Strapped up, weighed down, covered in animal fur and steam-punk goggles. I met photographer Stuart Shapiro at Afrika Burn, a festival devoted entirely to radical self expression in the middle of the Karoo desert. There he was walking the sands, this crazy, Mad-Max, half man, half machine, completely and utterly dedicated to the lens. His [...]
About Holly Meadows
I’m Holly – Assistant Editor @ Safari . Born and raised in the rural British Counties, my mother began life on a sugar farm in Zululand. After reading Anthropology at university in London, working for a political activist filmmaker in India, and doing a short stint under the bright lights of Bollywood – I decided it was time to return to the motherland. To earn a crust in the name of wanderlust, I finished up a post grad in media and hotfooted around South Africa as a freelance travel journalist. Now, I’ve landed up in the hallways of Safari magazine. If your heart beats for Africa follow this blog & check out Safari. Follow @SafariEditor2
South Africa’s Rare Pygmy Hippo weighs-in at 10kgs
Harry, a rare Pygmy Hippo born in South Africa just one month ago, has toppled the scale at a whopping 10kgs this week. The update of his health is good news, as carers at the Cango Wildlife Ranch in Outdsthoorn were initially concerned about Harry’s welfare, after his parents Hilda and Herbert rejected him. Harry’s [...]
Zimbabwe: Harare International Festival of the Arts 2012
‘The Harare International Festival of the Arts is probably the best organized festival in the sub-continent and one of the most manageably diverse’ – Robert Grieg writing in the South Africa Sunday Independent This week Tuesday sees the start of Zimbabwe’s flagship 6-day annual festival. Founded by Zimbabwean concert pianist Manuel Bagorro, and his actress [...]
Zanzibar: Top 10 things to do in Stone Town
Zan-zi-barrr the very name evokes mystery, intrigue and exotic, sultry adventure. Stone Town is where it simmers, with its crumbling coral-rag palaces, winding, walled alleyways, and a history steeped in spices. I would be lying if I told you it was as if time had stood still, the ancient trading hub of East Africa is now [...]
Rare spotless cheetah sighted in Kenya
Armed with a spotter plane made by the Israeli army (and coincidentally called Cheetah), a radio and a LandRover in hot pursuit, wildlife artist Guy Coombes went in search of the elusive ‘morph’ cheetah. “I was told about this incredible ‘morph’ phenomenon that has not been seen for over 90 years…the last one recorded was [...]
Swaziland’s Bushfire Festival – Richard E Grant to attend
Internationally renowned actor, Richard E Grant will attend this year’s annual Bushfire Arts & Music Festival, which takes place in his home country of Swaziland 25 – 27 May 2012. Grant, known world wide as the star of films such as Withnail and I and Gosford Park, was born and raised in Swaziland. He wrote [...]
Burning Man meets the Karoo at Afrika Burn
Imagine a temporary town of thousands of people, with dance floors, themed camps and mutant vehicles. Only this town is in the middle of the desert, with no money and a community of people devoted entirely to radical self expression. Friends of mine have returned from Afrika Burn utterly speechless – ‘mind-blowing’, ‘life-changing’, ‘self-altering’ – [...]
Croc piggy-backs on hippo in Kruger dam
Caught on camera! This is the moment a cheeky little snapper crawled onto the back of a hippo for a ride across a Kruger park dam in South Africa. The opportune shot was captured by 21 year-old field guide and wildlife photographer Richard Millar. ‘When I arrived at the dam the hippo was almost fully [...]
FiSahara: The World’s Most Remote Film Festival
Smack bang in a sun-baked corner of the Algerian desert, the Sahara International Film Festival is quite probably the world’s most remote and remarkable film festival. All images © Stefan Simanowitz Now in its ninth year, the festival was the brainchild of Peruvian documentary filmmaker Javier Corcuera. It’s largely organised and funded by donors from Spain, the former [...]
Southern Africa set to host world’s largest radio telescope
KAT-7 is the world’s first radio telescope built in the Karoo, South Africa’s semi-desert hinterland. It’s the basis for what’s known as the MeerKAT array, a world-class radio telescope that will be made up of 64 dishes designed to do ground-breaking science. All of this is just a prec-cursor to what people are calling the Square [...]
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Pygmy Hippo tragedy strikes South Africa
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Kruger impala killer banned for five years!
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Hope for the Future: a scary split-up and the completion of stage one
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Hope for the Future: dramatic scenery and ‘the day with the sunrise’
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Mountain gorilla habitat under siege in DR Congo
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Video highlights: Cheetah cub birth
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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