Jason Hesi | Born to guide
By tatum
Jason Hesi is part of Samara’s guiding team, where his role is to interpret the landscape, wildlife and ecology of the reserve for guests on safari.
The 4Cs – Culture
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What is culture? The United Nations agency UNESCO defines this somewhat intangible concept as: the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of a society or a social group, that encompasses not only art and literature, but lifestyles, ways of living together, values systems, traditions and beliefs. Put simply, culture makes us human … Continued
Heritage Day 2020 – Hope in difficult times
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The 2020 Heritage Day Cup could not go ahead due to COVID-19, so this year we replaced the sports tournament with a celebration of the written word and a feeding scheme in Graaff-Reinet’s communities most severely impacted by the pandemic.
The 4Cs – Community
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Samara is located in the Eastern Cape province, which routinely ranks as one of the poorest in South Africa. Unemployment in the province stood at 39.5% at the end of 2019, compared to 29.1% nationally, with 36% of households wholly dependent on social grants for survival (Stats SA). These rates will undoubtedly have been exacerbated … Continued
Heritage Day Cup 2019
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From the inception of the Heritage Day Cup concept, Anneley Gradwell’s plans have been ambitious. In recognition of the challenges facing the community of Graaff-Reinet and particularly the youth, she has sought to provide a platform to enable young people to see a future for themselves. After 2018’s inaugural tournament with 8 teams participating in … Continued
Inaugural Samara Heritage Day Football Tournament
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The inaugural Heritage Day Football Tournament, sponsored by Samara Private Game Reserve, took place over two days at the uMasizakhe Soccer Stadium in Graaff-Reinet on 23rd and 24th September 2018. Anneley Gradwell, Samara Assistant Manager, was instrumental in getting the event off the ground. She explains: ‘The youth of Graaff-Reinet, and of Beyers Naude municipality, … Continued
The planet needs our love
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We sit at a critical juncture in Earth’s history, a time when the forces of greed and destruction threaten our environment’s very existence, and therefore our own. Our only hope is that people around the world stand up for the environments and places that they hold dear. Already countless acts of love have preserved precious … Continued