The African Paddling Association (APA) continues to play a pivotal role in the promotion and development of paddling across Southern Africa. In 2026, the APA is focusing on expanding access to competitive and recreational paddling, supporting local operators, and fostering talent through…
Mid Winter is almost over with spring around the corner. It has been a quiet past few months but please do send us any interesting facts or a short story that we may share as the APA tribe with our members. Proactive guiding and support of industry initiatives are a vital Key to ensuring the future of our industry. In this APA has been…
WELCOME TO MAY… a month for regrouping and marketing…. It has been a busy start to the year for all and we look forward to some news clips from our members. Recently there has been some issues on the lower Orange River with illegal netting. The lower Orange members banded together and…
We wish you all a successful year and high season of guests. It was a busy year for APA 2023 and we thank you our members. There has been a steady growth and the new energy within the APA HQ and networking of members has shown. We are working on some gear that we will be able to sell within our online store soon…
Festive greetings to all our paddlers and members! We wish you all a successful year end and high season of guests. It has been a mountain of a year for many but we are pleased to say as we look back, APA has risen above all the challengers and we would like to thank you as our members for your on-going support and positive outlook
It was a busy year for APA 2023 and we thank you our members for helping grow and keeping APA as the recognized leaders in training, safety and professionalism. We are working on some gear that we will be able to sell within our online store soon and open the doors to easier access to vital equipment for guides and operators.
Media Statement: Withdrawal of proposed regulations relating to access and use of government waterworks and surrounding state-owned land for recreational purposes
Welcome to the the revised and new APA. It has been a challenging time with covid, floods and some other outside influences out of everyone’s control but behind the scenes the APA working group has been ticking the boxes and making sure our association is paddling along. The new website is up and running and we ask our members to…
Number 1 Thou shalt find it impossible to put together the perfect First Aid Kit Not abiding by the First Commandment, here is a list of items for the “almost perfect” first aid kit a few adhesive strips roll of athletic tape Tincture of benzoin compound Wound closure strips individually wrapped alcohol swabs povidone-iodine. For cleaning wounds or disinfecting water few painkiller tablets e.g. aspirin
Tourism minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has announced a number of new lockdown rule changes aimed at alleviating the stress around South Africa’s tourism industry. In a media briefing on Thursday (30 July), the minister said these changes follow consultations made with cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC). The biggest changes include: The evening curfew has been moved to 22h00 to allow restaurants to run
