David Mourant:  Brought up in England – Wiltshire to be more accurate – and got a BSc Geology from Sheffield University in 1971.

Came out to Southern Africa and fell for the region in a big way. Held a number of positions in Exploration and Mining and eventually the Corporate environment. It is from this that he escaped in 2006 to start Aloe Ridge with Anne and Richard.  He is most of the way through a degree in Environmental Management through UNISA. He has a long time passion for birding, and enjoys sharing this with others.

Anne hails from Zimbabwe (where she and David met) and was brought up in a farming environment. She is a teacher and ran her own Daycare Centre for a number of years. She is passionate about herbs and the qualities that natural products can bring to people and is completing a Diploma in Herbology.

Anne and David were married in 1977 and have 2 children; Richard, the elder, has joined them in the Aloe Ridge venture.

Richard was born in 1979 and has spent the last 7 years travelling the world as the Manager of the Photography department on a Cruise Liner. He has gained a lot of experience in the tourism industry from both sides and wants to convert that to the business here.

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