Sanparks
Body of missing field ranger found in Kruger National Park
It is understood that Checkers Mashego went missing during a routine patrol along the southern parts of the park on 17 November.
Two are security guards, while the other works with the technical services division at a rest camp.
The two security guards and another worker from the technical services division were arrested earlier this week on Tuesday during an operation between Sanparks and police.
Under level 2 of the lockdown, which took effect on Monday midnight, South Africans can move between provincial borders for any purpose including leisure.
This comes after government's recent announcement that inter-provincial leisure travel will be allowed.
SANParks said that some parks like the Addo, Camdeboo and the Karoo National parks were scheduled to open their accommodation on 17 August while Mountain Zebra National Park would follow three days later.
SANParks has recorded 63 fires in the Table Mountain National Park since April last year.
The Table Mountain National Park stretches from Signal Hill to Cape Point and is a 25,000-hectare area.
The security guard was assaulted and stabbed at the Potgieter’s Gate entrance by unknown attackers on Tuesday night.
Various roads and camps around the Kruger National Park have been temporarily closed since Monday due to heavy rainfall in the area.
A local tour guide has called out SANParks for failing to effectively address the spate of crime on Table Mountain.
SANParks said they would determine exactly how professional cyclist Nicholas Dlamini broke his arm during an altercation with park rangers.
Rangers accosted Nic Dlamini at the Silvermine Nature Reserve and demanded to see his activity permit.
Rangers accosted Nic Dlamini at the Silvermine National Park and demanded to see his activity permit.
In a video, a ranger was seen pushing Dlamini’s arm behind his back, with Dlamini complaining that it was broken.
SANParks this past weekend served them with letters outlining the intention to suspend them.
Five Table Mountain National Park rangers involved in the incident were placed on precautionary suspension, pending the finalisation of the investigation.
Dlamini was injured when Table Mountain National Parks rangers detained him for allegedly failing to pay the entrance fee at the Silvermine section of the park where he was cycling on Friday.
Rangers stopped Nicolas Dlamini at Silvermine and demanded he produces proof that he’d paid the entry fee or an activity permit.