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From left are Frontier regional general manager Dries Engelbrecht with best leadership award recipient Masindi Raselabe and SANParks\u2019 managing executive: parks, Property Mokoena. Photo: SUPPLIED <\/div>\n
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MOUNTAIN Zebra National Park\u2019s rest camp and guided activities currently have bragging rights in the frontier region of SANParks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This comes after their staff walked away with the best performing camp and best performing business unit awards at this year\u2019s Regional Achievement Awards recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards evening takes place annually, giving recognition to individuals, teams and parks for outstanding service in the previous financial year \u2013 in this case 2018\/19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The frontier region is made up of the Addo Elephant, Camdeboo, Garden Route, Karoo and Mountain Zebra national parks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best customer service award recipient Jeanie Botha. <\/div>\n
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Best performing camp award recipient Vuyani Dial. <\/div>\n
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From left are frontier regional general manager Dries Engelbrechtwith best performing business unit \u2013 guided activities award recipients Richard Okkers and Desigan Naidoo and SANParks\u2019 managing executive: parks, Property Mokoena. Photos: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n
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Two individual awards went to senior section ranger, Masindi Raselabe, for best leadership, while receptionist, Jeanie Botha, took home a best customer service award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frontier regional general manager, Dries Engelbrecht, congratulated all the recipients on their awards and thanked them for their selfless work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was joined in congratulating his staff by SANParks\u2019 managing executive: parks, Property Mokoena, who flew in specially to attend the awards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are the examples of the quality of staff we have working in our national parks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour dedication, passion and loyalty is evident in everything you do, and we hope that receiving these awards tonight will go a long way in not only motivating you to carry on in this fashion, but also see your colleagues striving for better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI, along with your regional manager and other top management in the region, am very proud of all the winners this evening, as well as all the other staff members who were nominated,\u201d Engelbrecht said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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