Morné du Plessis

We are thrilled to announce the Nobel Symposium in Literature, the fifth symposium in the #NobelInAfrica series. Under the theme, “Retrieving Pasts, Imagining Futures: Creative Forms in African Writing”, the symposium will run from 03 – 07 November 2025 in Stellenbosch.

Psst. 👀 Not 100% sure about what everything means at #COP29 – the upcoming @UN conference on climate change? You’re not alone. We’ve broken down common terms you’ll hear this year👇 It’s time for world leaders to #StopCOPpingOut and #ActForOurPlanet. RT to spread the word!

Feel-good comeback! 🌄🦓 Cape mountain zebras are reclaiming their home at Zebraskop! 🤍🖤🤍 Once on the brink of extinction, they now have fresh land to roam thanks to WWF and @CapeNature!. Read more here: pulse.ly/vkgxyd7equ #ConservationWins

⏰ 40 hours, 10 rhinos 🦏 , countless cups of coffee ☕️ later, and the Black Rhino Range Expansion Project team has successfully moved 10 black rhinos to a new home. 🛣️🚚 Support this work and adopt a rhino today pulse.ly/kyflb9c7pf

Looking to push yourself to the limit plus do something for our planet? 🏃‍♀️🌍 Why not enter the Jonkershoek Mountain Challenge? 🥾⛰️ It’s a way to challenge yourself AND support WWF South Africa. 💪🐼 Do something extraordinary! Enter here:pulse.ly/dbjqkorv3j

🎬🌌 Join us this #EarthHour for an outdoor screening of the nature-inspired blockbuster "WALL-E". Grab the family & head to selected venues in Cape Town & Joburg! 🎟️ Get your tickets at: pulse.ly/3eevorgpwq @KirstenboschNBG @CityofJoburgZA @webticketsSA @sanbi_za

Mark Anderson @mark_vulture won Enviropaedia's Eco Intelligence Award. Well deserved!

The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) and members of its Board of Directors welcome Morné du Plessis as incoming Chairperson of the Board. Du Plessis will assume full responsibility as Board Chairperson in May 2024. stias.ac.za/2023/11/dr-mor…

📢Exciting news! WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project has just completed the successful translocation of its 250th rhino. 🦏🎉 Read more about this milestone here: tinyurl.com/zpevzfbx @wildlifeact @EC_Tourism @EZEMVELOKZNWild @SANParks @wwfnederland @WildImagery

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This #WorldRhinoDay we celebrate 20 remarkable years of #RaisingRhinos with the Black Rhino Range Expansion Project. 🎉🦏Watch the highlights from our two-decade journey to grow the numbers of critically endangered black rhino. Re-X to show your love for rhinos! 🦏❤️

For over 20 years, Dr Jacques Flamand has led WWF's Black Rhino Range Expansion Project. 🦏 🎉 Meet the legendary wildlife vet behind two decades of #RaisingRhinos #WorldRhinoDay 👉 tinyurl.com/mbsmjb8

The future’s looking bright: for more than 10 years we’ve nurtured dozens of young, passionate South African graduates into leaders for the environment! ✊ Read more: tinyurl.com/2tz5z5vz #BeTheChange & support future leaders in the industry. #BelieveInBetter #ForNatureForYou

In a sea of bad news there's hope! 🙌 Our work managing marine protected areas, the sea's national parks, is a reason to believe. 🪸🐠🐋Together, we've built a brighter oceans future. Let's make waves! 🌊 Read more: tinyurl.com/338dcj9j #BelieveInBetter #ForNatureForYou

We face many challenges in South Africa, but there's HOPE inspired by our successes for people and nature over more than 55 years! 🇿🇦🙌 Join us if you #BelieveinBetter & want to #BeTheChange! 🌿💪 tinyurl.com/y95dxzr4 #ForNatureForYou

Our natural heritage and human potential drive my belief in a better South Africa for both people and nature. I’ve penned an open letter that I hope will resonate with you too. wwf.org.za/our_news/opini…

Kholofelo Ramokone, one of the #WomenofWWF, empowers coastal communities & small-scale fisheries. 🎣 Only 34%* of those in aquaculture are women, but she forges ahead, making a difference. We celebrate her & other women this #WomensMonth! 🤩💪 *Source: NEPAD

📣 Ready to make a difference with your skills? Against the backdrop of high unemployment, green jobs hold great possibilities for young people. #YouthMonth 💼 Our amazing WWF interns are stepping up to build a better future for our country & planet! ✊🌍

Today @ClimateZA released its recommendations on South Africa’s Electricity System. The report is available here for download: climatecommission.org.za/publications/r… 1/

WWF is saddened by the news of Eusebius McKaiser’s passing. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. He was a fearless journalist and commentator, and also an ally to civil society who supported WWF over the years. He will be sorely missed.