EcoTraining Wins Innovation Award
8 June 2026
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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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.
Plumblink Plus stores are not just ordinary showrooms—they are thoughtfully designed to combine elegance with practicality, offering a complete and inspiring experience for anyone seeking high‑quality plumbing, bathroom, and kitchen solutions.
Minister Godongwana’s tax proposals signal a shift in focus by government. Rather than introducing shocking new tax rates (2025 with three budget proposals was only but last year), the changes refine technical areas of legislation, close planning gaps and aim to encourage regulated savings. Generally personal income brackets were adjusted for inflation.
The loud, guttural growl of a lion shredded the stillness ahead. A sound that bypassed thinking to fuse directly into my nervous system.
Between March 2024 and February 2026, the Upper Letaba Catchment Restoration Project transformed the landscape of the Upper Groot Letaba catchment while strengthening partnerships, creating jobs, and securing vital water resources for the region. What began as an invasive alien plant clearing initiative evolved into a landscape-scale restoration effort that is now helping to catalyse long-term stewardship, scientific research, and community collaboration across the Wolkberg escarpment.
For most people, Easter arrives as a welcome pause – a long weekend, a road trip, time with family. But behind the scenes, it is something far more powerful. Easter is one of the few moments in the year where travel, retail, hospitality and leisure all surge at the same time. It is a holiday – but it is also a synchronised economic event.
Rising along South Africa’s northeastern escarpment between Polokwane and Tzaneen, lies Magoebaskloof. This sweep of mist belt forest, rolling grassland, and deep-cut valleys is one of South Africa’s most atmospheric birding destinations.
On 13th December 2025, the Finale community officially launched its Eco-Tourism Office and newly established hiking trails along the Olifants River, locally known as the Lepelle. For a community positioned between private reserves and along one of the region’s most significant river corridors, this moment marked the opening of a building, and importantly the beginning of a new chapter.
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.
Plumblink Plus stores are not just ordinary showrooms—they are thoughtfully designed to combine elegance with practicality, offering a complete and inspiring experience for anyone seeking high‑quality plumbing, bathroom, and kitchen solutions.
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.
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