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This Valentine’s Day, global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS is calling on animal lovers to celebrate love in a way that truly matters: by symbolically adopting a rescued big cat. Through this programme, you’ll help provide lifelong care for lions and other majestic animals rescued from abuse and exploitation.
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In the heart of a township, a remarkable transformation story unfolds—a testament to resilience, community, and sustainable growth. Once known as Zama Zama’s, engaging in the precarious and often perilous task of illegal mining, a group of indomitable individuals has…
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Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is a practice of mindfully immersing yourself in forests, to nourish your physical and mental health. It started in Japan in the 1980s as a way to combat stress and reconnect with the natural environment¹³. Since…
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We have all asked ourselves the big questions; where do we come from and what is the nature of our humanity? Archaeological, anthropological, and ethnological studies have attempted to gain an understanding of the painters of rock art and their…
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“We do not want merely to see beauty… we want something else which can hardly be put into words- to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it,…
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While many visitors to South Africa are familiar with ‘The Big 5’ of the African bush, few are aware of the many important undersea ambassadors that inhabit the coastal waters. In celebration of MPA Day on Monday, 1 August, it’s…
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There’s little doubt that green needs to be higher on our agenda, as we are fast running out of landfill space to dispose of our vast volumes of waste. Some sites, such as those in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape,…
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It was Freedom Day in South Africa and I had taken myself on an extended and much missed artists’ date. I had braved an open mic poetry event at Kalk Bay Books the previous evening and was curious to see…
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When South African writer Antjie Krog was just 17, she wrote a poem for her school magazine which was shocking enough to upset Kroonstad High’s parents. The furore caught the attention of the Sunday newspapers, who descended on the town…
Continue readingMost local municipalities in South Africa are unable to maintain basic waste water management infrastructure. The first detailed report on the state of wastewater treatment in South Africa in nine years was released recently. It paints a dismal picture. The…
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Chef Mokgadi Itsweng is determined to disprove the myth that healthy food is expensive while also showcasing both indigenous South African ingredients and plant-forward dishes. Itsweng – a protégé of the late, great Dorah Sithole – has nearly 20 years’…
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Zero sugar. Zero guilt. Packed full of goodness We live in ever-changing times and fast paced environments that often make it challenging for many to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But what is a healthy lifestyle in modern day 2022? Health…
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Ecosystem Restoration Camps Camp Reedsdale Regeneration is a 3,850 hectare farm located in the largely rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The region was declared a disaster area in 2019 because of a six year drought that hit the…
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London, 21 April 2022 – Scientists have discovered a previously unknown “impulsive sound” – dubbed the “gunshot” by researchers – that has never been recorded before. The study documented 600 whale calls over 11 days at the Vema Seamount in…
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