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Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape of South Africa has experienced a turbulent and complex history ever since the Voortrekkers settled in this part of South Africa in the early 1800s. From the arrival of 4,000 British settlers sent to PE by the Cape Colony government, to the key transit role the city played during the Boer War, and the
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We are hosting an inaugural WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Speed Marketing Session, which promises to be a value-packed 60 minutes, showcasing unique and exciting responsible tourism products that can add value to YOUR particular sales offering. Join us and you’ll discover a number of Cape Town’s true tourism treasures. These cover everything from tour operators to accommodation, transport and activities, along
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Please join us for the inaugural WTM Africa ~ Responsible Tourism Speed Marketing Session ~ A Value-Packed 60 Minutes with Unique and Exciting Responsible Tourism Products! The inaugural WTM Africa takes place in Cape Town on 2nd & 3rd May. The organiser, Reed Travel Exhibitions, has a long track record of promoting responsible tourism at its WTM brand trade shows.
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The canned lion industry in South Africa has a highly lucrative economic chain, from lion cub petting to the despicable hunting of adults under constraint conditions.
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The South African Veterinary Association (SAVA) hosted its third and final workshop for 2013 on Friday 18 October in Cape Town. The national workshops, sponsored by the Veterinary Rhino Rescue Fund, were aimed at equipping vets, generally used to working in small or mixed animal environments, with guidelines on how to deal with the specifics of rhino poaching injuries should
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Rhino poaching statistics are reaching unparalleled proportions with 2.5 rhinos being killed every day of the year 2013 so far. The vast majority are killed for their horn in Kruger National Park with Limpopo, North West Province, and KZN close on its heels. United Against Poaching is a collaboration between Investec Rhino Lifeline, Chipembere Rhino Foundation, and the Forever Wild – Rhino
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Masterton’s Coffee & Tea Specialist have teamed up with the Chipembere Rhino Foundation in an effort to raise much needed funding for the work that they do in Rhino conservation throughout South Africa and beyond! As you know the plight of the Rhino in South Africa and on the African continent as a whole is a growing concern, with poaching having
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Rain was lashing on the roof, while Oom Schalk sat on his favourite wooden bench puffing his pipe contemplating life and the universe on the stoep of his farm in Groot Marico. Reminiscing about the stories of all the local folk, he had told so many times over the years over a peach brandy or moer’s coffee, to countless willing (and not so
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Last Saturday was annual Do It Day in South Africa. Organised by Greater Good South Africa, every year thousands of volunteers support various environmental, educational and social causes around the country. This year the Uluntu team decided to support Makazi Guesthouse in Khayelitsha to set up a township food garden for their Indlovu Project. Di Womersley from the Shaster Foundation, the
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Green Girls in Africa 