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  • The biggest, reddest 4x4 of them all - King of The Jungle by Far.

    Bushwhacker of the Month: Mine’s bigger than yours

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    THE law of the jungle should read like this: "The big guy always wins". The impala with the longest horns,…

  • Pit Bulls, as a breed, are not a problem. When the ground-work is done appropriately, puppies grow up to be wonderful companions and protectors to their families without ever becoming a liability.

    Dogtor Steve: Pit-falls

    Blogs

    SOMETIMES, while speaking telephonically to puppy owners about pups that are 16 weeks or older, I tell them that the…

  • Delving into the canine mind.

    Dogtor Steve: Delving into the canine mind

    Blogs

    WHILE researching the word ‘discipline’ the following caught my attention: ‘moral or mental improvement’, ‘control obtained by enforcing compliance’, ‘punishment…

  • Gavin Dickson has what it takes, skill, will, and his son, Rorke.

    Bushwhacker of the Month: The ‘F’ word – ‘Fixing’ it up

    Blogs

    TO REBUILD an old car, one has to have enthusiasm. Will, skill, patience, a sympathetic bank manager, and a very…

  • Blacksmith Plover is named after his ‘tink, tink’ call when he flies at you to protect a nest.

    For the Birds: What’s in a name change?

    Blogs

    I GOT lost in Durban recently, looking for a book exchange in Moore Road. "Oh, you mean Che Guevara Road?"

  • No oxygen cylinders for emergency workers

    Letters

    The DA pleads with the department of health to deliver oxygen cylinders to EMRS in KZN.

  • Blomkamp’s films bring inequality into focus

    Blogs

    South African-born film director Neill Blomkamp has a knack for making films with a clear social message

  • Help find Wally’s cats a home

    Letters

    EDITOR – Thank you to Winston for the lovely tribute paid to Wally, who brightened many lives with his kindness…

  • Me, with my wife Sharon, and my grandkids, Denham, Gabriella, and Indie, at Emdoneni Cheetah Rehabilitation Project near Hluhluwe.

    Birding and bushwhacking

    Blogs

    Thirty years after writing my first column for the Northglen News, I was pleased to get a call last week…

  • You're not a lucky fish if you see the Fish Eagle on the hunt.

    The Big Five – The B Team

    Blogs

    EVERYBODY who visits sunny South Africa wants to see the Big Five. It's a sad fact that many of us…

  • Steve van Staden

    Dogtor Steve: Human behaviour

    Blogs

    "THE worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent. That is the essence…

  • Stadium cleaned for Transplant Games

    Letters

    eThekwini municipal official responds to a report on the state of readiness of the stadium for the Eorld Transplant Games.

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