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Do Go Chasing Waterfalls
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Do Go Chasing Waterfalls

Exploring The Far Reaches Of The Wild Coast

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September 2019
Calm In The Khwai
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Calm In The Khwai

We drive the new Ford Everest in Northern Botswana – and get dished up a testing selection of fine sand, river crossings and lots of mud

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5 mins  |
September 2019
A New Breed
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A New Breed

When it comes to off-road performance, Fords new Raptor Ranger rewrites the rule book for production bakkies

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5 mins  |
October 2018
Twitchy In Zimbabwe
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Twitchy In Zimbabwe

A birding safari into the eastern regions of Zimbabwe dials up extraordinary landscapes, lots of bird sightings and some of the best tea on the planet

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October 2017
Cool As Ice
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Cool As Ice

WAECO CFX-65 Fridge-freezer Four-year long-term test.

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3 mins  |
September 2018
Shop Talk
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Shop Talk

What are the effects of poorly balanced wheels, and how can this be resolved?

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2 mins  |
August 2018
Posh Pickup's Got Grunt
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Posh Pickup's Got Grunt

Mercedes-Benz X-Class X350d 4Matic

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5 mins  |
August 2018
Landy Legion
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Landy Legion

When you get the opportunity to join a convoy of Defenders on a meticulously-planned trip through one of South Africa’s most stunning valleys, it’s one you simply can’t turn down.

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7 mins  |
December 2018
Recovery Gear – What You Need To Know
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Recovery Gear – What You Need To Know

TRAIL SAVVY: Off-road driving tips, skills & practices

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6 mins  |
June 2019
Snake Sense
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Snake Sense

Is that snake dangerous or not?

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4 mins  |
June 2019
Xtreme Chilling
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Xtreme Chilling

A Land Rover Trophy of a different type takes place every Easter weekend, thanks to Pretoria East service centre LR Xtreme. This year, a group of 16 Landies tackled a tough Lesotho route, made tougher when the rains came pelting down…

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4 mins  |
August 2019
The Perfect Storm
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The Perfect Storm

Road Test: Audi Q8 55 TFSI Quattro

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4 mins  |
August 2019
8 Ways To Use Your Recovery Tracks
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8 Ways To Use Your Recovery Tracks

We have listed some of the more common uses for composite recovery tracks below, although they can, of course, be used in almost any off-road situation.

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3 mins  |
May 2019
Camping Around Animals
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Camping Around Animals

How to stay safe when sleeping on terra firma

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4 mins  |
May 2019
Renault Duster 4X4
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Renault Duster 4X4

Flagship gets a raft of new tech

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2 mins  |
May 2019
Going For Gold
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Going For Gold

The all-new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

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May 2019
Land Rover Explore Outdoor Phone
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Land Rover Explore Outdoor Phone

The folks over at Land Rover were kind enough to give us a brand new Land Rover Explore smartphone to test out for a while, and it definitely lives up to its name: it’s made for the outdoors.

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2 mins  |
November 2018
Rough Roads To Reconciliation
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Rough Roads To Reconciliation

In this second trip to help ex-combatants wrestle with the ghosts of their past in Angola battles, the group has expanded to a convoy of 26 vehicles and 83 people…

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8 mins  |
November 2018
True Blue Energy
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True Blue Energy

For a full spectrum of off-grid products, Victron Energy has the edge

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3 mins  |
November 2018
Shop Talk
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Shop Talk

Tyre construction basics

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2 mins  |
November 2018
Inland Waterways Expedition - Part One: The Trek North
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Inland Waterways Expedition - Part One: The Trek North

In this two part series, Andrew Middleton documents his journey from Cape Town to Malawi and back in a brand-new Hilux 2.8 GD-6 auto. This month-long, five-country expedition follows southern Africa’s most prominent inland waterways. In Part 1, the expedition tracks new worlds of watery bliss in Malawi and Mozambique, and exposes Africa’s darker (and often funnier) sides including bribery and fear of attack. Does it all go according to plan? Of course not….

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January 2019
Zero Hero: Nissan Np300 Hardbody 2.5d 4x4 Dc High
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Zero Hero: Nissan Np300 Hardbody 2.5d 4x4 Dc High

It’s a case of ‘back to the nineties’ with the NP300, and that’s both a good and a bad thing depending on where this workhorse will be used…

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7 mins  |
January 2019
The Syncro Saga
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The Syncro Saga

Heavy rains turn a Moremi-Chobe safari into a swimming lesson

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January 2019
New Suit For All Seasons
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New Suit For All Seasons

Renault Duster

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2 mins  |
January 2019
Soft-roader All-Wheel Drive Systems: A Few Simple Truths
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Soft-roader All-Wheel Drive Systems: A Few Simple Truths

Trail Savvy: Off-Road Driving Tips, Skills & Practices

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6 mins  |
August 2019
New Bakkie, New Rules
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New Bakkie, New Rules

By thinking outside the box, Nissan is set to stir the pot with its all-new Navara.

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4 mins  |
January 2017
Dakar Ready
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Dakar Ready

Winner of our BF Goodrich competition, Carine Reyneke, was whisked off to charge about the dunes of Namibia in a Dakar rally car prepped for the Redlined Motorsport team. This is her story... 

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3 mins  |
January 2017
Lesser Flamingo
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Lesser Flamingo

I am often flabbergasted when a person tells me that he or she has never been to Namibia.

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3 mins  |
January 2017
The Wild Guide
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The Wild Guide

Panthera and popcorn

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January 2018
More Of The Same
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More Of The Same

Toyota’s Prado is a strong, capable, body-on-frame mid-size SUV with all the trimmings, for families who don’t want or need the immense Land Cruiser 200 Series in their driveway.

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January 2018