Book explores the deep roots of black South Africansâ relationship with Kruger National Park By Don Makatile Share Johannesburg - It is thanks to the pursuit of scholarship that some important subjects like the relationship black people have with the Kruger National Park (KNP) are fleshed out from being just esoteric narratives into mainstream topics of discussion. Safari Nation, A Social History of the Kruger National Park by Jacob Dlamini, that grew from a dissertation into a book, is one such subject, and the reader will find reason to be chuffed. âThe biggest natural zoo in the worldâ began its life as the natural habitat and home for both man and beast.