I have just watched South Africa beat Argentina in the Rugby World Cup semi-final to join England in the final and I guess that they started as favourites to win but I have just learned of a South African success that probably wasn't foreseen; a group of South African farmers have just beaten the Americans at their own culinary delicacy, winning the Guinness World Record for the biggest pumpkin pie ever made. The previous American record weighed in at 920 kg and the new record is a salivating, 1150 kg. Over a ton of pumpkins was used to make the world record breaking pumpkin pie, which is to be distributed among the poor. More yummy information about the pie.
South Africa, Botswana and Namibia have agreed regional co-operation in tourism, with the aim of avoiding long queues and unnecessary detours for visitors travelling in the region, as a result of the 2010 soccer world cup. To this end, a Tourist Access Facility, located on the South Africa and Namibia border, in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has just been opened and this will enable tourists to take a short cut across the border at Mata Mata, without having to leave the park. Information from SABC News.
Whatever your craving for adventure, earth, sea or sky, South Africa can satisfy it. They have world-class climbing, surfing, diving, hiking, horseback safaris, mountain biking, river rafting and a host of other adventures to satisfy even the most demanding adrenaline junkies. River trips range from mostly scenic to grade five whitewater washing machines. South Africa has fantastic rivers, so you'll be spoiled for choice. The most popular, for good reason, is the Orange, which forms the country's northern border with Namibia. It's a long, green-fringed oasis running through the mountainous desert area known as the Richtersveld. Incredibly scenic, it also has a few fun rapids. Fantastic technical rapids and wonderful scenery, are offered by the Palmiet River which runs through the Kogelberg Nature Reserve.
There are over a hundred listed paragliding or hang gliding launch sites, opportunities for helicopter rides, balloon flights, aerobatics, skydiving and microlight flights. You will find loads of excellent ridge soar and some fantastic scenic flying near the coast. In Cape Town, you can launch off Lion's Head in the evening, flying into the sunset, to land 'Bond-like' at one of the popular beachfront pubs!
Literally thousands of kilometres of hiking and mountain bike trails wind around this big country, across desert, forest, mountain and coast. Around Cape Town there are some great single-track routes on the mountain and in the pine plantations. There are escorted trips on the mountain, around the winelands and in the Cape Point section of the Cape Peninsula National Park. South Africa also offers some wonderful easy horse trails through vineyards, on the beach or in the mountains and, for the adventurous and more experienced, horseback safaris in big game country.
Source: SouthAfrica.info The all-in-one official guide and web portal to South Africa.
Cars in the Park is South Africa's premier, annual, display of vintage motor vehicles. It is held on the first Sunday in August, when around 2000 vintage and classic, cars and motor cycles, from all over Gauteng and other parts of South Africa are exhibited. This year 'Cars in the Park' is on 5 August, 2007, at Zwartkops race track, Pretoria. Last year almost 20 000 people enjoyed the exhibition; be prepared for a very full, fun-filled day.
There are over a hundred listed paragliding or hang gliding launch sites, opportunities for helicopter rides, balloon flights, aerobatics, skydiving and microlight flights. You will find loads of excellent ridge soar and some fantastic scenic flying near the coast. In Cape Town, you can launch off Lion's Head in the evening, flying into the sunset, to land 'Bond-like' at one of the popular beachfront pubs!
Literally thousands of kilometres of hiking and mountain bike trails wind around this big country, across desert, forest, mountain and coast.
Around Cape Town there are some great single-track routes on the mountain and in the pine plantations. There are escorted trips on the mountain, around the winelands and in the Cape Point section of the Cape Peninsula National Park. South Africa also offers some wonderful easy horse trails through vineyards, on the beach or in the mountains and, for the adventurous and more experienced, horseback safaris in big game country. 
This year 'Cars in the Park' is on 5 August, 2007, at Zwartkops race track, Pretoria. Last year almost 20 000 people enjoyed the exhibition; be prepared for a very full, fun-filled day.
