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Festive season: SANParks urges visitors to be vigilant while enjoying outdoor activities
The South African National Parks (SANParks) is urging visitors to remain vigilant and prioritize safety while enjoying outdoor activities during…
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33 new rangers to protect wildlife at Kruger Park
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, extended his “heartfelt congratulations” to 33 newly graduated field…
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SanParks hails conviction of notorious rhino poaching kingpin after hefty 27-year sentence
A Mozambican court has sentenced Simon Ernesto Valoi, alias “Navara”, to 27 years in prison for his role as a…
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SANparks expects over 30 000 visitors to KNP during free week
The South African National Parks (SANparks) says it expects at least over 30 000 visitors to the Kruger National Park…
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Missing rifle & ammunition found in a SAPS and SANParks joint operation
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga, in collaboration with Crime Intelligence from SANParks, has achieved a breakthrough in…
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SANParks honors firefighters for bravery during fire season
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has honoured the city’s firefighters in recognition of their efforts and those of the…
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SANParks assures Cape Town residents that controlled fires not a cause for alarm
SANParks has assured the public that controlled fires are no cause for alarm after a blaze on the slopes of…
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Kruger National Park records a 37% decrease in rhino poaching
The Kruger National Park (KNP) recorded a 37% decrease in rhino poaching from 2022, with a total of 78 poached…
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Firefighters praised for their ongoing heroics in Simon’s Town fire
Hundreds of firefighters, volunteers and members of the public and corporates have been lauded for coming together to respond to…
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SANParks assures Table Mountain security strengthened
Table Mountain National Park said people can rest assured that safety and security on the mountain has been intensified. The…
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Festive season: Cape Town to beef up security around tourist hotspots
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the city was on track for a record-breaking festive season, with thousands of tourists…
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Woman allegedly shoots 3 baboons, kills one as SPCA notices increase in fatalities & injury of troops
“This is a Great Opportunity for me to apply for a licence for a shotgun.” These allegedly are the words…
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78% decrease in rhino poaching seen at SANParks
A section of the Kruger National Park has seen a 78% decrease in rhino poaching incidents since January 2023. Mining…
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Kruger Park ranger arrested for trying to sell a pangolin
A field ranger from the Letaba section of the Kruger National Park was caught trying to sell a live pangolin.…
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SANParks has recovered from Covid-19 devastation
Newly-appointed chief executive of SANParks – the body mandated with the management of South Africa’s diverse national parks system –…
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Police seize multiple firearms in separate incidents in Western Cape & Mpumalanga
Police have clamped down on two suspects in different provinces who were in possession of illegal firearms. Ekupumuleni incident In…
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Cops seize millions of rands worth of illegally harvested sea wildlife
Law enforcement is coming down hard on criminals who were harvesting sea wildlife and endangered species and selling them on…
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Boyes Drive fire contained on section of Table Mountain
Firefighters on Monday battled and contained a blaze above a section of Table Mountain. The fire raged on the mountain…
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SA turns to lie detectors in anti-poaching war
South Africa plans to carry out lie detector tests on staff working at its game reserves in a bid to…
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SANParks visitors urged to report suspicious activity
Kruger National Park is ready for the festive season. It says security measures are in place for the influx of…
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Kruger National Park beefs up security ahead of festive season
Security is being beefed up inside the Kruger National Park. But there are concerns for safety outside their boundaries. Last…
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Cable car ride suspended as firefighters battle Table Mountain blaze
Table Mountain’s cable car service has been suspended as a fire sweeps towards the upper cable station and the Platteklip…
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Visitors urged to use alternative entry gates to Kruger National Park after tourist murder
Visitors have been urged to use alternative entrance gates to the Kruger National Park after an attack on a group…
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Heritage site honouring Bakgalaka people launched at Kruger National Park
The Bakgalaka people at Phalaborwa in Limpopo have welcomed the decision by South African National Parks (SANParks) to recognise and…
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City of CT to take the baboon management engagements to affected residents
Following its discussions on baboon management with other spheres of government last week, the City now intends to engage affected…
