HOEDSPRUIT - The Rotary Club of Hoedspruit members are gearing up for another Rotary K2C Cycle Tour which takes intrepid and adventurous cyclists over 90 kms through some of the most famous Big 5 reserves in the Lowveld. The route, traverses Timbavati, Thornybush, Kapama and Blue Canyon Conservancy in the second running of this unique event.

HOEDSPRUIT - On May 10, three suspects were caught and arrested for being in possession of rhino horn, a fire arm and ammunition at Klaserie Private Nature Reserve (KPNR). On hearing shots within the reserve, Colin Rowles, Warden of KPNR, reacted immediately and began tracking the poachers. The mission was a great success: Colin and his team not only arrested the suspects, but also recovered the horns and more ammunition

HOEDSPRUIT – Kellan Denny has to be the luckiest little boy around! To be taken down by a big male leopard, dragged 30 meters into the bush and live to tell the story is just incredible. Kellen who is only 6 years old, was attacked by a Leopard in broad daylight, around midday on Tuesday, April 26 at Ntsiri Nature Reserve in the Umbabat some 50km outside of Hoedspruit.

HOEDSPRUIT - Children at Nourish educational centre are benefitting from free weekly yoga classes. Two yoga teachers – Berny Spencer and Helen Skea - have taken on the challenge to bring the practice to local children.

HOEDSPRUIT - Tshukudu is a privately owned property that has been the pride and joy of the Sussens family for 36 years. We have always done our own Anti-Poaching throughout the years and it has proven to be very successful until recently. On Monday May 2, we experienced what so many other people have had to go through, our first poached rhino

deur Captain Molakgotla Ek het vir jou gewag by Jonkman met die reuk van die lemoen blomme vol in my neus en die mangoes…. en die pomelos

HOEDSPRUIT -  Pieter Papsdorf, voorsitter van die Hoedspruit Dorpswag het die volgende instansies bedank vir die vinnige en effektiewe optrede Saterdagnag 2 April 2016 nadat ‘n brand in een van die bekende gastehuise in Hoedspruit uitgebreek het. Hy het gesê dat die vinnige optrede erge skade verhoed het. Alarm was om 22:49 gemaak en die laaste opruiming was 1 uur voltooi. 

COUNTRYWIDE - The hunting of leopards has been contentious for some time, as there is a lack of reliable information about their numbers. In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species for 2015, leopards are classified as “Near threatened”, but with the addendum that although they are locally common in parts of Africa, they are declining in large parts of their range. This decline is due to habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting for trade and pest control, and significant enough that the species could soon qualify for Vulnerable.

HOEDSPRUIT- iNyoka Gallery is an artists’ co-operative, featuring the work of artists and photographers who live in and around the town of Hoedspruit. The gallery provides a base for local artists and photographers where they can display and sell their work.