Last week the Sabi Sand Wildtuin Association announced the introduction of a chemical composition that will make it a health risk to consume rhino horn, hopefully serving as the ultimate solution to rhino poaching. A mixture of pink dye and parasiticides injected into the rhino horn will render consumers of the powdered horn seriously ill.

Construction on what will be the continent's biggest wind farm, the Cookhouse wind farm in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, is under way, with the first batch of giant turbines having arrived at the Port of Ngqura outside Port Elizabeth.

The 138.6 MW Cookhouse wind farm was the biggest project selected in the first round the South African government's renewable energy procurement programme for independent producers.

Uncharted Africa Safari Co. has announced that Camp Kalahari, which is located in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi salt pans, is undergoing a refurbishment with an expected completion later this month.

The camp upgrade includes new, much larger guest tents in a light sandy colour with extended fly sheets to shade and protect the en-suite bathrooms, as well as refreshed tent interiors.
 
The thatched communal library, living and dining area has been completely rebuilt to match the existing swimming pool pavilion.
 

A rhino cow had to be euthanised in the Kruger National Park after she was badly mutilated by poachers on Sunday March 31, a day after a South African Air Force helicopter crashed in the park claiming the lives of all five soldiers on board, according to Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) spokesman, Albi Modise.

Johannesburg - South African National Parks launched a brand new tourism drive on Tuesday, named 2022 Responsible Tourism Strategy (2022 RTS).

According to Glenn Phillips, SANParks Managing Executive: Tourism and Marketing announced that in the next 10 years SANParks will be doing things differently to keep up with visitors' changing needs as well as the ever changing landscape of government funding.