Lions of Sands as of November 2025: In the North, the Ndzhenga males have finally brought stability to the Nkuhuma pride, who’ve been without any dominant males since 2023, when the Avoca males were still around. Since the takeover, the Ndzhengas have sired a few cubs with the Nkuhumas, solidifying a stable future for the pride. The Kambula males were also around northern Sabi Sand, after the Mantimahle males and the Imbali pride, the 2 old Mantimahles wisely decided to move away with their pride to avoid conflict. The Kambulas however, have been stopped in their tracks as one of the members has unfortunately died of anthrax. With the Ndzhengas absent central Sabi Sand has new rulers, the strong Gijima males, who have been asserting their dominance over the Kambula pride, killing multiple subadults, we can only hope that the rest of the youngsters stay away from danger. In the west, the Nkuhuma and Talamati male coalition has been spending time with the Mhangeni pride, but there are no...
Lion Dynamics of Sabi Sands, Ngala and Manyeleti as of March 2025 Sabi Sands: In the south, the Gijima males still continue to rule with an iron paw, their grip on the Msuthu, Styx and Southern prides is immense, and it seems like the Nkuhlu males have also learned their lesson not to invade. Speaking of the Nkuhlus, they have started to recalibrate and regroup, they are for now at least not interested in the Gijimas’ territory, but rather in in their Sand River pride. The Nkuhuma males (born in 2019 and Mohawk and Blondie’s sons) and their father, the legendary Mohawk Avoca male, are still holding strong just south-east of Sabi Sands, they control the Mantimahle breakaway pride and the Nkuhuma males have sired at least 2 cubs, sightings are unfortunately rare, as usual in Kruger, but in the latest sightings all 3 males seemed in good condition, let’s hope for all the best. In central Sabi Sands, the Ndzhenga males keep holding on to their territory and their Kambula and Ntsevu pri...