http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/ The latest news from SANParks. PHP RSS Feed Generator Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - TMNP rangers arrested 2 suspects, on Tafelberg Rd and Scarborough respectively, on Tuesday, 19 August. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1012 2008-08-20 16:01:26 It is becoming very dry at the moment. We had 4 mm of rain on 15/08/2008, but are in urgent need of more rain if we want to have a longer season. http://www.sanparks.org/parks/namaqua/news/2008/update_flowers3.php 2008-08-19 12:05:56 A fire has been raging in the Zuurberg Mountain area of Addo Elephant National Park since Sunday afternoon, 10 August. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1011 2008-08-19 12:04:39 This serves to inform all forum users that due to the massive systems upgrade of the SANParks website and subsequently the forum, access to the forum was temporarily interrupted this morning. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1009 2008-08-15 11:09:37 Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) today officially celebrated its 10th birthday, highlighting the major milestones achieved since the Park was proclaimed 10 years ago. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1008 2008-08-15 10:38:43 Kruger National Park (KNP) Open Safari Vehicle (OSV) operator Thompsons Indaba Safaris presented the Park’s Managing Executive Dr Bandile Mkhize with a framed pledge where all the guides that work for the company vow to maintain all the rules and regulations of the park this week (Monday August 11, 2008). http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/news/2008/osv.php 2008-08-15 10:38:32 Visitor Safety is once again firmly at the top of the agenda for Table Mountain National Park (TMNP). This week park managers revealed a consolidated strategy to be unleashed on the first day of spring, September 01, 2008, which will mesh professional park visitor safety activity with SAPS policing. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1005 2008-08-15 10:38:05 The flowers are currently excellent, with carpets of orange daisies covering large sections of the Skilpad area. The continuing sunny weather is causing quite a spectacle. It is however essential to get more rain in the coming week. http://www.sanparks.org/parks/namaqua/news/2008/update_flowers2.php 2008-08-15 10:37:43 Searching for places to go this Spring, Northern Region Parks (Mapungubwe, Marakele and Golden Gate National Parks) are the place to go. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1003 2008-08-15 10:23:10 Kruger National Park scientists, researchers and veterinarian surgeons teamed up with crocodile experts and other ecologists from universities and other institutions in yet another attempt at trying to unravel the mystery of the crocodile deaths in the Olifants and Letaba rivers this week. http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/news/2008/media/croc_deaths2.php 2008-08-08 10:00:48 We would like to inform all visitors to Bontebok National Park, that on Saturday, 9 August 2008, the Swellendam Canola WAF Mountain Bike race will be passing through the Park as part of the 55km race being hosted on the day. The cyclists will utilize the tourist roads and should be traveling through the Park between 11h00 and 14h00. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1001 2008-08-07 09:44:22 The northern access road to the Thulamela Heritage Site in the far northernmost region of the Kruger National Park (KNP) was closed today for necessary road works. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1000 2008-08-07 08:13:19 There has been no rain the past week in the park area. All the main roads in the area has been graded and repaired. The flowers are currently excellent, with carpets of orange daisies improving daily with the sunny weather. Other species are also making an appearance, including ‘kalkoentjies’, ‘meidesterte’ and purple vygies. http://www.sanparks.org/parks/namaqua/news/2008/update_flowers1.php 2008-08-05 18:40:49 Cape Town, 4 August 2008 – Table Mountain National Park’s expanded public works programme held a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 30 July 2008 for 52 men and women who completed entry level training in carpentry, bricklaying and plastering. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=998 2008-08-05 09:53:28 The seas around the Cape Peninsula are rich in marine biodiversity as this area is a transitional zone where the warm Benguela and cold Atlantic currents mix. In July 2004 the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area (MPA) was proclaimed in order to ensure the sustainable use of marine resources and provide protection for the varied species found in our oceans. http://www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountain/news/2008/tmnp_whales.php 2008-08-04 11:34:25 The Table Mountain Cableway will re-open (weather permitting) to the public on Monday August 4, after completing its annual maintenance. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=996 2008-07-30 15:53:20 Many environmentalists has described the Namaqualand wild flower season as one of the wonders of the world, with 2008 yet another promising year to experience the exceptional namaqua flowers. Over the past weeks Namaqua National Park has witness a sudden outburst of flowers, particularly of orange daisies and Gazanias. http://www.sanparks.org/parks/namaqua/news/2008/flowers.php 2008-07-29 15:51:51 TMNP's expanded public works programme has created over 750 jobs for previously unemployed people from the communities surrounding the Park, using funds secured from DEAT Social Responsibility Programme (SRP) is drawing to a close. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=994 2008-07-29 12:21:44 On Monday 21 July, Christmas came a little earlier for the members of SANParks involved with activities at Phalaborwa gate. http://www.sanparks.org/groups/hr/news/hr_handover.php 2008-07-28 08:30:42 iKapa Honorary Ranger Ruedi Siegenthaler was awarded a prestigious Merit Award at the recent Honorary Ranger Indaba held at Berg en Dal in the Kruger National Park. http://www.sanparks.org/groups/hr/news/ikapahr_award.php 2008-07-21 18:45:04 The front line staff of the prestigious 5 star Cape Grace, situated on a private quay at the V & A Waterfront attended a training course on Table Mountain National Park and its environs hosted by iKapa Honorary Rangers. http://www.sanparks.org/groups/hr/news/hr_capegrace.php 2008-07-21 18:44:57 Cape Town, Monday, 21 July 2008 - Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), Cape Town's and South Africa's top tourist attraction won the Public Sector category award at the annual Western Cape Productivity Awards for "outstanding achievement in productivity improvement in the Public Sector Category". The awards, held for a second consecutive year by Productivity SA, were held on Thursday, 17 July 2008 in Cape Town. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=988 2008-07-21 18:43:56 Please note that the Brandwag Hotel will be undergoing extensive upgrading between the 12th of January 2009 and the 31st of March 2010. http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=919 2008-04-18 10:34:00 Please note that due to repeated copper wire theft, the phone lines to Mapungubwe National Park are frequently interrupted or out of operation. In order to contact the park please e-mail mapungubwe@sanparks.org http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=901 2008-03-26 07:48:58