U.S. Actress Joins Rhino-Saving Celebs, Goes on Mission to SA and Botswana

By SAPeople 12-09-15 20:42

American actress Uma Thurman has joined the ranks of celebrities putting their names behind save-the-rhino causes, with the magazine Town & Country dedicating its entire October Issue to the rhino, including a long feature in which Thurman is shown on a trip to relocate a pair of rhino. Thurman, who has acted in “Kill Bill” and is […]

Tourists South Africa

Hey Tourists, South Africa Has Never Been Cheaper

By SAPeople Contributor 10-09-15 15:52

While the falling rand is bad news for South Africans, tourists from abroad – or South Africans living overseas – can score big during the currency’s slump. While other safari destinations in Southern and East Africa quote their prices in U.S. dollars, South Africa still quotes in rand, making it more attractive, according to safari operator Onne […]

Black Mambas anti-poaching in South Africa

The Mostly-Female Black Mambas Take on Poachers and Win

By SAPeople Contributor 10-09-15 06:30

A South African ranger group made up mainly of women has been named one of the winners of the United Nation’s top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth award, for its anti-poaching work. The United National Environment Programme (UNEP) said, “The Black Mambas are an inspiration not only locally, but across the world to all those […]

Elephant Interrupts Breakfast with a Wallop: VIDEO

By SAPeople 10-09-15 06:30

Zimbabwe’s wildlife has hit the news again (after the Cecil the Lion tragedy), this time for a lone elephant who came to breakfast. The video that’s gone viral took place at Mana Pools, and shows the elephant slowly approaching a group of  American and Irish tourists waiting for their meal…and then knocking over two of them with a flip […]

‘Crazy’ Elephant Encounter Captured on Film

By SAPeople 10-09-15 06:30

An American, who lives in South Africa, has uploaded a video of his “crazy elephant encounter” to YouTube and to the Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park facebook page. See above or below. “When we go to the bush, the animals come to us. That’s our style,” Monte Fuller says in the video. In his video caption, Monte – […]

Otters South Africa

Awesome Cape Otter PHOTOS

By SAPeople Contributor 10-09-15 06:30

In early August this year we decided to take my little semi-rigid inflatable boat to a favourite area of False Bay, near Cape Point, on a beautiful sunny day. Mr Curious That turned out to be a great decision, because as we approached an area called Rooikrantz – a popular angling spot – we spotted […]

Berg River, South Africa

Athletes Tackle 9 Rivers to Highlight SA’s Water Problems

By Guest Contributor 04-09-15 08:03

In a bid to highlight the deteriorating state of South African rivers, a small group of athletes working under the name Rivers for Life have set out to swim between 100-350 kilometres along each of nine waterways throughout the country. In October, Henko Roukema and Andrew Chin will tackle the second of the nine extreme swims, […]

Biggest Lion Airlift Ever to Take 34 Cats Back to Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 03-09-15 10:08

More than 30 lions that were abused in circuses in Colombia and Peru will be airlifted back to a sanctuary in South Africa after donations to a British newspaper made it all possible, it was announced this week. In August 2014, British charity Animal Defense International (ADI) began confiscating cats from a dozen circuses in Peru, after […]

Welcome to Spring. Watch out for the Sharks!

By Guest Contributor 01-09-15 18:43

On the first day of spring in South Africa, not only are people coming out to celebrate. So are great white sharks, according to the Cape Town City Council, which is providing tips on how to play safe in the water. In a statement released today, the city appealed to all beach and ocean users […]

POEM: My Heart Cries for You Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 01-09-15 10:53

Annlyn Tyro was a South African living in Canada. Like many South Africans abroad life happened to take her there…but she never stopped caring passionately for South Africa and was one of the invaluable Admin staff on the Outraged South African Citizens Against Poaching (OSCAP) facebook page, committed to saving rhino in the country of her […]

Prince Harry: “I’ve come all the way to Africa to be free…”

