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It has been too long since my last update on the progress of 12Hours, and of course on the progress in the greater war against Rhino poaching, but we have been busy and have some fantastic projects and initiatives on the go. Firstly though, some updates from the frontline.  Rhino death statistics and arrest numbers…

15 years ago I started working in the safari tourism industry and I remember our days being filled with wonder, excitement and learning. Armed with our binoculars and books, we would head out into the field to improve our knowledge on every aspect we could think of from birds to insects, stars to animal tracks,…

The dust from the Joberg2C MTB race has long since settled and our Rhino Warriors, Charles and Karrie, have returned home across the Atlantic with many fond memories and in the case of Karrie, a torn rotator cuff, compliments of a little tumble during the race. Despite this Karrie soldiered on and finished the race…

After a relatively slow start to the year, life at 12Hours has become a lot more active with many exciting and different things on the go. Sadly, the poaching of our Rhinos has also heated up and despite the lack of frequent poaching statistics from the DEA, I can assure you that their numbers continue…

2014 is rapidly nearing its end and over 1020 Rhinos have already perished this year. The numbers initially paint a grim picture but when you look at the year on year death rate, we are turning in the right direction and the hard work being done out there is starting to pay dividents. More on…

We are overjoyed to announce that not only did myself and Bruce survive 300kms of mountain biking bliss, although slightly bruised in certain areas, but we managed to raise R60 000-00 for our various projects.  We pledged R30 000 of that money to help Farmer Gary Green with his ongoing project of fixing the Spioenkop Game Reserve…

SMS your name and race number to 41006 and donate R25. Each SMS will be recorded as an entry into an incredible big 5, 5-star safari get away at Amakhosi Safari Lodge, KZN. (www.amakhosi.com  for more details on this magnificent lodge) 12Hours is super excited to announce their partnership with Old Mutual Joberg2c. The combined…

As promised, I’m back with some more news, a little sooner than before, and with good reason tagging along. I mentioned in my previous post that we’ve been busy and I would like to fill you all in on the projects that we’ve donated to so far. 3 little projects that will have a great…

And I’m back. Sorry to have been so scarce the last 2 months and although absent from my writing duties, we at 12Hours have certainly not been missing in action. Quite the opposite in fact and we have had a busy start to the year preparing strategies and fundraising initiatives for the year ahead. Watch…

We are rapidly approaching that festive time of year again when consumerism takes over logical thought, prices go up and most liquor stores start showing some serious profits. It is a great time of year for some. I, for one, am very happy about the prospect of some decent weather to go exploring the fair…