Makhonjwa Mountains Named South Africa’s 10th World Heritage Site

On Monday the Portfolio Committee on Tourism in Parliament welcomed the development. The Makhonjwa Mountains, known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt in Mpumalanga, have been declared as South Africa’s 10th World Heritage Site. On Monday the Portfolio Committee on Tourism in Parliament “welcomed” the development. Chairperson of the Committee Lusizo Sharon Makhubele-Mashele said: “The Committee…

DRC Approves Oil Drilling in UNESCO World Heritage Virunga National Park

Virunga – Africa’s oldest national park – is home to over half the global population of mountain gorillas The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has decided to open up parts of two protected national parks, home to endangered species such as mountain gorillas, to oil drilling. The proposals to allow oil exploration in Virunga and Salonga were met with fierce opposition from environmental activists,…

Updates from Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp

Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp will have some refurbishment done over the coming months; all the tents are to have new hyrax proof flysheets. As cute as these little creatures are, they enjoy the shelter provided by the gap between tent and flysheet; we’d like to persuade them to take their rest elsewhere. Elewana Collection has…