animals
Elephants’ dung used to produce coffee and paper
One of the big 5 are drawing more than just tourists to the African bush. Elephant dung is now being used to create paper in Africa and flavour artisanal coffee in Thailand.
GEM looks to bring hope to vulnerable children
The GEM mobile app is, once again, bringing volunteers together to play with and feed the kids of Ethembeni Children’s Home in Johannesburg.
GEM gets dogs’ tails wagging again
Few people can resist the cuteness of a puppy, which may be why volunteers thronged to GEM’s activation at Ark Animal Centre, where dog lovers from around Johannesburg spent time playing with and caring for the lovable canines.
Rescued lions find home in South Africa
Ostrich chases cyclists in Cape Town
Cyclists training for the prestigious Cape Town Cycle Tour were joined by a speeding ostrich. Oleksiy Mishchenko captured the precious footage on his head cam. The clip has gone viral globally and has received over a million views on YouTube already.