From there, it is on to the Southern Hemisphere - Cape Town, South Africa - before the gruelling Southern Ocean.

BBC: Richards heads round globe

The Springboks play their three remaining Tri-Nations matches in South Africa -- the All Blacks in Cape Town on August 16 and then back-to back-matches against the Wallabies on August 23 in Durban and August 30 in Johannesburg.

CNN: Australia beat Springboks in rugby Test

The tourists needed a late James Hook penalty to win a hard-fought match in Cape Town 26-23, only a week before the Test series with South Africa begins.

BBC: McGeechan praises Lions character

The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW), UN-HABITAT and UN-Water are co-organizing an official World Water Day 2011 event on 20 - 22 March 2011, in Cape Town, South Africa.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

The 2008-09 competitors begin their quest in the 6, 500-mile first leg between Alicante and Cape Town in South Africa.

BBC: Walker to set sail in Volvo race

Noakes, a sports medicine researcher at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, draws on what little study there has been in performance-enhancing drugs, including some just-revealed data compiled by the former East Germany.

FORBES: The Athlete's Pharmacopeia

Harold Goodwin, professor of Responsible Tourism Management at Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK, wrote about his experience in the Cape Town, South Africa township of Khayelitsha, with a tour operator that was well-known in the community.

BBC: Do ��slum tours�� profit off the poor?

This French-language workshop follows on from an English-language workshop that took place from 22 to 26 October 2012 in Cape town, South Africa, which was carried out in partnership with the African Arts Institute (AFAI).

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

South Africa league leaders Ajax Cape Town demonstrated strength in depth to overwhelm Mount Cameroon 5-1 at home despite resting several key players ahead of the four-round championship run-in.

BBC: CS Sfaxien stunned in Confed Cup

But while the country's stunning beaches, jagged mountains and lush vineyards have long served as a backdrop for films, as well as TV adverts, Cape Town Film Studios is now aiming to make South Africa a major destination for both location filming and top-quality studio productions.

CNN: The New Hollywood? Cape Town takes on Tinseltown

South Africa won the first game of the two-match series by eight wickets in Cape Town.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS