‘Vandalism’ in the Richtersveld: get the facts straight

By Roxanne Reid
There are lots of things I like. Africa, travel, wildlife, food – hey, even some people. Then there are things I dislike, such as when people take half-baked ideas to the media without first checking their facts.

Let me give you an example.
A letter to the editor of go! magazine (July 2016, page 14) alleged that ‘many of the halfmens succulents’ in the Richtersveld Transfrontier Park have been damaged and that ‘it’s definitely vandalism’ [my emphasis].

Vandalism? Shock, horro...