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  • 3 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Tommy Trenchard

    On the skydeck of the Superwoof Dog Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, the guests are having a blast. Some splash about in a shallow plunge pool, while others chase after balls thrown by the hotel staff. From their vantage point, the dogs have expansive views over the dramatic, flat-topped mass of Table Mountain in the distance. And in the foreground, a night shelter for the homeless. Now common in the U.S. and other parts of the Global North, luxury pet hotels have arrived in South Africa.

  • 3 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Tommy Trenchard

    On the skydeck of the Superwoof Dog Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, the guests are having a blast. Some splash about in a shallow plunge pool, while others chase after balls thrown by the hotel staff. From their vantage point, the dogs have expansive views over the dramatic, flat-topped mass of Table Mountain in the distance. And in the foreground, a night shelter for the homeless. Now common in the U.S. and other parts of the Global North, luxury pet hotels have arrived in South Africa.

  • Feb 22, 2025 | thetimes.com | Tommy Trenchard

  • Dec 25, 2024 | geographical.co.uk | Tommy Trenchard

    Life is rarely easy in the remote villages scattered along Sierra Leone’s Atlantic coastline. Poverty is widespread, jobs are few and infrastructure and basic services are rudimentary at best. But for the residents of Nyangai, a diminutive sandy island about 100 kilometres south of the capital, Freetown, these day-to-day worries are eclipsed by a greater concern: whether the ground beneath their feet will even still be there in a year’s time.

  • Nov 23, 2024 | martinplaut.com | Martin Plaut |Tommy Trenchard

    Sharing the revenue from South Africa’s roobios tea with the indigenous Khoisan peopleSource: GeographicalWords and photographs by Tommy TrenchardWhen Barend Salomo was a boy in South Africa’s Cederberg Mountains, his father would take him on walks through the rugged terrain to teach him about local flora and fauna.

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Tommy Trenchard
Tommy Trenchard @TommyTrenchard
15 Apr 23

RT @dgquarterly: Inside the latest issue – the South African academy using forensic knowledge (and plenty of fake blood) to tackle wildlife…

Tommy Trenchard
Tommy Trenchard @TommyTrenchard
16 Mar 23

And another recent story in Vi Menn, on South Africa’s “Miracle Train”, the #Phelophepa, which has been travelling around the country for nearly 30 years bringing essential healthcare to marginalised communities. #photojournalism https://t.co/Cu5RKD1rLw

Tommy Trenchard
Tommy Trenchard @TommyTrenchard
16 Mar 23

Latest publication in Norway’s Vi Menn magazine on the outlaw diamond diggers of Namaqualand, South Africa. #photojournalism https://t.co/kabRH2FhXN