Post Office strike causes delays in card delivery
Due to the unprotected Post Office strike, we are experiencing Wild Card delivery delays around the Gauteng area. The Post Office”s Securemail s...
Mokala Flash Floods
We have had some heavy rains in the Northern Cape. The park has been effected by the rains and most of our tourist roads inside the park has been clos...
Results of water samples: Swartvlei (thumbs up)
Placid water (0) Swartvlei Caravan Park (63 per 100 ml) Golf course (20) Pine Lake (364) Lakeside Lodge (0) Outward Bound (197) Results of concern wer...
Media Release: Environmental Affairs Minister and Deputy Minister lead South African delegation to 6th world parks congress in Sydney, Australia
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa is leading the South African delegation that includes the Deputy Minister of Environmental Affa...
SANParks says more about commercial tour operators (Knysna forest)
The Management plan for the GRNP was approved by Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in 2010. This Management Plan (http://www.sanparks.co.za/pa...
Media Release: Four new bird species discovered in Karoo National Park
Birding enthusiast, Japie Claassen, from the local Honorary Rangers and Karoo Birding Safari”s, confirmed sightings of Roberts Nr”s 405 &n...
Response to the incident of an injured tourist in Drupkelders (Knysna forest)
Drupkelders is in the Knysna forest, also part of the Garden Route National Park, managed by South African National Parks (SANParks). Yesterday a loca...
Media Release: Registrations open for the Working for Water QwaQwa/Golden Gate Half Marathon
The marathon, which aims to improve the wellbeing and heath of the surrounding communities, was initiated by Biodiversity Social Projects (BSP)”...
Media Release: Woolworths supports SANParks Honorary Rangers Dog Project
From a profile perspective the event attracts a number of Olympic champions (Gold, Silver and Bronze medallists from the Olympics) and is recognised b...
Table Mountain National Park – Information for the December/January festive season
Cape Point The Rooikrans satellite parking area will be available as overflow parking for Cape Point between the 15th of December 2014 and the 5th of ...
Cape Point Nature Run – Closures
Closures: Closure of Buffels Bay Picnic Site to general visitors from 13:00 on 8 November and reopening again at 11:00 on 9 November 2014. The camp si...
Carcass of a whale stranded in Knoetzie (Knysna)
“Burying the carcass will delay the decomposition process” according to Johan de Klerk, Area Manager of Knysna, SANParks. Two alternatives...
Media Release: Annual rate increase – Table Mountain National Park
TMNP Park Manager, Paddy Gordon explained that rate increases are comprehensively considered and take into account all stakeholders before an official...
Treating the cause and not the symptom: Swartvlei
The Eden District Municipality”s health division took 2 water samples at the Swartvlei mouth in the last 2 months. There was a count of 2419 whi...
Media Release: 54 Rhino Poaching Suspects Arrested in KNP in October
In the second operation, six suspects were arrested by the SANParks Environmental Crime Investigative Unit, with the support of the SAPS, in a follow ...