“The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people,” said Dian Fossey, touching on one lesser known law of nature. One many of us prescribe to. One known as Nature’s Catch 22: a law of love and hate. The rule […]
The Season of the Whale
The truth about whalesong is like much in life. Elusive, if not wholly unknown. We can philosophise and theorise but the truth about the enigmatic voices of whales and dolphins evades us. Nobody knows its true purpose or meaning. As the BBC documentary below states, “Scientists may one day find out the […]
10 Questions With The Bush Man of Bushmans Kloof
Today’s 10 Questions offers a glimpse at life through the eyes of Bushmans Kloof’s Jannie Van Wyk.
The Five Rules of Fatherhood – With Paul Harris
Being a parent is about gently leading the wild ones, directing them through the channels of life and protecting them from that which lies in hiding. It’s about teaching them how to beat the predators when you aren’t around. Paul Harris is one of our country’s pioneering leaders. An entrepreneur and […]
The Odd Moments Theory of Fatherhood
People say that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. The perfect example of this is one of our fathers of Relais & Châteaux Africa – Michel Bourgeois, innkeeper of 20°Sud.