Festivals und Events.