September 2022

Report from Lapalala Wilderness School Director Mashudu Makhokha: “The visiting Ridge School had an experience of a lifetime at the local Daagadraal Village’s Pedi Potters. This was a community upliftment and learning experience for 49 boys and 8 educators. The community was happy to host the Ridge school for the morning. In our collection of […]
January 2022

Redrhino Visits Lapalala November 2021 At long last Redrhino, North and South managed to squeeze in a visit to the Lapalala Wilderness School in the Waterberg, Limpopo just before the end of the year, and in-between covid lockdowns. A working visit, our aim being to collect as much material as possible for the upcoming year’s […]
Beekeeping 2021 From the LWS Team at Lapalala

It’s hard keeping up with the activities of the Lapalala Wilderness School educators. This week the Team learn about Beekeeping! Never a dull moment at Lapalala! If the team are not working on their life saving First Aid skills and knowledge (See Safety First At LWS!), they are honing in their various skills to be […]
Safety First at LWS!

Safety of visiting learners, teachers and visitors takes presedence at the Lapalala Wilderness School. In order to prepare LWS staff for any and all medical emergencies at the School, Team LWS educators recently undertook their Level 3 First Aid course. Here they share their feedback. “FIRST AID TO THE RESCUE AT LAPALALA WILDERNESS SCHOOL(LWS) ” […]
Lapalala Wilderness School – Celebrating Heritage Day

On 24 th September 2021 we at the Lapalala Wilderness School celebrated Heritage Day in style! We hosted a public speaking competition recognizing the International World Rhino Day. The competition attracted thirty three Grade 10 children from different high schools in the Waterberg. Each participant had between three and five minutes to speak on the […]
Conservation | Our Story – Rewilding the Waterberg

Firstly, do not confuse the Waterberg District with the Waterberg plateau, which is the physical mountain range that encompasses an area of around 15 000 km2 within the district that is the subject of my story. The Waterberg is almost half as old as the Earth itself with a plateau that rises like a gigantic […]
2020 Donation

2020 Donation A big thank you to each and every one of our scarf-buying customers! Thanks to you Redrhino donated €8000/Rand 134,600 to the Lapalala Wilderness School at the end of 2020 – best year to date! The donation will help the amazing team at LWS to continue to share their knowledge and passion for […]
What’s Happening

We are having fun with our latest Redrhino Women recruits! Thank you Hannah and Sinalo for embracing the challenge, supporting the cause and going with the flow! Paula and Elizabeth xx
Latest Newsletter

As Covid ’19 continues to challenge the world, Lapalala Wilderness School continues to offer a wide range of outreach assistance to the wider Limpopo communities – please see the latest Newsletter. Please note, the PDF newsletter may take a bit of time to load over slower internet connections
Something Special for Christmas!

Amelia, a Redrhino collaborator, was born in Joyce Country, Connemara. Having travelled the world, the call of the wild, majestic landscape of Connemara was never far from her heart. Returning home, she was inspired to write a guidebook titled My Connemara Journeys. The book is based on her own journeys throughout the beautiful landscape that carries her […]