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NEW WHEELS: Ford Wildlife Foundation brand manager Lynda du Plessis hands over the keys to a brand new Ford Ranger to Wessa’s EESAY project co-ordinator for the Eastern Cape, Fuzile Dyosi Picture: MADELEINE CHAPUT

Driven to help rural pupils

THE Ford Wildlife Foundation handed over a brand new Ford Ranger to the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa at the East London Ford dealership last week. The Ranger will be used for Wessa’s Entrepreneurial, Empowerment and…

Nahoon nightmare

Pollution going swimmingly in EC rivers THE team from Swim for Rivers for Life ended their week-long swim down the estuaries and rivers of the Eastern Cape to educate youth about water pollution. Project initiator Andrew Chin from Cape…

GOING SWIMMINGLY: The open water swimming team from Swim for Rivers for Life will take to the water and their education campaign next week Picture: SUPPLIED

Swim to save rivers

Extreme event raises pollution awareness THE fourth in the series of Swim for Rivers for Life open water swims will be taking place in the Eastern Cape from October 14 to 21. Swim for Rivers is a project about rivers and people, by…

40 schools set to benefit from R8m empowerment initiative

THE Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa) recently launched their Entrepreneurial and Environmental Empowerment for South African Youth (EEESAY) project in 40 schools in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The project,…

Lilyfontein gets green handshake with award

IN THEIR 10th year of being an eco-school, Lilyfontein is the first school in East London to receive the prestigious Diamond Decade Award from the Wildlife and Environment Society South Africa (Wessa). Wessa is one of South Africa’s…

Girls flying Green Flag

CLARENDON High School for Girls was honoured for their environmental work by receiving an Eco-Schools’ Green Flag recently. This flag was awarded by Sue Spies, who is in charge of the schools programme for the Wildlife and Environmental…