We are a community newspaper based in Hoedspruit, South Africa, that has its bias towards wildlife and conservation. We aim to have local, original, and relevant content that is both thought provoking and educational. We also strive to maintain a high standard of journalism.
We are in the centre of the UNESCO officially ratified, Kruger to Canyons Biosphere. Hoedspruit is generally considered to be the ‘safari capital’ of South Africa, within close proximity to the renowned and famous Kruger National Park, the Blyde River Canyon, the Timbavati, Klaserie and many other private game farms and reserves. Some of Africa’s most luxurious game lodges are also close by.
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Illegal land occupation has become one of the most contentious issues facing the Maruleng Local Municipality, with residents, landowners, conservation groups, water users and civic organisations warning that the problem is placing increasing pressure on public services, environmental resources and local governance.
By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be difficult.
The countdown is over as Safari Guide of the Year (SGOTY) 2026 prepares to welcome South Africa’s top field guides to the Greater Kruger for one of the most anticipated events on the safari industry calendar.
They came from Manchester, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Uitenhage and the open sea. What brought them all to the same place – and to the finals of Safari Guide of the Year 2026 – is anything but a straight road.
Let me be direct. No diplomatic softening. No “we reached out to the municipality for comment” preamble that lets officials off the hook before the first paragraph is done. Just the facts ‚ and the facts are an indictment.
Dina and Ernst Marais drove into the Pafuri on a Sunday morning to do what all of us come here to do. By Friday, fellow tourists had found their bodies floating in the Levubu River at Crooks Corner – stabbed to death, their green Ford Ranger gone. Their killers remain free. The South African state, as best as can be established, was somewhere else entirely.
The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere doesn’t make much noise. It doesn’t need to. After 25 years of steady, unglamorous work across one of southern Africa’s most complex landscapes, the numbers in its latest impact report speak clearly enough.
Men’s sexual and reproductive health may be awkward to talk about, but there’s a need to do so. For example, about one-sixth of all couples worldwide have difficulty conceiving children, and in half the cases the man’s fertility is part of the problem. In South Africa, nearly 65% of men attending primary healthcare facilities report some level of erectile dysfunction, as do 57.4% of men in Nigeria.
This month has Valentines Day – but it has always fascinated me as to where did it originate and why?
Valentine’s Day is now synonymous with roses, chocolates and candlelit dinners. But it has roots far less polished – and far more intriguing.
By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be difficult.
Long before humans spoke their first words, birds were communicating through song. For millions of years, forests, grasslands, wetlands, and deserts across the globe have been filled with whistles, trills, warbles, and an array of complex songs, creating one of the most sophisticated communication systems in the natural world.
