Family of five are stuck living in a SHED in South Africa after travelling there just before lockdown and getting stranded overseas 10,000 New Zealand visa holders are stuck overseas due to COVID-19 Among them are a family who travelled to South Africa before lockdown They are now trapped in a rural town, living in … Read more
The sickening trade in the bones of butchered lions for use in Chinese ‘medicines’, wines and jewellery could spark another catastrophic health crisis, experts have warned. An astonishing 333 farms in South Africa are breeding thousands of lions either to be shot by hunters in fenced enclosures or slaughtered for their bones, according to a … Read more
I cannot abide those who are cruel to animals, but the sad fact is that in our digital age, my strong aversion is aroused all too often. I have lost count of the number of people who post on social media platforms such as Twitter so-called ‘kill shots’ of themselves grinning at the camera (or, … Read more
When the BBC asked me back in the mid-Seventies to leave the United States and open a television news bureau in South Africa, I knew exactly what I would not do. I would not become one of those ghastly privileged whites who expressed their disgust for apartheid but enjoyed its benefits. I would not, for a … Read more
Monster of the deep! Beachgoers are stunned to find a 14-foot-long giant squid washed up on the shore in South Africa The 14ft long giant squid weighing and 440lb was found dead and washed up on the shore in South Africa These elusive marine species are rarely seen and weren’t photographed alive for the first … Read more
The world has left an awful lot behind – as these haunting images of decaying industry from all four corners of the globe reveal. They feature in new book Abandoned Industrial Places, by David Ross, which contains more than 200 photos of empty factories, laboratories, mills and mines. And while spooky, they are also irresistibly … Read more
‘They are true Wildlife Warriors!’ Bindi Irwin uses her star power to bring attention to an anti-poaching organisation run by women By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:54 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 06:54 BST, 4 June 2020 Bindi Irwin is using her star power to bring attention to an anti-poaching organisation in … Read more
How does YOUR holiday album compare? Stunning winning entries to the Travel Photographer of the Year awards The 2019 international Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) is now accepting entries There are various categories, with themes including ‘culture’, ‘adventures’ and ‘street life’ There is also a special award for young photographers and one for … Read more
South Africans formed long queues to buy alcohol this morning after the country ended a two-month drinking ban during coronavirus lockdown. Unwilling to wait for lockdown to ease, one group of thieves in Johannesburg tunnelled through a 2ft-thick wall into an off licence and robbed £15,000 worth of booze. Footage and images from outside other stores across … Read more
A new coffee table book features stunning black-and-white lion pictures guaranteed to take your breath away. The images in the tome, which is simply titled Lions, were taken by French photographer Laurent Baheux over 17 years during odysseys across Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. The lion, he says, is an animal that he … Read more