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The SA College For Tourism – Turning Dreams Into Reality
19 October 2017
The idea of visionary Dr Anton Rupert, the SA College for Tourism opened in 2001 to grant opportunities to learners from rural areas in member states of the Southern African Development Community – and so break the poverty cycle. Most students to the college are also from areas where Peace Parks Foundation works, and the […]
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FAB FOOD CELEBRATIONS AT SA COLLEGE FOR TOURISM
10 Oct 2017
HERITAGE DAY On Friday 22 September, the students celebrated Heritage Day by decorating a table and cooking food to represent traditions and cuisine typically associated with their culture. They also dressed in cultural...
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Empowering Rural Communities Through The Sharing Economy
18 Jul 2017
Mandela Day We celebrate this Mandela Day* by sharing one of many stories about people’s lives changing for the better. Nelson Mandela, founding patron of Peace Parks Foundation, said: ‘What counts in life...
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Tracker Academy Expands To The Kalahari
08 Jun 2017
We are excited to announce that SA College for Tourism Tracker Academy has opened a training base on South Africa's largest private game reserve, Tswalu Kalahari reserve in the Northern Cape province of...
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Tracker Manual Released
12 Apr 2017
It is with great excitement that we announce our newly published Tracker Manual. The book is a complete wildlife tracking field guide authored by Tracker Academy’s founding trainers, Alex van den Heever, Karel...
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College Welcomes Esteemed Visitors
03 Apr 2017
On 16 February, the managing director of Namibia Wildlife Resorts, Ms Zelna Hengari, and Mr Ernest Mokganedi of the South African Department of Environmental Affairs visited the college at the invitation of Peace...
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HELPING STUDENTS COPE
13 Feb 2017
Apart from the official training programme to equip them to work in the hospitality industry, students at the SA College for Tourism are also assisted in other ways. During their orientation week, a...
