Boasting seven different natural biomes within over 160 000 square kilometres, miles of unspoiled coastline, a fascinating history and an abundance of tourism products, the Eastern Cape seems to have it all. Why then, is it still a feint blip on the tourism map of South Africa? Why is it not the first choice destination for the thousands of tourists...

Abe the giraffe arrived at Areena Riverside Resort as a five month old, three metre tall baby weighing almost 300 kilograms. His mother had died, and owners of the resort, Ed and Karen Rathbone, had volunteered to rear him on the resort’s 350 hectare game park situated near East London. “He was bottle fed for five months,” says Ed Rathbone. “So,...

I have worked with the Port Elizabeth Dog Unit as a photojournalist for the last 8 months. I partnered several individual officers and their dogs in their patrol vehicles – this involved wearing a bulletproof vest, racing to ‘crimes in progress’ at high speed, attending crime scenes, chasing after suspects and witnessing several arrests. The Dog...