The largest wildlife auction in South Africa

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Learn about the journey around Cape Horn, once among the most challenging sea routes in the world.

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Learn about challenges of elephant conservation as faced in South Africa's Kruger National Park during a period of temporary overpopulation of elephants and the consequent environmental degradation there.

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More than three decades after apartheid, South Africa is still considered the most unequal country in the world.

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A history of diamond mining in South Africa.

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“In my country we go to prison first and then become President.”