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DEA showcases the sterling work of Hoedspruit’s Environmental Monitors

February 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has applauded a group of Environmental Monitors (EM), also known as Maeba (Doves), for their impeccable work geared towards fighting the scourge of rhino poaching in the Hoedspruit area. With at least 1 659 young South Africans participating in the Environmental Monitors Programme, the initiative aims to increase conservation … [Read more...]

The rhino killing fields of KwaZulu-Natal

November 14, 2017 2 Comments

Conservationists warned that the lifting of the ban on the South African domestic trade in rhino horn would spell an all out war on South Africa's remaining rhino. This certainly seems evident after the discovery of two more rhino carcasses this week. This gruesome find brings the total number of rhino poached in a five month period to the highest ever recorded in the … [Read more...]

Rhino conservation heroes honoured at awards dinner

August 22, 2017 Leave a Comment

The African ethos of Ubuntu promotes the power of a village, supporting one another to achieve common goals. For conservation efforts to be successful, many areas of vulnerability must be addressed. This requires a collaborative approach by a variety of passionate contributors. At the Rhino Conservation Awards, a gala dinner held at Joburg's Montecasino Ballroom on Monday … [Read more...]

Kruger National Park to combat rhino poaching with new regional court

May 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

South African Environmental Minister Dr Edna Molewa has welcomed the opening of a regional court in Skukuza to assist in combating rhino poaching-related offences in the Kruger National Park. “Having a Regional Court in Skukuza will ensure that the case turnaround times for rhino poaching and related cases are expedited thus making a significant contribution to tackling the … [Read more...]

Why the longnecks are becoming extinct in Africa

April 12, 2017 1 Comment

A researcher from the University of the Free State (UFS) played a role in the important new film Last of the Longnecks which was screened at the US Environmental Film Festival. Dr Francois Deacon, lecturer and researcher in the Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences at the UFS, who also has a role in the film, attended the preview at the Carnegie Institution … [Read more...]

Rhino poaching stabilised in SA as threat spreads across continent

January 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

South Africa announced its first decrease in rhino poaching since 2007, but this slight improvement was offset by an alarming increase in the number of rhinos killed in neighbouring countries. South Africa’s Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, revealed that 1,175 rhinos were lost in South Africa in 2015 – slightly down from the record 1,215 in the previous … [Read more...]

African Renaissance wins environmentalist of the year award

October 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

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"The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river." - Ross Perot The African Renaissance team have no doubt been in the river getting their hands dirty this past year and the hard work, dedication and vision of 'Green TV Team' is starting to bear fruit. Yesterday, at the 22nd annual SAB Environmentalist and … [Read more...]

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