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All the best for your upcoming trip to Kruger Safarigirl. it is always great fun to have a list of 'wow' sightings that one looks forward to and honey badgers are always on my list.
And you are right, it may be a bit far away, but it definitely is a honey badger sighting

He was a friendly as you like I picked him up later on
I think it was at a rehab center Moholholo, sorry about the spelling!

Was that the one that climbed out of his pen with a stick, Dodger?

Thats him mate, I take it you have met him too

Yep, a few years ago. Glad to see he's still going strong.

That was 2007 though

He was still there last year...an absolute terror!

Awesome I do plan to re visit that place it was fantastic only this time I'll take the wife 

Thanks for the update, RP.

Dodger, just be careful, cos then the wife might learn how to get out of the house at night without a key.

and there is not only the Badger... we can stroke a Cheetah and have picture of him running

True, Anne-Marie. I was amazed how rough a cheetah's fur actually is.

HEY , thought i will tell you this, this very morning me and my dad were sitting at 5:30am just out side our bungalow at satara that is located right next the fence! I heard a russling noise behind me. As i turn around i see not one, not two, but three honey badgers four/five feet away from me! I do not no who got the bigger fright me or the badger! After he jumpes back in fright he gave us a few seconds of a rather ugly growl and snarl while the two slightly smaller badgers made a dash for the fence before catching up too them agian, it is a pitty i could not get any but it all happened so fast and i didn't even want to move with him snarly at me so close! It was really an amazing start to the day that lead to the end of our five day trip!

Brendon. Those are the "Satara" badgers as we (the family) named them. During June (2011) a badger would come from the camping area and visit each dustbin amongst the bungalows. He/She is quite tame but easily snarls when you get too near! Unfortunately I also do not have any pics. Next time I'll be ready.

The HB's were doing that at Satara when we stayed during September, 2009 - mom must teach her kids the fine art of dust bin diving and they pass it on to their offspring too!

Yup I've also seen the Honey Badgers at Satara digging through dustbins
Would like to see one OUTSIDE of a camp