‘...the fact or state of requiring immediate action’ This is what is understood by the word urgency. There is a definite state of urgency amongst the animals as water levels approach alarmingly low levels. There have been days where we were sure that it would rain, only for the clouds to vanish. Animals walk further and further in order to drink and eat, they simply can not exist without precious life-giving water.

Impala’s risk life and limb, just for a sip of the glimmering liquid. Kudu are feeling the strain, and looking skinnier than ever. Yet, despite all of this, you can still feel the fight in each one of these animals. To us, an individual impala blends into the rest of the herd, but to that individual impala, survival is of utmost importance. It will use every ounce of energy and strength in order to survive. That’s the beauty of this concession. We are observers in a world that we don’t always understand. Our human nature is to care, and to protect that which in suffering, and out here, we are caught up in a daily struggle. It’s not easy, but all we can do is to pray that the rains come soon, and that it will once again nourish the grip of winter back to life.

Photos from top to bottom:
The Granophyre
Shingwenyana Crossing
Gudzani Dam
The weir, N’wanetsi River