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Burj Dubai hits the sky

Burj Dubai hits the sky

Who will be the first African first lady to check into Burj Dubai’s Seven Star Armani Hotel?
Dubai, a favourite shopping destination for the African and elite, has become home to the world’s tallest man-made building, the Burj Khalifa (Built and marketed at Burj Dubai before the financial meltdown).
At  828 meters high (2,716 feet), the Burj [...]

January 5 2010 | Posted in FEATURES, TOURISM | Read More »

Riding for Charity: Milward’s Sacrifice

Riding for Charity: Milward’s Sacrifice

Simon Milward, a British humanitarian and motorcycle enthusiast, rode a hand-made 600cc motor-cycle through 55 countries, covering 178,000km and raising US$109,000 for medical charities. This heroic journey of his life ended in Mali, after he crashed. He rode through the Road of Bones in Siberia and a civil war in Laos. I met him a month before his tragic death in March 2005 and asked him why he was taking the risk.

November 15 2008 | Posted in FEATURES | Read More »

Smart Bester, Harare’s Crocodile Catcher

Smart Bester, Harare’s Crocodile Catcher

STRUGGLING to free himself from the jaws of a three-meter-long crocodile, Smart Bester yelled for help and people were so terrified that they fled while the 73-year-old predator ripped his arm off in a shallow pond reddened with blood at Harare’s old Snake Park.

November 27 2007 | Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Read More »

Matetsi Elephants- Mock Charge

Matetsi Elephants- Mock Charge

This dreadful baby elephant made a mock charge while we were filming at Matetsi Game Lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The mock charge made perfect footage for the wildlife experience. Matetsi is one of the best game lodges in Africa, with rare lion sightings and several herds of elephants, buffalo and other game. Matetsi makes [...]

November 24 2007 | Posted in FEATURES, TOURISM | Read More »

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