If you could carry all your belongings in a backpack, what would you take? Keegan Horn was working in the film industry, where he saw the world focused on a materialistic lifestyle. A world he didn't want to be a part of. He knew he wanted to do something more meaningful and for a cause that was close to him. He embarked on a trip to Hogsback to reflect about his beloved … [Read more...]
Mike Horn’s odyssey hits the Mother City
Mike Horn arrived in Cape Town, as part of a four-year global odyssey to inspire young people to clean up and protect the planet. One of the most remarkable voyages of exploration ever undertaken – the four-year Pangaea trans-navigation of the globe by sea and land – was launched by South African Eco-Adventurer-Explorer Mike Horn in Monaco just over four years ago. The … [Read more...]
Last stop but journey has just begun
PIETERMARITZBURG: After a beguiling journey through some of South Africa’s remote communities, the Climate Train has reached its final destination in time for the biggest conference SA has ever hosted. While scores of delegates from around the world descend upon Durban for the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change … [Read more...]
MiniCAT- the Air Powered Car
With the costs of fuel rising to ever-depressing heights, the time is right for an alternative option. Luckily, Tata Motors is ready to introduce MiniCAT, the car which runs on compressed air! Tata Motors has been taking giant strides and making history for itself. First the Land Rover/Jaguar deal, then the world's cheapest car, and now this. The Air Car would have a range … [Read more...]
Through the eyes of a toad!
Imagine you are a western leopard toad living in your snug little home under a pot plant for 11 months of the year, happily snacking on organic, 'pesticide free' cockroaches and crickets in your vegetable patch at night while your human sleeps. It's the end of July, it's raining and the moon is getting fuller with every passing night. Your belly is laden with 1000 eggs … [Read more...]
