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Expansive and growing: The first 10 226 hectares of the Grasslands National Park stretch across 18 properties between Nqanqarhu and Rhodes, with plans to expand the protected area beyond its original 30 000-hectare target. Photos: Angus Burns/WWF

A new kind of national park

The declaration of South Africa's new Grasslands National Park marks a milestone in conservation, using a pioneering biodiversity stewardship model that protects vital watersheds…

Public-private partnership: The renewable energy sponsorship agreement will provide Kruger National Park with renewable energy equivalent to more than 25% of its annual electricity consumption. Photos: Sanparks

Kruger goes green without giving up ground

A pioneering partnership between SANParks, Discovery Green, and Sasol delivers renewable energy to Kruger National Park via the national grid, reducing emissions without taking…

Kruger National Park experiencing rain. Image: Supplied.

Kruger rainfall: 2026 was exceptionally wet but not a record

Despite severe flooding across parts of the Kruger National Park earlier this year, SANParks scientists report that overall rainfall remained slightly below the historic…

THEN: How the Letaba Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park was hit by the big floods in January this year. Picture: SANParks

Kruger National Park hero Mpho Mudau relives the day the floods came

When catastrophic floods hit Letaba Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, hospital services manager Mpho Mudau bravely led life-saving evacuations. Here is how disaster…

Kruger reopens key flood-damaged infrastructure as rebuild continues

Key roads, bridges, and tourism facilities in the Kruger National Park have reopened following extensive flood damage, as Minister David Maynier urges future infrastructure to be…

Palestinian ambassador Hanan Jarrar and Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moyo

Where women lead, doors open

The inaugural Diplomatic Women's Forum in Pretoria brought together female ambassadors, business leaders, and policymakers to celebrate leadership, explore conservation…