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Activate Your Conservation Career with Waynz World & WESSA
WESSA, in partnership with Waynz World of Edu-Eco Learning-by-Design, is proud to offer an immersive conservation career activation programme
World Volunteer Day, 5 December 2025: Message from WESSA CEO
This World Volunteer Day, WESSA CEO Cindy-Lee Cloete shares a heartfelt message honouring the incredible individuals who give their time, passion, and energy to protect the environment we all share.
WESSA Welcomes Hendrik Isaks to the Wildlife Protection Unit
WESSA is thrilled to welcome Hendrik Isaks to the team as a Wildlife Protection Unit Ranger at uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve
100 Reasons to Care: November’s WESSA 100 Highlights
Month two of our #WESSA100 campaign, brought another wave of inspiring moments from the WESSA community, each a reminder of how caring for the Earth starts with awareness, empathy, and everyday action.
Tackling Ghost Gear, Growing Coastal Stewardship
As summer approached, WESSA’s Coastal Programme stepped into a month filled with action, collaboration, and national visibility.
WESSA’s 2025 Holiday Programmes for Young Environmental Champions
This December, WESSA is opening the door to discovery with a series of exciting, hands-on holiday programmes across our Education Centres in KwaZulu-Natal.
ADvTECH Eco-Schools 2025: A year of growth, creativity and environmental leadership
This year marked an incredible journey for ADvTECH schools as they embraced the WESSA Eco-Schools Programme with energy, creativity, and a genuine passion for positive change
Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers celebrates Green Key certification for sustainable excellence
The Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers has earned its first Green Key certification, officially joining an international network of more than 8 000 hotels across 90+ countries recognised for environmental responsibility, community upliftment, and sustainable tourism.
WESSA welcomes Wildlife Protection Unit Ranger Bongani Chisale
WESSA is proud to welcome Bongani Chisale to the team as our new Wildlife Protection Unit Ranger, based at uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve.
WESSA contributes to national dialogue at the ICM Lekgotla 2025
WESSA proudly participated in the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Lekgotla, hosted in East London from 24–26 November 2025.
World Children’s Day – A Community effort to uplift children’s wellbeing
The WESSA Durban office, WESSA Membership, and dedicated community members came together at Shekinah Childcare Facility to celebrate World Children’s Day in a meaningful and hands-on way.
Mzuvele High School restores two hectares through alien invasive removal
the WESSA team joined Mzuvele High School for a hands-on environmental restoration initiative focused on clearing invasive alien plants that had overtaken the school’s food garden.