A South Korean navy destroyer has caught up to a supertanker carrying about US$160m of oil believed to have been hijacked by Somali pirates.

Jehan Casinader finds the Nile's ancient past has to compete with its colourful present.

David Brown discovers how the endangered mountain gorillas are changing life in Rwanda.

Jill Worrall prepares to intervene in a debate over a felucca ride.

A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.

Jos has become an explosive fault line between the country's Muslim-dominated north and predominantly Christian south.

Michael Brown has the heads-up on the best South African side-trips and booking your World Cup tickets.

Sighting a celebrity out of his natural habitat helps Michael Brown boost his safari tally.

Located in northern Zululand, Thanda Private Game Reserve is an award-winning safari destination.

Michael Brown discovers Soweto - a place dripping history as much as succulent juices from a chicken curry.

East of the Nile, Jill Worrall finds two neighbourhoods where life continues at a less frenetic pace than in the rest of the city.

An unpublished Kenyan government audit reveals that the Greater Mara ecosystem is now weighed down by 108 camps and lodges, many of which are flouting the law.

Half the fun on a safari is the feeling that anything could happen, writes Stuart Dye.