Rare twin elephants were born last week at Pongola Game Reserve in Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal. Will they have a fighting chance at survival?

Africa is a harsh place to grow up… for everyone! Just have a look at this brave little Dumbo taking care of these hungry cats. If you’re sensitive to the cruelty of nature, give this one a pass.

Will the Department remove all welfare-based provisions for elephants? The Department of Environmental Affairs has been discussing amendments to the Elephant Norms and Standards last week

On 4 October 2014 people in 115 cities across the world will march to call for an end to the poaching crisis that is slaughtering elephants and rhinos in their tens of thousands each year. The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos (GMFER) initiative speaks to TheSouthAfrican about their efforts and plans

World’s tallest land mammal threatened by conflict with humans, habitat loss, war, and disease

Rangers in the Kruger National Park last week found an elephant bull that was purposefully shot for its tusks, which were hacked off and carried away by suspected poachers.

A gruesome murder story involving a payment dispute between groups of suspected ivory poachers in rural Zimbabwe highlights the brutal reality of elephant poaching in Africa

A British teacher and her South African fiancé thought they’d edge closer to a bull elephant in musth. What happened next was a sobering reminder of the power of these mammoths, and their consequences that await humans who forget that

While it is difficult to obtain precise numbers of fatalities, here is a list of ten animals that cause the most human deaths in South Africa. And you may be surprised to hear that sharks are nowhere near the most deadly…

The decaying carcasses of at least 100 elephants were found in Hwange National Park after poachers poisoned the park’s watering holes and land.

Best known for playing tough guys in Hollywood movies, English actor Tom Hardy takes on some real villains in the South African bush… sort of.

Become one with the terrified onlookers as a full-grown ndlovu takes offence at the presence of a LandRover full of park visitors. What happens next is none too rare in the Kruger (if you’re lucky), but keeping a rampaging pachyderm in camera frame until the last moment, is!

Rhino are being shot at a rate of more than two a day in South Africa, for the simple fact that rhino horn is valued at more per kilogram than gold. This ITV documentary goes to South Africa to meet the armed men employed to guard rhinos in the Kruger Park, as well as rhino owners who have resorted to unorthodox ways of protecting their animals, such as dehorning them or training elephants to track poachers.

THE ANTIQUARIAN | Icons such as Nelson Mandela have focussed the spotlight on our country and many people want to own a piece of our miracle nation.

A bit of encouragement from his friends and some alcohol is all one man needed to challenge an elephant in a South African game park