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Telephone lines at KNP’s Letaba Camp are down
Date: 2008-10-17
Telephone lines at Letaba Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) are currently down.
Media Release: KNP revokes trading licence
Date: 2008-10-13
The trading licence of Galewil Liquors which allows this company to trade in the Kruger National Park (KNP) has been suspended pending a full investigation into last week’s road accident on the Skukuza – Lower Sabie road which resulted in serious injuries to at least seven people.
Media Release: KNP Trails Ranger Attacked By Lion
Date: 2008-10-10
A trails ranger working in the Kruger National Park (KNP) was attacked by a lion this morning (Friday October 10, 2008) during a bush walk.
Media Release: Kruger roads get major facelift
Date: 2008-10-03
Work has already started on a major upgrade on certain parts of the Kruger National Park’s (KNP) extensive tourist road network which will be completed in 2009.
Media Release: Counting spotted coats in and around KNP
Date: 2008-10-02
From August 2008 to April 2009, the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Carnivore Conservation Group (EWT-CCG) will once again team up with South African National Parks (SANParks) to conduct the 5th Wild Dog and 3rd Cheetah Photographic Census in and around the Kruger National Park (KNP).
Beauties mesmerize at Miss KNP Beauty Pageant
Date: 2008-10-02
It was camera clicks and a lively music tempo as the girls came on stage, strutting their wares and moving to the music and cheers from well-wishers during the Miss Kruger National Park (KNP) Pageant.
Media Release: Learners walk on the wild side in Kruger
Date: 2008-09-26
The Kruger National Park’s (KNP) Managing Executive Dr Bandile Mkhize welcomed 80 grade 10 learners from the Enhlanzeni Region of Mpumalanga to the launch of the “Walk in the Wild Side” today, 26 September.
Media Release: Kruger reaches agreement with local taxi association
Date: 2008-09-26
The Kruger National Park (KNP) reached an agreement with the Mkhuhlu Taxi Association (MTA) on Thursday, 25 September which could see local community members gaining easier access into the park.
André Nel visits Skukuza
Date: 2008-09-26
English batsmen fear his brutality as a bowler and Australians battle to hit runs off his violently pitched deliveries, but to the cricket lovers of Skukuza, he is our friend André.
Media Release: Senior citizens celebrate Heritage Day in style in Kruger
Date: 2008-09-25
One hundred senior citizens from the surrounding communities of the Kruger National Park (KNP) joined hands with 100 youths from those communities on Wednesday, 24 September to celebrate National Heritage Day at the Skukuza Soccer Stadium.
Media Release: Skukuza gets baboon-proof dustbins
Date: 2008-09-23
The Kruger National Park’s (KNP) acting managing executive Ms Lucy Nhlapo received a donation of 182 baboon-proof dustbins from the Honorary Rangers today, 23 September 2008.
Media Release: Wilderness Trails Rangers honoured during 30th anniversary celebration
Date: 2008-09-23
The Kruger National Park Managing Executive Dr Bandile Mkhize honoured all 84 of the park’s past and present trails rangers and the role these men and women have played in conservation for the past 30 years yesterday, 22 September 2008.
Temporary closure of KNP's Shingwedzi Camp from 19-21 September
Date: 2008-09-17
The Shingwedzi Camp in the Kruger National Camp (KNP) will be temporarily closed from 19 - 21 September as it will be hosting a group of artists.
Media Release: Kruger elephants move to Mozambique
Date: 2008-09-16
Six bull elephants will be relocated to Gorongosa National Park (GNP) in Mozambique from the Kruger National Park (KNP) this month as part of a plan to restore the 350 000 hectare park to its former glory.
Duke sheds other tusk
Date: 2008-09-10
One of the most well-known tuskers of the Kruger National Park, Duke, has now broken both his tusks.
Old style motoring visits KNP
Date: 2008-09-05
Shining chrome, spoke wheels, leather bonnet straps and plenty of old-time motoring nostalgia returned to one of the oldest tourist areas of the Kruger National Park (KNP) this week.
Media Release: Steenboks vow to keep Kruger clean
Date: 2008-09-01
The Kruger National Park’s (KNP) Managing Executive Dr Bandile Mkhize accepted the Keep Kruger Clean pledge of 36 grade 10 school pupils from all around the Park in Skukuza on Saturday 30 August 2008 as part of the on-going Keep Kruger Clean Campaign.
Catching birds for the sake of the rhinos
Date: 2008-08-28
They flocked into Skukuza. They came from as far as the Limpopo Valley in the far north of the country. They answered a call.
Schools Sports Challenge in the KNP
Date: 2008-08-26
As part of the local youth development project, the Kruger National Park's People and Conservation Department organised the Schools Sports Challenge.
Osv Operator Vows To Follow The Rules
Date: 2008-08-14
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).
Media Release: Research On KNP Croc Deaths Continues
Date: 2008-08-08
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.
Media Release: KNP Tourist Road Closed
Date: 2008-08-07
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.
Media Release: Explore Parque Nacional Do Limpopo In Your 4x4 And Make An Impact!
Date: 2008-07-10
For the first time 4x4 enthusiasts have the opportunity to explore a National Park and at the same time participate in a census that will have a meaningful impact on the knowledge base of the Park.
Basic Environmental Assessment For Singita Roads In KNP
Date: 2008-07-08
Mazda Wildlife Fund Donates R100 000 To Counter Poaching
Date: 2008-06-30
The Mazda Wildlife Fund once again supported the annual Sunset Serenade, which took place from 18 – 22 June. The event, staged at the Kruger National Park, aimed to highlight the importance and prominent work of the Honorary Rangers of the Counter Poaching and Ranger Support Services Unit of South African National Parks.
Media Release: British American Tobacco SA Butts In To Help Conserve The Kruger National Park
Date: 2008-06-23
The Kruger National Park’s Managing Executive Dr Bandile Mkhize accepted a donation of 195 MaxiBin cigarette disposal bins today (Monday June 23, 2008) from British American Tobacco (BAT) South Africa.
Media Release: Sanparks Re-Introduces Advanced Bookings For Day Visits To Kruger National Park
Date: 2008-06-18
Day visitors to the Kruger National Park will again be able to book ahead of time to secure their entrance to South Africa’s most well known national park.
West Rand Honorary Rangers Birding Weekend Booking Opens 18 June, 2008
Date: 2008-06-18
Attention all birders! Booking opens on 18 June 2008 for the ever popular Kruger Park Birding Weekend which will be hosted by West Rand Honorary Rangers at the end of January / beginning February 2009.
Media Release: Kruger National Park Anniversary Celebrated In Style
Date: 2008-06-17
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk joined various other dignitaries and more than a thousand people to celebrate the Kruger National Park’s 110th Anniversary in Skukuza today (Saturday June 14, 2008).
Media Release: Kruger National Park Decade-By-Decade History
Date: 2008-06-17
Louis Trichardt was the first white Voortrekker to trek through the present-day Kruger Park to Delagoa Bay (Maputo) in Mozambique. Most of his party succumbed to malaria on this journey.
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