By SAPeople 30-08-15 13:21

It seems Prince Harry’s trip to Africa has not only been great for conservation…it’s been a fantastic moment of freedom for him. In an article in Britain’s ‘Mail on Sunday’ today, the Prince is quoted as insisting on sleeping under the African sky rather than in a tent, saying: “I’ve come all the way to Africa to be […]

Spring Flowers South Africa

Tips to View those Fabulous Fields of Wild Spring Flowers

By SAPeople Contributor 28-08-15 22:33

If you’d like to view South Africa’s amazing fields of wild spring flowers before the blooming ends – here are some tips and the latest flower reports, updated by West Coast Regional Tourism and SANParks Namaqua National Park, to help you find the best places and ways to view this visual extravaganza. Top Tip: Make sure you […]

Day of the Dolphins and the Tail of a Whale PHOTOS

By SAPeople 27-08-15 19:00

The Mediterranean may be a playground for the rich and famous on their fabulous super-yachts…but nothing beats the sight of an ocean being used as a playground by its own wild and wonderful inhabitants. And there’s one place you’re guaranteed to witness this – Umdloti Beach, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)…South Africa. The ocean here, on KZN’s North Coast, is […]

iSimangaliso

South African Park Takes Bold Heartbreaking Steps to Safeguard Rhino

By SAPeople Contributor 27-08-15 12:23

In a drastic, but vital, step to prevent poachers from killing rhino in South Africa’s first World Heritage Site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (EKZNW) have implemented a rhino de-horning programme throughout the Western Shores section of the Park. Unfortunately these are the kind of measures that have become necessary in South Africa. In […]

Great White Shark, South Africa

A VERY Close Encounter with a Great White Shark

By SAPeople 25-08-15 15:39

Brett Louw has been diving off South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) coastline for almost 30 years, but on Sunday he had his closest encounter with a great white shark ever…and has the photo to prove it! “It is very seldom I am lost for words,” said Brett, owner of Agulhas House and Dive Centre in Umkomaas. “But […]

Cape Town untreated sewage at sea

What’s Going Down Cape Town? Sewage Story Update…

By SAPeople 24-08-15 18:20

Now that the deadline for comments and objections regarding the City of Cape Town’s application for a permit to discharge untreated effluent into the sea has closed it appears that things have gone quiet… Despite Mayco Member for Utility Services Ernest Sonnenberg’s many statements to the press over the past few months that “the outfalls […]

Great White Shark Breaching South Africa

Startled Sailor Stunned by Airborne Great White Shark

By SAPeople Contributor 26-08-15 20:22

It’s an incident South African sailor Nzunda Dosi won’t forget quickly.  The moment an enormous 4-metre Great White exploded from the water and performed an airborne 360 just a metre away from him in Gansbaai (or Gans Bay), South Africa. Nzunda, who was completely stunned by the experience yesterday, has worked on the Shark Diving […]

Elephants Stroll through Luxury Lodge to Feast on Wild Mangoes!

By SAPeople 22-08-15 16:35

Every November in South Luangwa, Zambia, a family of elephants regularly wander right through the lobby of luxury Mfuwe Lodge in order to indulge in the ripe and tasty mangoes that have fallen from the large Wild Mango (Cordyla africana) tree in the grounds. The family’s matriarch (who is known to the award-winning safari Lodge staff as Wonky […]

Flowers in Skilpad Nature Reserve

More Photos of the Incredible Wild Flowers of Namaqualand

By SAPeople 03-09-15 08:52

The daisies and spring flowers in Namaqualand continue to delight…providing a visual treat for all who visit as over 3,000 different plant species blossom and bloom, covering the usually arid area in a carpet of bright and beautiful colours. Namaqua Roadtrip, 14 – 16 August 2015 Photographers Michelle Slater and Stanwell Slater of African Roots Photography captured the following […]

South African Sand Artists Raise Awareness About Our Wildlife

By SAPeople 20-08-15 11:36

Along the coast of South Africa from Cape Town to Durban, South African sand artists have been raising awareness about Africa’s wildlife and the poaching crisis…so that the photos international tourists take back home with them, carry this important message to the rest of the world. The beach sculptors are famous for creating newsworthy masterpieces – from the […]

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