Love it or hate it. There’s a lot to be said about a winter break in the bush. As an inherent shiverer, my first reaction when I was asked to write a blog about winter in the bush was one of trepidation.  Who in their right mind wants to dwell on winter, let alone...

The unmistakable thudding of the helicopter rotor blades was heard minutes before the bright yellow machine appeared. The story of Masingita, an orphaned rhino. The Rhino Revolution team had been alerted of the impending arrival and watched anxiously, eyes focused...

Xivati, the dominant male leopard that currently resides over the Khaya Ndlovu property first made himself known to us as a young male in 2018. It is believed that he was pushed out in a territorial battle by the more dominant males in the conglomeration of game...

One of the highlights of a stay at Khaya Ndlovu Manor House is a safari, venturing into the sweeping wilderness of the 5500-hectare Rietspruit Game Reserve where all the iconic animal families have their own fascinating stories to tell. Because we live here, we are...

When I happened to innocently mention that today, 31 January is International Zebra Day, I did not expect the barrage of questions that tore into me! Why would anyone celebrate a day in honour of the common stripy equids? After all, they are not endangered, or even...

Who would have believed an innocent ‘herd’ of shiny coated zebras drinking from the waterhole in front of the Khaya Ndlovu Manor House could have sparked such a heated debate? ‘It’s not a herd, it’s a zeal!’ growled a usually placid Gabriel, our front of house...

What a year 2020 has been—and it is not even over yet! There has been enough written about the pandemic to keep us pondering and debating for decades to come and I am sure it is safe to say that everyone has been affected in some way or another. When I happened upon...