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What kind of South Africa do we choose to be?

ESG & Sustainability

What kind of South Africa do we choose to be?

Issued by FOUR PAWS 24 Apr 2026

Victory for animal welfare: NCOP approves draft notice prohibiting activities involving African lion

Environment & Natural Resources

Victory for animal welfare: NCOP approves draft notice prohibiting activities involving African lion

Issued by FOUR PAWS 26 Mar 2026

Africa’s cats lead Nat Geo’s Big Cat Month 2026

TV

Africa’s cats lead Nat Geo’s Big Cat Month 2026

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 2 Feb 2026

Everything you need to know about photography tours

Tourism

Everything you need to know about photography tours

Vanessa Rogers, Issued by Executive Placements & Travex.com 22 Jan 2026

Together for animal welfare: Four Paws lends a helping hand to Panthera Africa’s Lions

ESG & Sustainability

Together for animal welfare: Four Paws lends a helping hand to Panthera Africa’s Lions

Issued by FOUR PAWS 20 Jan 2026

Emergency mission underway in Argentina to help over 60 zoo animals

CSI & Philanthropy

Emergency mission underway in Argentina to help over 60 zoo animals

Issued by FOUR PAWS 28 Oct 2025

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Environment & Natural Resources

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Issued by FOUR PAWS 9 Oct 2025

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of the Big Cat Industry in South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of the Big Cat Industry in South Africa

Issued by FOUR PAWS 13 Nov 2024

DFFE White Paper Deviates From 2022 Initial Draft

Environment & Natural Resources

DFFE White Paper Deviates From 2022 Initial Draft

Issued by FOUR PAWS 3 Jul 2023

Government Asked to Step Up Ending Captive Breeding Implementation Process

Environment & Natural Resources

Government Asked to Step Up Ending Captive Breeding Implementation Process

Issued by FOUR PAWS 1 Dec 2022

Supplied image: Vantara’s collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) led to the reintroduction of 41 Spix’s Macaws into the wild in Brazil.

Environment & Natural Resources

How South Africa’s conservation efforts can thrive with Indian partnership

Dr Nomfundo N.V. Mnisi 9 May 2025

Celebrate the real Lion King this December

TV

Celebrate the real Lion King this December

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 5 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

Vultures are seen on branches against a rainbow background in Tanzania in this undated handout image. Courtesy of North Carolina Zoo/Handout via Reuters

Environment & Natural Resources

Vulture surveillance system alerts Zambian park to poachers

Gloria Dickie 1 Jun 2023

Image source: Jirí Mikoláš from

Legislation & Regulation

Legalities of owning a tiger in SA

Shan Radcliffe 7 Feb 2023

Big cat Sundays this February on National Geographic Wild

TV

Big cat Sundays this February on National Geographic Wild

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 31 Jan 2023

Jendamark Automation purchases 120ha Seaview Predator Park in NMB

Environment & Natural Resources

Jendamark Automation purchases 120ha Seaview Predator Park in NMB

26 Oct 2022

Human, animal transmission

Covid-19

Human, animal transmission

Issued by University of Pretoria 7 Mar 2022

Dereck and Beverly Joubert filming Living with Big Cats

Environment & Natural Resources

Big Cats Month launches to bring awareness to dwinding wild cat numbers

Danette Breitenbach 2 Feb 2022

National Geographic Wild's Big Cat Month 2022 celebrates local filmmakers

TV

National Geographic Wild's Big Cat Month 2022 celebrates local filmmakers

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 27 Jan 2022

3 unique holiday getaways in South Africa

Travel

3 unique holiday getaways in South Africa

21 May 2021

National Geographic Wild's Big Cat Month 2021 features 7 premiere specials highlighting big cats

TV

National Geographic Wild's Big Cat Month 2021 features 7 premiere specials highlighting big cats

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 19 Jan 2021

Shamwari adopts WHO-approved Covid-19 measures for September reopening

Tourism & Travel

Shamwari adopts WHO-approved Covid-19 measures for September reopening

23 Jul 2020

Knowledge hub launched to help save African Lion

Environment & Natural Resources

Knowledge hub launched to help save African Lion

16 Aug 2019

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

Environment & Natural Resources

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

31 Jul 2019

Shamwari opens new wildlife rehabilitation centre outside Port Elizabeth

Tourism

Shamwari opens new wildlife rehabilitation centre outside Port Elizabeth

18 Jul 2019

Cuddling a lion cub can undermine conservation efforts

Responsible Tourism

Cuddling a lion cub can undermine conservation efforts

17 Jul 2019

5 reasons to visit the Magaliesberg

Travel

5 reasons to visit the Magaliesberg

20 Jun 2019

Responsible Tourism

Tourism revenue will preserve nature's magic and majesty

Joe Cloete 12 Jun 2019

South Africa kicks the can down the road on captive predator breeding

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa kicks the can down the road on captive predator breeding

Ross Harvey 22 Mar 2019

Nat Geo WILD's Big Cat Month highlights rarely seen behaviours in a jam-packed lineup in February

TV

Nat Geo WILD's Big Cat Month highlights rarely seen behaviours in a jam-packed lineup in February

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 29 Jan 2019

3 City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard veggie-loving restaurants

Food & Wine

3 City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard veggie-loving restaurants

Shellee-Kim Gold 10 Dec 2018

Responsible Tourism

Buenos Aires Declaration bolsters travel and tourism's fight against wildlife crime

21 May 2018

Five of the best safaris in and around Cape Town

Travel

Five of the best safaris in and around Cape Town

Brittany Hawkins 5 Apr 2018

Photo by Laurenz Kleinheider on

Responsible Tourism

SAASA breaks ties with Fair Trade Tourism on grey areas in captive wildlife criteria

6 Apr 2018

Points of entry targeted to prevent wildlife crime

Environment & Natural Resources

Points of entry targeted to prevent wildlife crime

5 Mar 2018

Tourism & Travel

Go wild at Plett animal sanctuaries

28 Dec 2017

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Environment & Natural Resources

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Sipho Mabena 11 Sep 2017

Environment & Natural Resources

'Sixth extinction' of wildlife faster than feared: scientists

12 Jul 2017

TV

March is Big Cat Month on Nat Geo Wild

20 Feb 2017

Canada, Manitoba Churchill Polar Bear truck operator

Tourism

New National Geographic Journeys 2017 itineraries unveiled

21 Oct 2016

Twelve reasons why you should explore Selinda

Travel

Twelve reasons why you should explore Selinda

Jarred Manasse 11 Oct 2016

There's more to 'sea' than whales in Hermanus

Tourism

There's more to 'sea' than whales in Hermanus

Evan-Lee Courie 29 Sep 2015

Maasai women lead solar revolution in Kenya

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Maasai women lead solar revolution in Kenya

Priya Pitamber 7 Aug 2015

Celebrate Women's Day with Vredenheim, Metrorail

Tourism

Celebrate Women's Day with Vredenheim, Metrorail

22 Jul 2015

Hunting in Africa: to ban or not to ban is the question

Environment & Natural Resources

Hunting in Africa: to ban or not to ban is the question

Nkabeng Maruping-Mzileni 20 Jul 2015

SA agencies walk off with 16 Cannes Lions radio wins!

Cannes Lions

SA agencies walk off with 16 Cannes Lions radio wins!

24 Jun 2015