A teacher by trade, Rhian Berning now has a new mission in life. The CEO of the Eden to Addo Corridor Initiative, Rhian heads up this funding-dependent

NGO that is working to establish a protected 100,000-hectare biodiversity corridor spanning the Western and Eastern Cape.

Given the increased focus on biodiversity and carbon credits ahead of the 2030 global agreement, her work and that of others in this field are vital for the planet moving forward.

Listen here on Frontierland as she explains the importance of returning corridors of land to nature.

For ecologist John O’Brien and vet Johan Joubert, Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape has been a major part of their lives.

These close friends and colleagues have worked together at Shamwari since the early days to create one of the world’s most highly regarded ‘Big 5’ wildlife reserves.

Join them here on Frontierland as they discuss their memories as well as hopes for the future. It makes for a fascinating listen.

Do you know what an ecologist does? No, neither did I. Listen here as Craig Sholto-Douglas, the Environmental Manager at Kwandwe Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa explains the importance of his job and how the future of our natural world is literally in our hands.

It makes for a fascinating episode.

When Angus Sholto-Douglas, then a game ranger at Mala Mala in Mpumalanga, was offered the incredible opportunity to start his own game reserve back home in the Eastern Cape, he didn’t think twice. Today he is the Managing Director of the magnificent Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, home to the Big 5 and a model of how eco-tourism should work. He is a man worth listening to.

It is no surprise that the Springboks’ World Cup victories were largely achieved through the prowess of their kickers

Today we marvel at the skills of Handré Pollard, one of the highest-paid players in professional rugby. Back in the day, however, it was Joel Stransky who, in the 1995 final, dropped-kicked probably the most important 3 points in South Africa’s history.

Listen here on Frontier Land as Joel looks back on his illustrious career and offers his thoughts on the current state of South Africa – both the rugby and the country.

The title of John Varty’s memoirs is ‘Nine Lives’ and there is little doubt that he has led a charmed life.

This legendary South African filmmaker, activist, and game reserve owner has swam across crocodile-infested rivers, been charged by angry hippos, and has been mauled and almost killed by a tiger he helped rescue.

His incredible story and views on conservation are well worth a listen.

Steve Lansdown is a self-made man. Awarded a CBE in 2017 for services to business and the community in Bristol (his home city), he is the co-founder of the British financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown. Perhaps most notably he is a founder of Bristol Sport and majority shareholder of Bristol Bears Rugby Club, Bristol Flyers Basketball, and my team, Bristol City Football Club who play in the English Championship. He is also the owner of the beautiful Mashatu Game Reserve in southern Botswana. Listen here as we learn about his passion for Africa and its wildlife.

When Kiwi Devan Touhey moved to South Africa almost 30 years ago it was for the sport of rugby. Little did he know then that he would leave a legacy as a pioneer of a rather different sport in this country – bungy jumping!

Devan’s company, Face Adrenalin, have been running the famous Bloukrans Bridge bungy operation since 1997. At 216 metres (709 ft) above the Bloukrans River, on the border of the Eastern and Western Cape, it remains one of the highest commercial bungy jumping sites in the world. Listen how he overcame his own fear of heights and how he experienced the paparazzi’s treatment of Prince Harry firsthand.

The first time he set eyes on the ocean, Sibusiso Sizatu thought that, with all that water, it must have been a very large lake. A few years later, the former herd boy from Qumbu, near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, would skipper a racing yacht to third place in the world-famous Cape to Rio race. It’s an incredible story!

Regarded as one of South Africa’s most talented yachtsmen, Rick Nankin has enjoyed a life dedicated to the sport he loves. First chosen by Phil Gutsche to skipper his famous yacht ‘Warrior’ in the 1996 Cape-to-Rio race, listening to Rick one is in little doubt that he was born to a life on the ocean wave. It makes for a fascinating listen.