I was starting to lose it, I could feel it. "Resort to comedy, use your imagination!" I said to myself, writes Rhys Darby.

South Africa's president has visited a gravely ill Nelson Mandela in the hospital and cancelled a visit to Mozambique.

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.

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.

Graham Reid finds flavour through goats and a stark desert where the West's latest beauty "must-have" grows.

Rob McFarland revels in the opulence of a two-day rail trip in Africa.

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.

Going on safari is becoming an increasingly popular option for adventurous honeymooners.

Forget lions ... the hippo is one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.

In the Okavango Delta a cow can easily be mistaken for a lion.

Seat-of-the-pants expedition filmmaker Brian Armstrong has an eye for weird and wonderful alcoholic concoctions.

P.K. Stowers takes the scenic route to the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of the African continent.

If I seem a bit sniffy, I assure Robertson locals, it's certainly not intentional nor an indication that I don't like the place.

Tourist pamphlets call Addo “a little town, about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth, renowned for its citrus farms, horse breeding, roses and abundant bird life." Ewan McDonald investigates.

Awe-struck visitors often call Lalibela's underground churches the most impressive sight in all of Africa. They're also arguably Africa's most mysterious attraction.

On a hot afternoon in Victoria Falls, nothing is black and white. The scene unfolds around Ewan McDonald.

On an island in the Zambezi River, Ewan McDonald learns about folk medicine, DIY, and a successful marriage.

The relaxed port city of Essaouira is full of rhythm. Linda Cookson heard it... all along the watchtower.

Those visiting the Masai Mara Reservation for the first time are overwhelmed. But those who had visited the Mara area 30 years ago and remembers the way it was then see a different place.