A Workhorse With Manners From Joburg to Crooks Corner, the INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster carried me through every kind of surface tar, sand, mud, and bone shaking gravel without flinching. The straight-six petrol engine purred smooth and strong; doors closed with that satisfying vault “thunk.” On long days it felt less like driving and more like captaining a ship through the bush steady, solid, and calm. After a couple of weeks, 3 000 km, and a few baboon proof tests, nothin

The Secret’s in the Silence They say you never find a leopard it finds you. But there are ways to help your luck along . That afternoon on the S56 , the bush was still and gold when I noticed fresh tracks in the sand, round and confident. The INEOS Grenadier idled quietly while I scanned the riverbank through my SBK Sunglasses . The glare melted away and there he was. A young male, half-hidden in dappled light, rubbing against a leadwood trunk before vanishing like smoke. Th

There’s something about the South African landscape that makes it perfect for ghost stories: the old stone ruins under the big African sky and abandoned buildings covered in vines. And since it’s that spooky season again, we’re flipping the script here at KhakiBush. Usually, we’re all about hiking trails, heritage routes and conservation conversations… but this October, we’re going off-trail into the eerie corners of Mzansi that most don’t dare to explore. So, fire up the tor

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