Rhino mafia, dirty cops: Is Hazyview under siege?
By Jamie Joseph 6 July 2018: “Bail Denied!” When this courageous three and a half hour judgement was passed on alleged rhino poaching kingpin Petrus Sydney Mabuza, aka “Mr Big”, a spooky silence descended on the court. The packed room of supporters simply stood up and walked out. Mabuza turned to stone. The rhino conservation […]
Alleged rhino poaching kingpin “Mr Big” arrested in Hawks Police raid
Press release published by Saving the Wild, June 15th, 2018. On Tuesday June 12th, raids led by the Hawks Police, took place at various Hazyview and Nelspruit premises of the alleged rhino poaching kingpin, Petros Sydney Mabuza, known in law enforcement and poaching gang circles as “Mr Big”. He was arrested and detained by police. (CAS […]
Saving the Wild Collection by Thomas D. Mangelsen
By Jamie Joseph Two years ago, I had a near death experience. A week later I arrived bruised and battered on the doorstep of wildlife photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen’s Grand Teton cabin. Meeting Tom made nearly dying worthwhile. The Tetons, located in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, is home to wolves and bears, […]
Game over for crooked magistrates
Mervyn Naidoo reports for Sunday Tribune: Time could be up for a crooked cabal of magistrates, state prosecutors and police allegedly working closely with a criminal syndicate in subverting justice in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is alleged that the senior magistrates linked to the syndicate are getting paid to let off rhino poachers, murderers and rapists […]
Open Letter: #JusticeForRhinos #JusticeForZululand
Open Letter to the South African Government: The recent death of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, is the face of extinction, with his passing in Kenya sending tremors of heartbreak throughout the world. Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) in Zululand, once a global conservation success story for bringing the southern white rhino population back from […]
Saving the Wild End of Year Report (2017)
SAVING THE WILD -Expose and eradicate corruption enabling rhino poaching in South Africa -Empower rural community members to be guardians of wildlife reserves 2017 End of Year Report Directors Note “Corruption is one of the most critical factors enabling wildlife trafficking.” -Transparency International Saving the Wild’s Year End 30 June 2017 performance report has just […]
EXPOSED! Blood Rhino Blacklist
By Jamie Joseph On Saturday 28 October 2017, I exposed the ‘blood rhino blacklist’ syndicate, live on air, on the award winning Radio New Zealand show with Kim Hill. Listen to the 30 minute interview here. I am the guardian of the ‘blood rhino blacklist’. I have already exposed two magistrates and two defense attorneys […]
Did the NPA sabotage the case of accused rhino kingpin?
By Jamie Joseph It was the intention of State Advocate Yuri Gangai to bring forward an application for the recusal of Magistrate Shandu at Ngwelezane court on Monday 9 October. Magistrate Shandu is the man I exposed on 23 July through a Sunday Times article by Matthew Savides as being in a corrupt relationship with […]
Thomas D. Mangelsen’s ‘Amboseli Crossing’ to be auctioned at WildAid Gala
By Jamie Joseph Thomas D. Mangelsen has been photographing earth’s last great wild places for more than four decades. Through extraordinary talent and patience, his portfolio contains some of the most iconic wildlife photographs of all time. But what Tom is most proud of is his contributions to conservation, and the opportunities his art has […]
Rhino massacres – Can Ezemvelo handle the truth?
By Jamie Joseph Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), once a global conservation success story for bringing rhinos back from the brink of extinction in the fifties, is fast becoming a graveyard and failure of epic proportions under the helm of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife management. Saving the Wild has been closely monitoring the Zululand park since July last […]
