On World Tourism Day, locals rolled up their sleeves to clean, plant, and transform their beachfront into a place everyone can be proud of. Gordon’s Bay, South Africa (29…
Two juvenile baboons brought a week of excitement and worry to Durban, roaming freely across city and suburban streets before finally being brought to safety, all thanks to the tireless…
International Coastal Cleanup Day is a worldwide beacon of hope, and right at home, the Save a Fishie team and its dedicated volunteers answered the call to fight plastic pollution…
An injured Hadeda found abandoned in a packet in the Verulam CBD is on the road to recovery thanks to caring community members, RUSA officers, and CROW volunteers. KwaZulu-Natal,…
Let them eat all the snacks! A donkey’s charm is almost impossible to deny… Roodepoort, Johannesburg (26 September 2025) – Rest Ur Ass, a donkey sanctuary based in Johannesburg,…
A difficult rescue operation saw members of the KZN Stranding Network, NSRI rescue swimmers, and other organisations come together to help rescue two large Green sea turtles that had been…
Thankfully, no scheming penguins were involved in bringing little Maurice back to Jozi. Johannesburg, South Africa (25 September 2025) – Do we all remember the second Madagascar movie? The…
The SPCA Randfontein and Westonaria swooped in to help after receiving concerns about a family whose home had tragically burned down, leaving the pets in poor condition. Randfontein, South…
What a difference a year (and real freedom) makes… this is Duma, the elephant’s journey to freedom! South Africa (25 September 2024) – After more than forty years in…
Popcorn has a spring in her step again, and it’s all thanks to a team of incredible vets and modern tech! Pretoria, South Africa (23 September 2025) – Little…
Where mind meets heart
“It’s humbling to start fresh. It takes a lot of courage. But it can be reinvigorating. You just have to put your ego on a shelf and tell it to be quiet.” — Jennifer Ritchie Payette
