Savanna Douglas

1 week ago | getaway.co.za | Savanna Douglas

A helicopter crash on January 19. 2025, was caused by an unsecured African penguin in a cardboard box, a South African Civil Aviation Authority report revealed this week. The incident took place moments after takeoff from Bird Island – a protected marine area and critical habitat for Cape gannets, African penguins, and other seabirds near Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

2 weeks ago | getaway.co.za | Savanna Douglas

In an incident that shook a family straight from their slumber, residents of Kovaya village in the Amreli district of India faced an unusual home invasion when a full-grown lion attempted to enter a family’s kitchen. ALSO SEE: Worker faces discipline after giving water to cheetahs in viral videoThe alarming event took place around 1:00 AM on Tuesday night, when Mulu Lakhotra and his family were asleep in their home. The family was awakened by strange noises coming from their kitchen.

2 weeks ago | womanandhomemagazine.co.za | Savanna Douglas

Eighteen months after surviving a near-fatal fall on Table Mountain, Cape Town woman Tania Morkel, 64, is climbing the iconic peak 64 times in 64 days—a mission of gratitude to raise funds for the Wilderness Search & Rescue (WSAR) team who raced against time to save her life. Tania’s fate took a turn on 18 September 2023, when she fell 18 metres down a ravine on Table Mountain.

2 weeks ago | womanandhomemagazine.co.za | Savanna Douglas

In what has felt like a gloomy week across South Africa, the grandfather of a North-West University (NWU) student was out melting hearts. ALSO SEE: Former Miss SA Tamryn Green celebrates three years since saying ‘I do’Proudly wielding a bouquet of balloons and a Woolies shopper bag, an elderly gentleman was captured on video making his way to presumably meet his grandson or granddaughter graduating from the university. A special occasion that he would not miss for the world.

2 weeks ago | getaway.co.za | Savanna Douglas

In a rare wildlife interaction captured on video at Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, a white rhino mother and her calf come face-to-face with two lions feasting on a blesbok antelope. ALSO WATCH: Chaos erupts as two men fight over reclined seat on passenger flightThe footage, recorded by a Kariega Game Reserve guide, Melissa, and shared on Facebook by the reserve, shows the peaceful coexistence between the two powerful species.