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Dedication Defeats Disaster – Marine Guides Qualify in the Western Cape
Louis Willemse, a veteran guide and long-time supporter, guide trainer and Assessor for FGASA, aimed to provide a development opportunity for qualified guides looking to expand their knowledge and skills. This course was designed to immerse these guides in the world of Marine Guiding. The course was set to begin [...]
FGASA Annual General Meeting: Financial Year 2023-2024
We recently held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the financial year March 2023 to February 2024. Despite facing challenges, we are pleased to report that FGASA continues to grow, develop, and make positive strides toward achieving its goals. FGASA, along with various industry stakeholders, has addressed the issue of [...]
Safari Guide of the Year 2024: A Close Competition
It’s 6:00am, a sliver of the waning moon gleams in the haze between the pitch-black night and blood-red sunrise, hung in the frigid winter air over the spacious verandah of our astounding Host Sponsor Mhondoro Safari Lodge and Villa. The scent of coffee and home-made rusks wafts among lively conversations [...]
Safari Guide of the Year 2024 Category Winners
The Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and Safari Guide of the Year are thrilled to announce than another whirlwind competition has ended. Our Host Sponsor for the event, Mhondoro Safari Lodge and Villa pulled out every stop and absolutely blew us away with their professionalism and hosting excellence. We could [...]
Update: Extension for the Enrolment in SETA Skills Programmes Confirmed!
We have excellent news everyone, early this morning we received the official Government Gazette from the Department of Education and Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, announcing the extension of the pre-2009 Qualifications and Skills Programmes. Some of the CATHSSETA and SETA unit standards skills programmes that [...]
Welcome Shannon Wild to the Safari Guide of the Year Family!
Safari Guide of the Year is just around the corner, and we are super excited to introduce you all to Shannon Wild. Shannon is a world-renowned wildlife photographer and filmmaker as well as the owner and founder of Wild in Africa – Bracelets for Africa. FGASA and Safari Guide of [...]
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