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For more than 25 years, Getaway Magazine has been inspiring people to explore and experience Africa. Enjoy weekends, wildlife and wonderment every month with Getaway's fun and informative articles and breathtaking travel photography. Expect a mix of all the very best places to go and things to do in Africa.

LOVE THY ENEMY • OUR ATAVISTIC FEARS ARE THERE TO PROTECT US, BUT WHAT MANY OF OUR MORTAL ENEMIES REQUIRE FROM US IS A CHANGE OF HEART

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ? • The third Saturday of August is Honey Bee Awareness Day, but while the plight of honeybees has garnered much-needed attention, the entire insect kingdom is under threat. For many people, the thought of an insect crawling on their skin, well, makes their skin crawl. But these six-legged fiends are more our friends than our foe. Insects play an integral role in a healthy ecosystem, and their disappearance would have disastrous consequences. The shrinking population of these unsung heroes is going unnoticed, but this animal kingdom is likely the most important.

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Post WINNING LETTER • AMUSE, INFORM AND AMAZE US WITH YOUR STORIES AND PHOTOS

Share Your Shot • OUR CHOICE OF READERS’ TRAVEL PHOTOS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA

RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE • PERSONAL TRAINER, BIKER, TRAIL RUNNER, SWIMMER AND ALL-ROUND THRILL-SEEKER TRAVIS WARWICK-OLIVER HAD RACKED UP AN IMPRESSIVE CROSS-DISCIPLINE SPORTS RECORD WHEN A MOTOCROSS INJURY IN 2020 LED TO THE LOSS OF ONE OF HIS LEGS. AN ADRENALINE JUNKIE TO THE CORE, HE CAME BACK HARDER AND TOUGHER, REFUSING TO LET GO OF HIS DREAMS

CHASING DRAGONS • WITH THEIR BLOODLUST, SUMO-STYLE WRESTLING TECHNIQUES, CAPACITY FOR VIRGIN BIRTH AND REPUTATION FOR GRAVE-ROBBING, THEY MIGHT SEEM LIKE CREATURES STRAIGHT OUT OF THE JURASSIC, BUT THE ISLAND HOMES OF THESE MIGHTY LIZARDS ARE NO THEME PARK

Grubbs up • KEITH BAIN SKIMS THE SURFACE OF ONE OF FOOD’S MOST CRITICAL TOPICS: INSECTS

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT • APPS CAN WORK FASTER THAN WEBSITES, OPERATE OFFLINE AND CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD. GEAR EDITOR MATTHEW STERNE FOUND 12 OF THE BEST FOR OUTSIDE ADVENTURING

2022/2023 Getaway GALLERY • AFRICA’S PREMIER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

INTRODUCING • OUR 2022/2023 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER • FINNISH DIVE MASTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER JUHO KARHU HAS A SPECIAL FASCINATION WITH MARINE CREATURES. THIS SELECTION OF HIS OFTEN INTIMATE CLOSE-UPS OF SELDOM-SEEN CREATURES PROVIDES A FASCINATING WINDOW INTO A MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF CRITTERS THAT TEND TO FIGURE LESS FREQUENTLY ON PEOPLE’S WISHLISTS

‘YOUR BABIES ARE HATCHING!’ • WITH THE RIGHT KIND OF CARE AND ECO-SENSITIVE ATTENTION, EVEN SEMI-URBAN RESIDENTIAL ESTATES CAN SUPPORT INCREDIBLE WILDLIFE. CONSERVATIONIST, PHOTOGRAPHER AND BUDDING REPTILE FUNDI INGRID SELLSCHOP WATCHES HER BABY MONITOR LIZARDS EMERGE FROM THEIR NEST

THINGS COULD GET UGLY • BEAUTIFULLY UGLY, THAT IS… OCEAN-LOVER AND AUTHOR JUSTIN FOX BRAVES THE TEETH OF A BUILDING CYCLONE TO DIVE THE DEPTHS OF KWAZULU-NATAL’S SUBTROPICAL COAST

Trip Planner

Walking on the moon • SOME 120km IN LENGTH WITH SIX MAJOR MASSIFS OVER 4 600m HIGH, THE RWENZORI ARE LIKENED TO THE FABLED MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON. INSPIRED BY THE RANGE’S EARLY EXPLORERS, MATTHEW HOLT WENT TO CLIMB THE SNOW-CAPPED PEAKS

Trip Planner • The standard circuit can be hiked in six days, overnighting in huts. While not technical, it’s certainly rugged and challenging, with two passes of more than 4 000m, steep ladders, slippery rocks and bogs to test your sense of humour. Climbing any of the six major peaks will typically add an extra day per peak.

SOUL THERAPY IN THE CITY OF GOLD • IF EVER THERE WAS A CITY WITH A PULSE, IT’S JOBURG, ITS ENERGY PRODUCING A...