Peter Mills, Chairman of Game Rangers Association of Africa

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: AFRICAN RHINO CONSERVATION LEADERS

Nominations have officially opened and are invited from the five rhino range states of Africa.

The 2019 Nomination Categories are: Best Field Ranger; Best Conservation Practitioner; Best
Political, Investigative and Judicial support; Best Rhino Conservation Supporter; and Special

Award for Endangered Species Conservation. Nomination submissions will close on 24th May 2019 at 17:00.

Our guest presenter this week was Marianne Thamm and we were also in conversation with her chosen guests Neo Rakgajane and Soraya Salie, founder of the Bonteheuwel Walking Ladies

Michelle recently had the opportunity to walk the Blue Mountain Trail. On her journey she spoke to one of the lead guides, Jeffrey Michael Groenewald about the difference between the Blue Mountain Trail and Green Mountain Trail, as well as Nancy Tom from Malawi, a guide understudy.

PJ Sabbagha, founder of the My Body My Space: Public Arts Festival, spoke about the significant role that the festival plays in stimulating the local economy

Emmanuel Suquet, the chargé d’affaires a.i. (deputy head of mission of the French embassy) and Rehema Isa, CEO of Hadithi Media, share their stories of the week focusing on the burning of Notre Dame, whilst Rehama focused on the African child's solutionist mindset and one's individual purpose and utility

Professor Sylvester Chima (Head of the Programme of Bio and Research Ethics and Medical Law at UKZN, spoke about the ethical and legal considerations around the legalizing of cannabis use and says that it boils down to balancing the potential medical benefits with the rights of the individual and the rights of others.

Adama Sanneh, CEO of the Moleskin Foundation talks about the foundation and how creativity can drive social change

Karl Tessendorf and Greg Gilowey talk about their book "Beer Country’s Beer. Food. Fire"

Dr Francois Johannes Cleophas, Ph.D. Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Stellenbosch explains why South African sport history needs to be retold from a decolonised perspective

Johann van Tonder, Researcher and Economics at Momentum talks about the decline in decline in household wealth