Possible march to affect road leading to Phalaborwa Gate
According to SANParks spokesperson, Reynold Thakhuli, the picketing might result in a complete shutdown of business around the town of Phalaborwa, inc...
Media Release: SANParks receives air support for anti-poaching operations
SANParks Board Chairperson, Mr Kuseni Dlamini, stated that SANParks had received an initial grant funding of R254.8 million in 2014 to support anti-po...
Bird kills in Wilderness area
Since the first observations of this occurrence, immediate action was taken and a process put in place to get to the root of the problem for the morta...
Media Release: Silvermine and Tokai to remain closed to the public
TMNP management understands that users are eager to access these areas, however they remain very sensitive and unsafe, and public use of these areas a...
Precautionary measures underway in the Garden Route National Park
Senior Section Ranger for the Knysna Section (terrestrial/ forestry) of the GRNP, Nico Oosthuizen, says emergency cases often include dehydrated hiker...
Media Release: Deadline for stakeholder input to Committee of Inquiry
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa, extended an invitation to all interested and affected parties on 10 February 2015, to present ...
Media Release: Mopping up begins as fires are contained
In the meanwhile the cost of containing the multiple fires on Table Mountain National Park is still estimated at R5 million; however this excludes the...
Media Release: World scientists assemble in the Kruger National Park
With the theme “sense-making over diverse knowledge domains for sustained conservation”, the programme will explore about 107 presentation...
Support Team SA and contribute to a cause saving birds that migrate to SANParks
Apart from the actual bird race, the main aim of this event is to raise money for conservation and, this year, the selected project is to help to stop...
Media Release: Working On Fire helicopter pilot killed
The helicopter was part of a team of three helicopters and a spotter plane on their way to fight a fire in the Cape Point Nature Reserve. I wish to ex...
Media Release: SANParks expresses their sincerest condolences
Bees, as he was affectionately known by friends and family alike, played a vital role in supressing the fire that has burnt across the Table Mountain ...
Media Release: Cape Point fire still burning in Table Mountain National Park
The fire is forming a very narrow but long strip at this stage requiring a larger than usual number of fire-fighters to deal with the situation. Most ...
Media Release: Programme for care of injured and orphaned rhino
The ultimate aim is for the rhino orphans to be integrated back into a normally functioning breeding population. The rhino orphans that are rescued in...
Media Release: Counting the cost of the Table Mountain National Park fires
Some consequences of the fire include that Upper Tokai Road remains closed in the interest of the safety of the public. We understand that hikers, cyc...
Latest update on the fires in Table Mountain National Park
Due to a fire in the Cape of Good Hope section of the TMNP the following roads are closed: Platboom Road Circular Drive Link Road to Olifantsbos Also ...