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Guest at Tea Time
October 28, 2026
The Magic That Brings You Back: Why Guests Return to Thornybush, Year After Year
Some places you visit. Others become part of your story. There is something about the South African bush that stays with you long...
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October 27, 2026
Beyond the Campfire: Building Confidence, Conservation Awareness and Life Skills Through Scouts Camp
For many children, spending a week in the bush offers an opportunity to step outside their everyday routines, discover new interests...
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October 15, 2026
Growing Together - Where Local Farming Meets Safari
How Thornybush is working with Benica Farm to bring more locally grown produce into our kitchens and open up new markets for farmers...
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October 7, 2026
The Long Journey Home: Welcoming Thornybush’s Summer Migrants
Birds are the world’s great migration specialists. Whether they are travelling in search of warmer weather, more abundant food, suitable...
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September 21, 2026
More Than a Safari: Where Heritage, Community and Tourism Meet at Thornybush
When we think about a safari, our minds often go straight to the wildlife: a herd of elephant gathered around a waterhole, a leopard...
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September 15, 2026
The Lions of Thornybush
Every lion has a story Lions have shaped the story of Thornybush for decades. Within this open wilderness, prides expand and contract,...
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Leopard at Saseka
September 15, 2026
The Iconic Leopards of Thornybush
There are few sights in the African bush quite as captivating as a leopard. Elegant and powerful, elusive yet endlessly fascinating,...
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September 1, 2026
Lessons Beyond the Classroom
For learners from neighbouring schools, the reserve may be close to home but the experience is often a first. One morning can turn...
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September 1, 2026
When the Wise Meet the Wild
Gogos in Conservation at Thornybush Through elephant education, game drives and shared skills, community matriarchs are becoming...
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Monwana Lioness
August 31, 2026
The Many Faces of Femininity in the Bush
We hear many different narratives about it. Femininity is often described as gentle, nurturing, receptive or even timid. But spend...
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August 21, 2026
Planting Seeds. Growing Opportunity.
In Cottondale, a small agricultural enterprise is growing into something much bigger than a farm. For local entrepreneur Thulani...
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August 11, 2026
A Future Built Nest by Nest: Southern Ground-Hornbill Conservation at Thornybush
Southern Ground-Hornbills can live for up to 60 years but may take years to raise a single chick. Across the Greater Kruger, artificial...
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