13th October 2011 & 14th October 2011

Rhino shot 11 times

A rhino survived after being shot 11 times on a Limpopo farm, according to a report on Thursday.

Gaven Holden-Smith, of an on independent anti-poaching unit in the Waterberg area, told Beeld newspaper that the young cow was found on Wednesday on a farm between Bela-Bela and Thabazimbi.

The rhino was being treated to avoid infections and would probably be moved to another farm in the area which was believed to be safer, Holden-Smith said.

Since January, a total of 324 rhinos had been poached and more than 180 people arrested in connection with rhino poaching. This figure included two white rhino killed by poachers in the Kruger National Park on Tuesday.

Appeal for World Food Day
October 14 2011 at 01:11pm
By Daily News Reporter


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FoodBank SA Durban branch warehouse supervisor Bongani Bukhosini and driver Pretty Mtabela pack boxes of food donated for distribution to the needy. Picture: Marilyn Bernard

14th October 2011

A call has been made to the public to support World Food Day by making a donation to a fund that could potentially save the lives of hungry people.

Almost 11 million South Africans, or 20 percent, do not know where their next meal will come from. The non-profit company FoodBank SA has created a national food banking network to address this.

Patrick Andries, general manager of FoodBank, said: “There’s no quicker or easier way to help those in need. Fighting hunger is also an extremely effective way to reduce crime, unemployment, ill health and poor education.”