Category Archives: Other

As I have mentioned before AZUSA is always a fun filled and happy group to take away on tour. AZUSA is an American University that do a semester in South Africa based at African Enterprise in Pietermaritzburg. Our trip began … Continue reading →

It is a curse for many drivers when the termites, or flying ants as they are commonly referred to, decide to leave the sanctity of their underground nests and take to the air, many of which end up smearing their … Continue reading →

What is it with photographers as all I ever see is pictures of elephants, buffalo, lions, leopards, cheetah, hyenas’, wild dog etc? Why do they never show the common species and more importantly the smaller more interesting stuff? (You have … Continue reading →

Have you ever though that elephants and the recent tragic killing in the mall in Kenya by Al-Shabaab were linked? I certainly didn’t but after reading this link by former US President Bill Clinton, I do now: http://www.treehugger.com/culture/bill-clinton-interconnectedness.html. I’m sure … Continue reading →

How times have changed! Let’s glimpse at a few of these changes in the Game Ranging profession starting off in the 60’s. Many of the rangers employed were former policemen or military men. A standard 6 was the minimum requirement, … Continue reading →

A bit of ‘a stone in the shoe’ to me is private people keeping dangerous animals in captivity. Surely people who do so are a bit ‘loony’? Animals are primarily driven by instinct, they are wired differently to humans and … Continue reading →

Growing up in rural Zululand a stone’s throw away from King Shaka’s Kwabulawayo capital and the grave of Queen Nandi (Shaka’s mother) is a contradiction of carefree days of exploring the hillsides, valleys and forest in search of stray cattle … Continue reading →

Stef is a registered National Tourist Guide with a specialist qualification in nature and cultural. Born and bred in the Kwa Zulu Natal Midlands with the Drakensberg Mountains on his doorstep, Stef’s passion for the outdoors was fueled whilst getting … Continue reading →

While driving around Somkhanda this week we came across a (disused) hide which the previous reserve owners used as a hunting hide. From the hide to water point is about 8 meters. Chloe Boshoff coined it when she said: “It’s … Continue reading →