Lion cub Pi was part of the growing trade and exploitation of big cat pets, until videos emerged on TikTok in March, revealing the appalling conditions he was subjected to in Lebanon
The Drakenstein Lion Park, a rehabilitation centre outside Paarl, close to Simonsvlei, has been operational since 1998 and currently houses 21 previously-abused lions as well as one tiger.
Gaucho, a male lion that was rescued by the Drakenstein Lion Park from the “barbaric conditions” of a South American travelling circus in 2009, turned 20 years old last month.
The South African Guild of Mobility Journalists presented their 1st Cape Mystery Rally on Sunday 14 August 2022, and it was Gordons Bay based Elzaan Mostert, daughter of Hennie and Reinett Mostert, who used all her local knowledge in planning the 95km route that entrants had to navigate whilst finding answers to the numerous riddles