By Scott Yammin, Precious Malapane and Bruce McDonald Building Conservation Leaders Across Borders Through KAZA 2026 The Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) recently hosted the 2026 Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) training programme, proudly supported by the University of Kent in collaboration with the Notsew Orm Sands Foundation for the project: “Burnett Ranger Training”. The programme brought together wildlife field rangers...Read More
By Scott Yammin, Precious Malapane, Bruce McDonald and Peter Hamming Protecting natural landscapes requires more than traditional law enforcement. It demands a holistic approach that integrates compliance, resilience, technology, and collaboration. At the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC), this integrated model continues to strengthen protected area integrity through targeted training, operational support, and innovation across multiple units. Strengthening Environmental Compliance A key...Read More
By Scott Yammin, Precious Malapane and Bruce McDonald Protecting Africa’s wildlife requires far more than enforcement alone. It demands skilled, resilient people, well-trained canine units, and reliable aerial support working together on the frontline. At the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC), the Protected Area Integrity: Beyond Law Enforcement thematic area continues to strengthen this integrated approach,...Read More
By Scott Yammin, Precious Malapane and Bruce McDonald University of Kent – Burnett Scholarships for KAZA Ranger Training 2025: Building Capacity for the Future This year’s KAZA Ranger Training, now in its second year of implementation, brought together 22 participants from Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe for 10 weeks of intensive learning. The programme covered everything from...Read More
By Scott Yammin, Precious Malapane and Bruce McDonald Protected Area Integrity at the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) is not only about boots on the ground – it’s about intelligence, discipline, ethics, teamwork, cutting edge technology and lived experience to forge defenders of Africa’s most precious wildlife and resources. Under the SAWC Strategy 2030, this theme...Read More