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SANParks CEO sacked after being found guilty of six charges
SANParks CEO Fundisile Mketeni has been dismissed after being found guilty of six charges, including s.e.xual harassment. Mtekeni has been…
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SANParks employee condemned after almost hitting Kruger lions with car – Video
South African National Parks (SANParks) has slammed the behaviour of one of its employees, after a video of their bad…
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City of CT plans to make an announcement over its baboon management programme
The City of Cape Town is expected to make an announcement relating to its controversial urban baboon management programme, after…
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SANParks aims to alleviate poverty in Western Cape with community social legacy programme
SANParks has gifted a group of pensioners from Wilderness Heights on the Garden Route with food gardening tools and the…
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Beachgoers welcomed back to Clifton following removal of humpback whale carcass
Beachgoers have been welcomed back to Clifton beaches in Cape Town after the nine-metre humpback whale carcass was removed on…
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2 Mozambican nationals armed with hunting rifle, magazine & knife held in Kruger National Park
Field rangers at Skukuza camp at the Kruger National Park arrested two men, aged 33 and 44, allegedly found in…
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3 poachers arrested for harvesting rock lobster in Table Mountain Marine Protected Area
Three suspected poachers have been arrested, and their vessel seized for allegedly harvesting dozens of live West Coast rock lobsters…
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SANParks concerned over number of rhinos being killed in Kruger National Park
SANParks has raised concerns about the number of rhino being killed in the Kruger National Park. This follows the release…
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Table Mountain National Park officials arrest abalone poachers – Watch
Three abalone poachers were arrested in the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) on Sunday morning, after consistent patrols to curb…
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12 poachers arrested around Kruger National Park within past month
Intelligence-driven operations had seen 12 poachers arrested in and around the Kruger National Park within the past month alone, authorities…
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Kruger National Park’s Lower Sabie filling station completely gutted after fire
Management at the Kruger National Park has confirmed that a filling station at the Lower Sabie camp has burnt down…
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Hefty sentence handed down to three poachers
The South African Police Service on Saturday welcomed the sentences handed down to three poachers for charges relating to the…
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New national park planned for EC Grasslands
SanParks and the World Wide Fund are collaborating to establish a new national park in the mountains of the Eastern…
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These national parks will go cash-free from September
The South African National Parks (SANParks) announced that 12 parks will be going cash-free from 1 September 2021. Here’s what…
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University of CT to study independent investigator’s report on fire
The University of Cape Town on Friday said it would study a report released by an independent investigator appointed to…
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Cape Town authorities offer R10 000 reward for info on destructive April fire
A R10,000 reward is on offered for information that could help authorities in their investigation into a fire that ravaged…
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Cape Town fires did not start naturally – report
There’s no evidence at this point indicating that the raging fire that laid bare tracts of land on Table Mountain…
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Video: More than 100 firefighters working to quell Tsitsikamma blaze
More than 100 firefighters from the Eastern and Southern Cape have banded together to quell a fire that started in…
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1 suspected poacher killed and 4 others arrested at Kruger National Park
One suspected poacher has been killed at the Kruger National Park while four others have been arrested by the South…
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University of Cape Town students evacuated as fire spreads to campus – Video
All University of Cape Town (UCT) students have been evacuated by emergency support staff as the fire spreads to campus.…
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SANParks speaks on decision to rotate anti-poaching rangers
Public outcries over the rearranging of rhino anti-poaching rangers in the Kruger National Park (KNP) have prompted the South African…
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City of CT enforcement agencies make 298 arrests
The City of Cape Town said that in the past week nearly 300 people were arrested on various charges, such…
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Body of man who disappeared while hiking at Silvermine found
The body of a man who disappeared while hiking at Silvermine Nature Reserve in Cape Town a part of the…
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Over 60 suspected abalone poachers nabbed in Cape Town
SANParks says 65 suspected abalone poachers were arrested in the Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National…
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Man mauled to death by lions at South African game reserve
A man tracking game has been mauled to death by two young male lions that were immediately put down at…
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