A new computer laboratory has opened at Nhlengelo Primary School in Burlington, Acornhoek – capping a decade-long, community-driven effort that pulled together international funders, local NGOs and a determined set of volunteers to give rural learners a digital foothold.
On a bright veranda surrounded by Lowveld trees at the Wits Rural Campus on 7 August 2025, a traditional leader, a social science professor and a young activist engaged in a vibrant discussion about waste and the lack of waste management services in rural Bushbuckridge. Though they came from very different worlds, they soon realised they were all speaking about the same urgent challenge – how to turn this environmental and social issue into opportunities by unlocking value from what is typically considered just “trash”.
A large increase in vehicle accidents in the region, particularly fatal ones are being attributed to increased traffic densities caused by a rise in the number of heavier and slow-moving vehicles on our roads.
Who says the bush is only for game drives, bush walks and game viewing? No ways, the Hlokomela Bush Party brings the party to the bush in the most epic way ever.
The Hoedspruit Concerned Rate Payers Association (HCRPA) was formally registered with the CIPC on 4 June 2024 to give ratepayers in Hoedspruit a united voice. And barely a year later, that voice is being tested on multiple fronts – from illegal land occupation to sewage spills, flawed development plans, and failing public transport.
Low-cost carrier FlySafair is excited to announce the launch of a new route connecting Cape Town and Hoedspruit, enhancing access to the central Kruger region and neighbouring Limpopo province. This new service complements the airline’s existing route to Mbombela, offering travellers more options to explore South Africa’s iconic safari destinations.
If you ever feared the hornbill was disappearing, the sight that greeted early risers at Timbavati Airfield on Saturday, 21 June, would have lifted your spirits.
What began as a devastating event is quickly becoming a heartwarming story of community spirit, compassion, and coming together around the flames.
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In Limpopo’s Sekhukhune District, on the edge of the Blyde River Canyon, the community of Phiring is demonstrating a quiet but powerful transformation. Situated in one of South Africa’s Strategic Water Source Areas (critical land that makes up just 10% of the country but supplies more than half of its surface water), Phiring is showing what is possible when people and ecosystems thrive together.
The dust rose in golden swirls as the convoy of vehicles wound through the warm embrace of the bushveld, sunlight bathing the bush in gold. It was as if nature itself was rejoicing. The air was alive with the sound of rhythmic drumming and joyful voices. Against a crisp blue sky, over 100 guests arrived to celebrate a long-awaited milestone in conservation: the grand reopening of the newly renovated Koru Camp.
