All regular readers will by now know that the late dry season is definitely my favourite time of year. Well defined game trails meandering through brittle dry yellow grass eventually ending at a small little waterhole. More mud than water, but they seem to sustain an endless variety of animals. From the dainty blue waxbill...Read More
Ensuring communities benefit from job creation and natural resources use is an important part of ensuring sustainability, but changing the mindset of the youth is essential to changing attitudes of entire populations. There is no doubt that sport inherently creates a fun and receptive environment for learning. By linking conservation to core values through sport...Read More
Victor Seale (driver) and Grace Ndlovu (database administrator) are proud to be involved as Nompilos (caregivers) with the Hlokomela programme. Hlokomela is an award winning HIV and AIDS educational and treatment programme targeting workers in the agriculture, nature conservation and tourism sectors in The Greater Kruger to Canyons area. The programme aims to reduce HIV...Read More
Every month the College staff nominate deserving employees for our “Achiever of the Month” award. This is generally held on a Friday, with Hazel Timm our Hospitality Manager providing coffee, tea and a little baked something. Many a good chat is had whilst waiting for everyone to gather before the award winner/s are announced. Standing...Read More
Dr. Kevin Robertson also known as Doctari, was appointed to head up the Southern African Wildlife College’s Sustainable Use and Field Guiding department on 1 March 2014. And what an amazing four years it’s been! Sadly as they say all good things must come to an end. On 13 July 2018, Kevin travelled to the...Read More
A real game-changer In April 2018, the MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy opportunity was presented to us, as partner organisation by virtue of our relationship with Peace Parks Foundation. This meant we had the opportunity to select a ‘junior-senior’ inter-generational ‘duo’ on which the leadership development programme is based. It brings together two generations of...Read More
The Youth Access, Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Education Bridging Programme has been part of the College’s curriculum since 2010 when, with funding from the Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust (Managed by Nedbank Private Wealth), it was run as a pilot programme. Eight years down the line, 17 July 2018 marked yet another successful graduation where...Read More
The month of August had a busy time with groups visiting our nature-based campus. During this time the SAWC hosted two universities from the United States of America. Michigan State University came running in on 28 July 2018 as only Spartan’s can!! They have had a packed programme around the themes of “Cash, Crime,...Read More
An article by George Kamuzhu Phiri, SAWC SRC President, on the Work Integrated Learning component of the Higher and Advanced Certificate programmes. Going back home after being away for three months is always a happy moment for every student. However on our last day we were cordially...Read More
Students from the Higher Education and Training courses in Nature Conservation all returned from their workplaces to start their second semester modules on 23 July 2018. This, after they have spent three months back at their workplaces completing the practical component of their studies called Work Integrated Learning (WIL). During WIL students are expected to...Read More
