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How to visit South Africa’s marine Big 5 ethically

How ethical is shark cage diving? It’s a difficult question to answer but normally, the answer starts with the words ‘It depends on how it’s done….’  Offering a truly sustainable alternative to the adrenalin-fuelled baiting practices of most shark cage diving companies, Marine Dynamics in Gansbaai, South Africa allows you to see a wide variety of […]

What are the protests in South Africa really about?

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One of South Africa’s best exports, Trevor Noah, in this video debates the issue of reparations (i.e. compensation paid by the state to victims of past injustice). Interestingly, he is here talking about America’s racial injustice but he is also talking from the standpoint of South Africa’s racial injustice (which he personally experienced). We’re impressed […]