Clarissa’s best day

“Today was hands down the best day - I’m still beaming,” posted Clarissa Liebertrau on the Hoedspruit Town Facebook page on Saturday, February 5.

February 15, 2022

Letaba Herald 1 minute read

“I attended the African Snakebite Institute’s snake awareness, first aid for snakebite, and venomous snake handling course,” Clarissa said that she has lived in the area for over a decade and snakes and snake removal have been a big part of that.

“I learnt so much about scorpions, spiders and snakes, and the first aid of these incredible species.”

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The training was by Johan Marais who is a well-known author of the bestseller, Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa, she said. “The standard of the information taught is simply excellent and I highly recommend this course to anyone! For those who have a phobia, don’t worry, you can opt to do the course without handling.

They will be back on March 5 and 6 – and it can’t come sooner as I absolutely cannot wait to do the venomous snake handling Bootcamp!” Go to www.africansnakebiteinstitcom/courses-2/ for more information.

February 15, 2022

Letaba Herald 1 minute read

Anwen Mojela

Anwen Mojela is a journalist at the Letaba Herald. She graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Journalism at the Tshwane University of Technology. Including an internship and freelancing, Anwen has four years’ experience in the field and has been a permanent name in the Herald for nearly three years. Anwen’s career highlights include a water corruption investigative story when she was an intern and delving into wildlife and nature conservation. “I became a journalist mainly to be the voice of the voiceless, especially working for a community newspaper. Helping with the bit that I can, makes choosing journalism worth it.