Press Releases

UNIVERSITY OF PARMA AND THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN WILDLIFE COLLEGE SIGN A COLLABORATION AGREEMENT TO CREATE NEW LEARNING PATHWAYS AND EXCHANGES LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR JOINT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES In an exciting development following the accreditation of the Southern African Wildlife College’s (SAWC) Applied Diploma in Natural Resource Management, the SAWC recently signed a collaboration agreement with...Read More

Collaboration in Action In a decisive response to escalating rhino poaching, the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) is proud to report an extraordinary milestone reached through an intensive, collaborative conservation initiative: 382 rhinos dehorned in just two months. As part of a broader counter-poaching strategy in the Greater Kruger landscape, involving nearly 200 flight hours across...Read More

The Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) is proud to announce that its flagship Diploma in Applied Natural Resource Management has now received all formal accreditations and its official registration number from the relevant national regulatory bodies. We will enroll our first group of 1st year students in January 2026 and encourage interested parties to keep...Read More

The College and Commonland have joined forces in a new partnership aimed at scaling long-term, community-led conservation and restoration efforts across Southern Africa. By combining the SAWC’s expertise in community-led conservation and restoration training with Commonland’s 4 Returns Framework, this partnership will develop and implement training programmes and materials to help guide holistic landscape management...Read More

Nine years instead of 18 months later, we wish our Dog Master Johan van Straaten all the best as he returns to the family farm at the end of January 2025 to re-join his wife and family.It’s been an incredible journey since Johan began working at the College in 2016, shortly after the K9 unit’s...Read More

Warriors For African Wildlife (WFAW) partnered with the Southern African Wildlife College in 2021 when they were looking to gain back a sense of mission-driven purpose to heal unseen wounds and find renewed trust in each other, and in themselves at the highest level. And what better way to do this than in the African...Read More

Following the resignation of Altin Gysman to continue his career in the South African Military Service, the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Hancock to head up its Protected Area Integrity Department. Having grown up between Giyani and Manyeleti Game Reserve, Jeremy is not new to the area but more...Read More

In a significant move by the Herding Academy, which has transitioned to the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC), regenerative land management practices and training are to get a real boost. This will ultimately help mitigate the impact of environmental degradation due to conventional land management and  livestock practices and the effects of climate change.With the...Read More