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![Rhys Darby: I'm an emotional wreck but I made it to the top](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rhys Darby: I'm an emotional wreck but I made it to the top
I was starting to lose it, I could feel it. "Resort to comedy, use your imagination!" I said to myself, writes Rhys Darby.
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Zuma cancels trip amid Mandela worry
South Africa's president has visited a gravely ill Nelson Mandela in the hospital and cancelled a visit to Mozambique.
![Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Militants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killed
Seven al-Qaeda-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the UN compound with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault.
![Candy man's quest to save millions in Africa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Candy man's quest to save millions in Africa
The future wellbeing of millions of Africans may rest in the unlikely hands of a vegan hippy scientist working for a sweet company who plans to map and then give away the genetic data of 100 traditional crops.
![Morocco: The good oil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Morocco: The good oil
Graham Reid finds flavour through goats and a stark desert where the West's latest beauty "must-have" grows.
![South Africa: A lesson in luxury travel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
South Africa: A lesson in luxury travel
Rob McFarland revels in the opulence of a two-day rail trip in Africa.
![South Africa: Soweto resident shows off her snakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
South Africa: Soweto resident shows off her snakes
Tourists have long flocked to the home-turned-museum of former President Nelson Mandela on Vilakazi Street in the South African township of Soweto. Now the area has a growing attraction: big snakes, and lots of them.
![Ghana's smooth sounds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ghana's smooth sounds
The West African country's using music to pull in tourist cash, writes Stacey Knott.
![Stay healthy on the Okavango Delta](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stay healthy on the Okavango Delta
Looking after your health is paramount when travelling to the Okavango Delta in Botswana.