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A leopard was recently filmed roaming about on the golf course at the Skukuza Golf Club in the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga.
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While the novelty may have worn off for some, it’s still exciting for others, when a leopard visits a golf course in broad daylight.
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Quick Addo Fact: Addo is a beautiful biodiversity hotspot – Our entire country can be divided into just nine biomes (a unique ecological unit with a characteristic set of plant, animal species and climate) and Addo stretches over five of these biomes, namely the Thicket, Forest, Succulent Karoo, Fynbos and Nama Karoo, and each biome has its own sets of key species. The big goal for the park is now to consolidate the land it has and create a functional ecological unit that stretches from the Karoo all across the mountains, fynbos, forest into the thicket and down across the coastal dune system. This diversity is key to its success. Conservation Manager John Adendorff says, ‘Addo is one of the most profitable parks. There’s nothing that even comes close for its size. It runs at 98% occupancy and there are very few spikes in the year, so it’s just consistent. It’s fully booked all the time and a very difficult place to get into.’

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Covid-19: Uitenhage settlement gets water three weeks after protest

This comes three weeks after the shack dwellers protested and used prickly pears, car tyres and anything they could find to obstruct Doornhoek Street on the border of their settlement on 8 April. They …
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Cape Town – A swift response by the police has led to the arrest of five men after a supermarket was robbed in Uitenhage. At around 10.45am on Sunday, three men, one armed with a rifle, stormed into a …
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An Eastern Cape family is expected to meet government officials on Monday to discuss the repatriation of the remains of their son from Cuba.
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Quick Addo Fact: Largest Breeding Colony of African Penguins. Addo Elephant National Park’s St Croix Island protects the world’s largest breeding ground of the endangered African Penguins.

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Kolisi Foundation returns to NMB with more COVID-19 relief – Kirkwood

The Kolisi Foundation, led by Springbok captain, Siya Kolisie, returned to Nelson Mandela Bay for a second relief effort to families and Early Child Development centres in Zwide and Kwa-Zakhele on …
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As the coronavirus epidemic continued to wreak havoc on global sport, the resurrection of one of Australian cricket’s most celebrated innovations could save the 2020/21 summer of cricket.
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They man the merchant ships that keep global trade flowing, but coronavirus restrictions mean thousands of seafarers are unable to return home. After months at sea, stress, fatigue and time away from …
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Creecy distributes food parcels and water tanks – Addo

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Tourism, Ms Barbara Creecy (second from left) handed over food parcels to Ms Tinswalo Masungwini, one of the beneficiaries, while the CEO of …
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A SANParks initiative is distributing food parcels and water tanks to vulnerable communities bordering the Kruger National Park in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
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Quick Addo Fact: Largest Breeding Colony of African Penguins. Addo Elephant National Park’s St Croix Island protects the world’s largest breeding ground of the endangered African Penguins.

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Coronavirus spurs urgent upgrades at 22 Eastern Cape hospitals – Kirkwood

No fewer than 22 Eastern Cape hospitals are being revamped to meet required health standards to fight Covid-19. The revamp, at hospitals in Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela metros and Sarah Baartman, …
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There have been seven more Covid-19 related deaths, raising the total death toll in South Africa to 65. The confirmed number of cases in the Eastern Cape is now 377. The health ministry said on …
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Quick Addo Fact: You can also see super pods of dolphins – Algoa Bay has been named as the bottlenose dolphin capital of the world after photograph proof and scientific studies showed that an estimated population of 28 482 individuals make use of these waters, making it the largest along the South African coastline.

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Covid-19: Lockdown helps wildlife reclaim nature –

Wild animals in Kruger National Park are taking advantage of the lockdown to reclaim their territory. The facility, which closed its doors to the public last month, has become a ghost town and a …
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MINISTER of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, led a SANParks initiative to distribute food parcels and water tanks.
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This year’s Addo Elephant Trail Run was dramatic and dangerous

This year’s Addo Elephant Trail Run 100 miler, presented by Hoka, last weekend provided one of the most dramatic outcomes in trail running in South Africa, with a high attrition rate caused by some of …

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Akufo-Addo welcomes strategic partnership with South Africa

President Akufo-Addo says a strategic partnership between Ghana and South Africa is of the utmost importance, as it will empower the business communities of the two countries. With West Africa and …

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Satirist Ikenna Azuike covers allegations of police brutality in Nigeria, African migrants in Libya and Ghana’s president going viral, in the latest episode of What’s Up Africa …

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As reported by the Post-Dispatch's Koran Addo last Sunday, the pivotal question in the university's investigation was this: Did the man know the woman, while she was capable of packing a bag and showing up at his room, was too drunk to consent?

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Thirty minutes later and just about 5km away, outside the hamlet of Sunland, we pull into the Hopefield Country House and Guest Farm, where an armada of dust-covered but swanky 4x4s has already assembled. Inside, about 40 people are … Not far from …

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Nana Addo in South Africa

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate for 2016, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has made a quick dash to South Africa for a private visit. “I am in Johannesburg, South Africa, this …

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Elephant herd shared a mud bath after nearly being wiped out a century ago

This is the adorable moment a herd of elephants – who were almost wiped out by hunters less than a century ago – enjoyed a mucky mud bath. The 100-strong herd of African bush elephants have been …

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Kudu Ridge Game Lodge guests had a rare daylight sighting of the elusive Caracal also known as a Rooikat or Lynx in the Addo Elephant National Park.

