Player’s legacy for SA parks

This article appeared in the Daily News on January 12, 2015. By Vivien van der Sandt When the life and work of the late great conservationist Ian Player is held on 14 January, he will be remembered for his successes in saving the rhino species and establishing the iMfolozi and St…

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WOMEN STAND THEIR GROUND AGAINST BIG COAL

WOMEN STAND THEIR GROUND AGAINST BIG COAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN EXCHANGE WoMin, a regional women’s rights alliance, invites you to provincial site inspections and a dialogue involving dozens of organisations from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Botswana 19-24 January 2014 Despite threats to the planet and to humanity, coal expansion…

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Sermon by Bishop Geoff Davies: Dr Ian Player Memorial Service

My welcome to you all. Many of you will have known Ian better than I. From my experience he was a deeply spiritual man. He was a faithful member of St Mark, the little Anglican Church in Karkloof. It is right that we honour him here in Hilton College Chapel.…

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Hundreds to celebrate Player’s life

This article appeared in the Mercury on 12 January 2015 By Tony Carnie HUNDREDS of people from across Southern Africa, Europe and the US are expected to gather in KwaZulu-Natal this week to celebrate the life of international conservation figure Ian Cedric Player. Player, 87, died six weeks ago and was…

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GET Progress Report-December 2014

By Sifiso Dladla KZN VISIT TO MAKE LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR REGIONAL EXCHANGE VISIT (02-03 DECEMBER 2014) On the 1st of December I made my way to Richards Bay to meet with my female comrades by the name of Samantha Hargreaves and Caroline Ntaopane, both from Gauteng, and Zama Ntuli from…

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