Media Release: Update – Fire-fighting in Table Mountain National Park
14h00 Saturday 10 December 2005: After a fast-extinguished flare-up this morning the fire at Suikerbossie is out. 33 Firefighters from the Table Mount...
Table Mountain National Park offers Guided Hikes up Table Mountain
For the first time ever Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) is offering guided hikes up Table Mountain this festive season. Next week a selection of t...
Media Release: Tsitsikamma National Park staff member arrested for suspected abalone poaching
A Tsitsikamma National Park staff member suspected of assisting with abalone poaching activities in Natures Valley was arrested on 4 December 2005, in...
Spirit of Tsitsikamma – Boat rides
It is with great joy that we can announce that the “Spirit of Tsitsikamma” Boat Operation on the Storms River is back in operation. SANPar...
Media Release: Fire-fighting in Table Mountain National Park
Following the release below, it has subsequently been established that no buildings caught alight at the Apostle Battery as City fire-fighter stopped ...
Technical failure of email notifications
There was a technical failure of all email notification in the past 48 hours. Clients who submitted booking forms online are kindly requested to resub...
Kruger National Park 2005 Achievers Honoured
By Raymond Travers A sobering moment took place at the recent Kruger National Park Achievement Awards ceremony when the wives and mother of the late L...
Joint Statement by the Ministerial Committee of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park on the opening of the Giriyondo Access Facility (Border Post) in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
The Giriyondo Tourist Access Facility (border post) that links Limpopo National Park in Mozambique and the Kruger National Park in South Africa in the...
Media Release: Addo celebrates first lion cubs
Addo Elephant National Park is celebrating the successful birth of lion cubs, now about 4 months old. “These three cubs are the first cubs born ...
Statement by the Office of Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism, on 1 December 2005 – Criminals Targeting Tourists are Stealing from South Africa’s Future
“Unacceptable and indefensible.” This was how Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, described the incide...
Media Release: South African National Parks on the launch of the “Know Your Status” campaign
South African National Parks today (1 December 2005) announced the launch of the organisation’s “Know Your Status” campaign during a...
Minister meets NGOs and communities to discuss elephant management options
The Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has welcomed the submissions of various NGOs and community organisation...
Media Statement after the attack of tourists at Waterval Boven (Mpumalanga): Tourism safety in the Mpumalanga Province: A priority for the Department
The Department of Economic Development & Planning is deeply concerned about the recent rise in attacks of tourists visiting our Province. Attacks...
Joint statement by the Office of Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism, and Table Mountain National Park on 24 November 2005
Minister Launches 2nd New Table Mountain Trail: Model of Success for Tourism, Conservation and Job Creation “The Hoerikwaggo Trails project is a...
District Six Museum Wins Museum Of The Year Award
We are proud to announce that we have received the Provincial Museum of the Year Award for outstanding work in the visual arts. With the help of visua...