New Addo anti-poaching vessel launched

Addo Elephant National Park’s Honorary Rangers handed over the keys to a brand new anti-poaching vessel to the Park and its marine team today. (Scroll down for video and image).

The Gemini Waverider Pro, fitted with two Honda four-stroke motors, will replace the existing and aging 14-year old vessel currently stationed off Bird Island in Addo Elephant National Park’s (AENP) Marine Protected Area (MPA).

“As a skipper out at sea, our rangers shouldn’t worry about the reliability of the vessel they’re skippering, and whether it’ll place their or the lives of their crew in danger. Also, as an enforcement officer out at sea at night, combating illegal activities conducted by organised crime syndicates, they need the best equipment available to achieve the maximum positive results,” said Addo’s Conservation Manager, and acting Park Manager, John Adendorff.

The South African National Parks (SANParks) Honorary Rangers (HR) is a group of unpaid conservation volunteers who work in support of our national parks. The SANParks HR corps supports the work SANParks does, on various levels, from assisting at entry gates, raising funds for counter-poaching activities, assisting in visitor management and even by giving specialist advice on infrastructure and scientific projects. They also contribute considerable funds in support of SANParks activities such as counter poaching and nature conservation.

“The Addo Elephant National Park’s management team drew up a shortlist of priority items (a ‘wish list’) which would have the greatest impact on countering the poaching activities in the Park and submitted this to the SANParks Honorary Rangers in the Addo Region. If funds allowed, the Honorary Rangers would purchase one or more items on the list and in 2013 the decision, together with Park Management, was made for the boat,” said Rob Holliday (2013 Addo Region Honorary Rangers Chairperson). “It was decided that the vessel was the most effective support we could offer the AENP in their attempts to curb abalone poaching off our immediate coastline,” continued Holliday.

The vessel, christened the “JMB Malusi”, is named after three former AENP Marine Rangers who were killed in a car accident near Alexandria in 2010: “J” – John Molefe Mapheu, “M” – Marvin Ricardo Williams and “B” – Bonga Richman Skotsho, while “Malusi” means “shepherd”. The three were on their way to Port Alfred to launch the vessel “Kadouw” from Port Alfred Harbour to go to Bird Island to carry out enforcement operations at sea and in the Bird Island MPA when a truck veered off the lane it was travelling in and hit their Land Cruiser head-on.

“Naming our latest vessel after John, Marvin and Bonga is a fitting tribute to these staff members, and a way in which we can ensure that their legacy will live on,” said Adendorff.

The Bird Island group (Bird, Seal, Stag Islands and Black Rocks) is situated at the north-eastern side of Algoa Bay and forms ecologically distinct subtidal habitats, containing many endemic species of invertebrates, seaweeds and fish. It is also of particular importance due to the threatened abalone species found there.

Large scale illegal harvesting of abalone by organised crime syndicates started in the Eastern Cape, and mainly along the Port Elizabeth coastline, in 1996. However, from about 2002, as the resource continued to be plundered and became scarce, this illegal activity expanded in the direction of Bird Island.

In 2004 the MPA was established around the Bird Island group to try and curb the illegal harvesting of abalone. This, unfortunately, had little effect on the plundering that took place and in 2006 a complete dive ban was implemented. This had some effect, but still the plundering continued.

At the same time, the area around the Bird Island MPA became a popular fishing zone for recreational and commercial fishing vessels. This was due to the fact that the MPA created a safe haven for over-exploited line and reef fish to breed, that had a fish spill-over effect in the surrounding area where these fishing vessels liked to fish. Unfortunately some fishermen were not prepared to fish outside the MPA and were on a regular basis caught fishing inside it.

In 2008 a South African National Parks (SANParks) Marine section was established to provide an ever-vigilant presence in the area. The nine-person team alternates between being based on Bird Island and on vessels in and around the MPA, and have made a number of arrests and confiscated numerous vessels over the years.

2013 AENP Honorary Rangers Chairperson, Rob Holliday, officially launching the R460 000.00 vessel as Conservation Manager, Acting Park Manager, John Adendorff, looks on.

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Thinking back about this last week, I suddenly realized that we have already (!!) reached the middle of the course… and how, like during all good things, time flies here! But this isn’t very surprising, seeing how interesting and intense our program is.

We all had a really good week last week, because this week was full of new and uncommon events: we went fishing in the Bushman’s River (where we… almost… caught a Catfish); we went to Addo Elephant National Park, where we saw no leopardL, but many elephants, as well as Warthogs and Buffalo at much closer range than in Amakhala – the animals were very relaxed in the park. We also visited the Reptiles and Raptors center – we saw some amazing lizards, snakes and birds (even got to hold some!).

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At the end of the week, we left home for a three-day sleep out on Amakhala, where we saw rhinos mating (!), while actually focusing on trees, grasses and flowers with all their fascinating properties and uses, that Cobus and Jandre explained to us in all the needed details. I think with the knowledge we have gained in the last 3 days, all of us can now survive in the bush without a problem!

On Saturday we even went on a Boat Cruise, where we saw many beautiful river birds while having a 5-star lunch prepared by Amakhala’s best cook: Sarah!

You are probably thinking that with all this, our week couldn’t get any better…

Well, it did!… when we got the chance to observe and assist a group of vet students (with our Amakhala vet, of course) darting our two female cheetahs to give contraception to one and to place a collar on the other one! What an operation! And for once, we could break the rule of minimum viewing distance to dangerous game: normally, its 15m… well we were standing right next to them and even stroking them! What beautiful animals (and they have such smooth tails)!

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