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News Archive
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Is the Tourism Industry Ready for Climate Risk?
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsIt is always interesting how those most vulnerable to a risk are the least prepared. Does it mean that they are blissfully ignorant; do they choose to ignore the threat... -
The Rescued Lion in the Kruger National Park
Posted on September 8, 2009 | No CommentsOn the 114th day (out of 365 days) of Martie’s visit to the Kruger National Park, she posted some disturbing photos in her blog on the South African National Parks... -
A parks board sells rhinos to hunters
Posted on July 6, 2009 | 2 CommentsHard on the heels of news about escalating rhino poaching and illegal hunting in South Africa comes almost unbelievable news that the Eastern Cape Parks Board, a provincial conservation agency,... -
A walk of no ordinary proportion
Posted on June 6, 2009 | 1 CommentThe Rim of Africa Mountain Passage is a grand idea painted large on the grand canvas of the Cape Fold Mountains. At its heart is the dream of creating biodiversity... -
Rhino threatened by hunting
Posted on March 12, 2009 | 6 CommentsThe Wildlife & Environment Society of SA (WESSA) and other NGOs are questioning the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (PHASA) about rhino being hunted for the horn trade by... -
Kruger National Park Google Earth layer
Posted on May 25, 2008 | 7 CommentsecoAfrica has launched a Google Earth layer for the Kruger National Park (2MB .kmz file; requires Google Earth), in the context of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Our layer includes:... -
Powerdown and travel
Posted on January 24, 2008 | 1 CommentThe CEO of the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA), Michael Tatalias, attracted the ire of both Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, and FIFA, world football’s governing body, when he... -
Free Energy – 1st in Commonwealth Vision Awards
Posted on January 2, 2008 | No CommentsNestling between the sweep of False Bay and the dragonback Helderberg Mountains near Cape Town (and not far from the ecoAfrica Travel offices) lies Khayelitsha. This sprawling shanty town was... -
The Kalahari: A Queen of a Desert
Posted on December 6, 2007 | No CommentsIf you love nature, traditional South African food, and a good and funny host, this Kalahari Tour is for you! I arrived at Upington at 08h00 and we set off... -
The Soul of the Wilderness
Posted on September 12, 2007 | No CommentsEver since I’ve come to know about Dr Ian Player’s Wilderness Trails and the very positive effect those few days in wild nature had on the human psyche, I decided...




