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Children in the Wilderness

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:02:37 +0100

The late Whitney Houston once sang that she believed the children are the future. She urged us all to teach them well and let them lead the way. Wilderness Safaris staff share these same sentiments, and their Children in the Wilderness initiative has not only touched 4 065 young lives, but has also inspired a better future for Africa’s National Parks as a whole. As news channels, talk radio and Facebook pages worldwide are filled with heartbreaking tales and shocking images of bloodied rhi...

No Fracking Way!

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:25:07 +0100

What is Hydraulic Fracturing and why can we not allow this process to proceed in the sensitive, precious and picturesque Karoo? Why and who is proposing fracking and are South Africans aware of fracking and its potential impending risks? David Devo Oosthuizen looks into the issue. These days few can dispute mankind is in dire need of alternative, renewable and sustainable energy sources. Few can moreover argue the necessity for energy development that does not come at the adverse auxiliary cost ...

Broken Windows, Painted Walls – the Let’s Colour Project

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:10:22 +0100

What may be just a smashed window or a graffiti wall to you is actually a sign to the community in which they exist, a sign that nobody cares, so it’s open season for vandals and defacers. Dulux understands the power of colour and is inspiring and uplifting communities around the world through its Let’s Colour Project. Donna Verrydt pulls on an overall and brushes through the details…Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani became a national hero when he adopted the “broken windows” theory �...

A Year in The Wild

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:22:56 +0100

Scott Ramsay has a dream. In June 2011 he will be embarking on an adventure of a lifetime. He and his crew of photographers and filmmakers will start their year in the wild. A conservation story that Scott hopes will reach the nation through all forms of media. Donna Verrydt chats to this Knight in green armor.

Snow White and the recessive gene

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:15:29 +0100

As traditional African legend has it, the white lion is a child of the sun god, sent to earth in a star to protect all of humankind. So the question is, if these lion were sent to protect humans, why are humans killing them? Donna Verrydt travelled to Legend’s Wildlife Centre in the Waterberg to meet the wonderful people who are protecting the white lions.I gasped! I hadn’t expected to see the lion right there, but as we came around the corner I was confronted by her giant face, as white as d...