Every lion for himself
he entries for the best milk tart in the country have been pouring in and many farm stalls and have already been nominated. Our judging panel can’t wait to hit the road and try the milk tarts for themselves. You have until 31 October 2016 to send your nominations to melktert @weg.co.za and don’t forget to visit weg.co.za and vote!
HOW TO VOTE? Visit weg.co.za to see the farm stalls and tuisnywerhede nominated by our readers and vote for your favourite milk tart establishment. You could win a Makro voucher worth R500!
PRIZES THE WINNING FARM STALL The farm stall or tuisnywerheid that we judge to make the best milk tart will win a Defy gas stove (anthracite) worth R13 999 and a 15 kg Snomaster ice maker worth R3 499 from Makro. READER’S PRIZE The reader who nominates the champion farm stall or tuisnywerheid will also win a Defy gas stove (anthracite) worth R13 999 from Makro.
PLUS You could win one of three Makro vouchers worth R500 if you vote for your favourite milk tart on weg.co.za. National Milk Tart Day is brought to you in partnership with
Irecall once sitting on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, listening to the distant roar of a lion. I thought, “What an odd place for a big cat to live.” The pans seemed devoid of life. It was many years before I actually saw a lion in the Makgadikgadi and the image of it alone on the edge of that vast salt pan will be etched into my memory forever. Predators in the wild are the ultimate opportunists. They have an incredible tolerance for different climates and prey and can exist quite successfully in areas that might seem completely inhospitable. The Makgadikgadi is one such place. It’s usually bone dry, but when the rain does arrive it thunders down, attracting vast herds of migratory prey animals. If you’re a lion, there are many benefits to living in a pride: increased hunting success, sharing the spoils of a kill and better protection. But living in a pride also means there are lots of mouths to feed. When the herds move away during the dry season, the Makgadikgadi’s lions start fending for themselves. They target smaller creatures like steenbok and springhare, and although they don’t have to share whatever they catch, each lion has to work harder and is in danger of being attacked by other lions. I took this photo in summer, during the rainy season, when the pride structure was still intact. It might be my imagination, but the lions seem to be happy in each other’s company, maybe because they know it’s only temporary and soon they’ll have to survive on their own again…