“Be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi This is the mantra that 2022 Local Hero winner Dean Knox lives by. Knox, 44, has dedicated his life and business to teaching tomorrow’s local leaders to love the ocean and protect the rich coastal lifeline that borders the bustling Buffalo City.
Deaf former SA swimming champion Mark Roach, 25, was not in the mood for hearing anything his hearing device was on the shore and his mind locked in on keeping a struggling newborn humpback whale calf from dashing itself to death on the rocks at Nahoon Corner on Saturday. In a shocking post on Sunday, the calf was seen dead on the beach, with Roach simply posting: “Didn’t make it.
Local Hero nominee Dean Knox, 44, has dedicated his life and business to teaching tomorrow’s local leaders to love the ocean and protect the rich coastal lifeline that borders bustling Buffalo City. On Nahoon Beach scores of young schoolchildren have been involved in environmental programmes run by Knox’s eco-adventure and environmental organisation Joninenge.