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Mapungubwe | A Valuable Green Tourism Destination

As mining activities continue to threaten one of South Africa’s most unique National Parks (Mapungubwe), a new coalition group has been formed with the aim of preventing any further development of the intended opencast and underground coal mine that is to be located near this, a World Heritage Site. This media release looks at Vanessa Bristow’s views on the current situation and includes a fantastic video clip which highlights the natural beauty and history of this region.

Bristow, like many others, believes that the Mapungubwe region should be preserved and protected from the impacts of infrastructural development, and allowed to remain pristine for generations to come. What do you think?

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Inshore shark research – Shark Blog 7

By DICT’s Marine Biologist, Alison Towner Inshore shark research We have had a fantastic few months of tracking white sharks in Gansbaai. In September, we deployed two acoustic transmitters on to two 4m plus female sharks on the 3rd and 7th of September respectively. Without giving too much away, the results from following these sharks [...]

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