Geocaching makes it into the media every now and then.
2022:
Krugersdorp News - Adventurers set out to find hidden treasures
2021:
Getawy Magazine - Geocaching 101: A worldwide treasure hunt
Mpumalanga Tourism - Go Real Life Treasure Hunting in Mpumalanga
Wind-Rose - Geocaching in Gordon’s Bay and Cape Town
2019:
The Citizen - Geocaching – an outdoor family activity
2018:
Expresso Breakfast Show on SABC3 features geocaching - Brett Discovers Geocaching
Crest Magazine - Geocaching: Not all who wander are lost
Geoaching article that appeared in the Mango Airlines Juice Magazine October 2018 - Treasure Island
Trail Magazine - Caching the Trail
2016:
Lekkaslaap.co.za - 'n Ware skattejag
Lekkaslaap.co.za - Geocaching 101: ’n Gids vir Beginners
Lowvelder - Find an exciting new hobby in geocaching
Vrouekeur Magazine article - Page 1, Page 2
Y Go E-magazine - Why consider geocaching for your next roadtrip
2015:
IOL Article - Geocaching: 21st century treasure hunt
Article in Die Buite Burger newspaper - Reis so soek-soek deur die wêreld
What's On featured an article by Jonker Fourie - Aahhrrrrr... there be treasure
GEO936 was interviewed in July 2015 by Cape Talk, see the article and hear the interview here
Springs Advertiser - Find adventure with Geocaching
2014:
Geocaching was featured on the TV programme Pasella - See the video here
Famous Durban article anticipating Mega 2014 - GPS treasure hunt storms KZN
2013:
City of Johannesburg - Go Get your Geocache
Tourism Update Article - Virtual hide and seek tour launched in the Western Cape
2012:
Country Life Magazine article - Geocaching
Mail and Guardian article - Treasure Hunt goes digital
Capetownmagazine.com - Geocaching in the Mother City
Jhb Live article - Treasure Hunting in the City of Gold
2011:
Johannesburg Development agency article - Go get your geocache
2005:
On October the 20th 2005 the Top Billing show on SABC 3 aired a show about geocaching. Discombob from Cape Town was interviewed, and the presenters did a multi cache around Cape Town. At the time there were 18,000 active geocaches worldwide, and only 350 active geocaches in South Africa. The final location of the "race" as the presenters did it is still active today
There was a discussion on the South African forum here and here. The video is now available again on YouTube here
Dateless:
Cape Town Magazine - Geocaching in the Mother City
Landrover Explore - 7 Tips for Geocaching with your Kids
Pretoria Bucketlist - Go on a real treasure hunt with Geocaching
Academic Articles:
2022 - Proos, Hattingh: Tourism and Churches: Profiling, Behaviour and Motivations of "Church Chasers" in South Africa
2016 - Solms, Tait: Geocaching and Tourism: Treasured similarities in South Africa
2013 - Farvardin, Forehand: Geocaching Motivations
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