Lifestyle

As poaching has threatened almost one rhino a day this year alone, South African farmers have resorted to desperate measures. With this in mind, Abré J Steyn decides to revisit the idea of horn farming.

Issue date: 24 September 2010

Strawbale houses aren't as flimsy as many think - some date back 600 years. Plus, they're cheap and easy to build, writes Abre J Steyn.

Hi Jonno, I have just secured a stand in one of the towns in Zimbabwe. The size of the stand is 140m2 (14m x 10m)....

It's easy to take hearing for granted as most of us know nothing about how the delicate ear interprets sound waves, writes Abré J Steyn.

Namibia is far more successful than South Africa when it comes to guest farm accommodation.

Greetings Rob, Thanks for the invite to see the site and discuss the new house for your son.I know that you said it should be...

Sound always carries a message in the animal kingdom and the design of an animal's ear tells us something about its habitat, writes Abré J Steyn.

I got a call from a mining company in the Natal Midlands. For their mining licence to be renewed, certain socio-economic services and structures were required. A crèche was one of them.

Bev and Dave have bought into a gated housing development, overlooking the Gonubie River and the ocean beyond. However, while views always take precedence, that...

Gill, Adele and Dick gave me a call to see the proposed development site on their 5000ha game farm near Vryburg.

Careful observation and experimentation made theology professor Ben Engelbrecht an expert lure fisherman at a time when nobody knew very much about the art, writes Abré J Steyn.