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Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape Introduction South Africa’s ‘wild’ province, the Eastern Cape features expanses of untouched beach, bush and forest. This is Nelson Mandela’s home province, and an area with some enticing attractions – pristine beaches, abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery. Top attractions Addo Elephant National Park This is one of the few reserves in the world that offers the Big Seven – elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, great white sharks and southern right whales. The 164 000ha park, which is situated near Port Elizabeth, is rated as one of the best places in Africa to see elephants up close. It also has the world’s largest breeding colony of Cape gannets, rare flightless dung beetles, 1 000-year-old cycads, and hundreds of pastel-coloured proteas. Cambedoo National Park This stunningly beautiful reserve falls within the Karoo and is home to rare plants and wildlife. It almost completely surrounds the town of Graaff-Reinet, the oldest town in the Eastern Cape. Its most famous attraction, however, is the Valley of Desolation, made up of spectacular dolerite pillars. Prehistoric fossils have been discovered on the floor of the valley. There are plenty of animals to be found, including the bat-eared fox, meerkat, vervet monkeys and Cape mountain zebra. Baviaanskloof wilderness area The Baviaanskloof mega-reserve is a natural, unspoilt mountain kingdom. The 200km-long Baviaanskloof, the Valley of the Baboons, is so named because of the large numbers of baboons in the area. Spectacular plant and animal life compete for attention. Tsitsikamma National Park This park forms part of the Garden Route National Park. -
A Classification of the Subtropical Transitional Thicket in the Eastern Cape, Based on Syntaxonomic and Structural Attributes
S. Afr. J. Bot., 1987, 53(5): 329 - 340 329 A classification of the subtropical transitional thicket in the eastern Cape, based on syntaxonomic and structural attributes D.A. Everard Department of Plant Sciences, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 Republic of South Africa Accepted 11 June 1987 Subtropical transitional thicket, traditionally known as valley bushveld, covers a significant proportion of the eastern Cape. This paper attempts to classify the subtropical transitional thicket into syntaxonomic and structural units and relate it to other thicket types on a continental basis. Twelve sites along a rainfall gradient were sampled for floristic and structural attributes. The floristic data were classified using TWINSPAN. Results indicate that the class subtropical transitional thicket has at least two orders of vegetation, namely kaffrarian thicket and kaffrarian succulent thicket. Two forms of thicket were recognized for both these orders viz. mesic kaffrarian thicket and xeric kaffrarian thicket for the kaffrarian thicket and mesic succulent thicket and xeric succulent thicket for the kaffrarian succulent thicket. Ordination of site data by DECORANA grouped sites according to these vegetation categories and in a sequence along axis 1 to which the rainfall gradient can be clearly related. Variation within the mesic kaffrarian thicket was however greater than between some of the other thicket types, indicating that more data are required before these forms of thicket can be formalized. Composition, endemism, diversity and the environmental controls on the distribution of the thicket types are discussed. 'n Aansienlike gedeelte van die Oos-Kaap word beslaan deur subtropiese oorgangsruigte, wat tradisioneel as valleibosveld bekend is. Hierdie studie is 'n poging om subtropiese oorgangsruigte in sintaksonomiese en strukturele eenhede te klassifiseer en dit op 'n kontinentale basis in verband met ander ruigtetipes te bring. -
A Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment & Report
Comprehensive and Professional Solutions for all Heritage Related Matters CK 2006/014630/23 VAT NO.: 4360226270 A PHASE 1 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT & REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED VRYSIG RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MULDERSDRIFT/LANSERIA AREA OF GAUTENG For: Nali Sustainability Solutions (Pty) Ltd P.Bag X1 Stand 1829, Irene Farm Villages 0045 REPORT: APAC020/74 by: A.J. Pelser Accredited member of ASAPA September 2020 P.O.BOX 73703 LYNNWOOD RIDGE 0040 Tel: 083 459 3091 Fax: 086 695 7247 Email: [email protected] Member: AJ Pelser BA (UNISA), BA (Hons) (Archaeology), MA (Archaeology) [WITS] 1 ©Copyright APELSER ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTING The information contained in this report is the sole intellectual property of APELSER Archaeological Consulting. It may only be used for the purposes it was commissioned for by the client. DISCLAIMER: Although all efforts are made to identify all sites of cultural heritage (archaeological and historical) significance during an assessment of study areas, the nature of archaeological and historical sites are as such that it is always possible that hidden or subterranean sites, features or objects could be overlooked during the study. APELSER Archaeological Consulting can’t be held liable for such oversights or for costs incurred as a result thereof. Clients & Developers should not continue with any development actions until SAHRA or one of its subsidiary bodies has provided final comments on this report. Submitting the report to SAHRA is the responsibility of the Client unless required of the Heritage Specialist as part of their appointment and Terms of Reference 2 SUMMARY APelser Archaeological Consulting (APAC) was appointed by Nali Sustainability Solutions (Pty) Ltd to conduct a Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment for a proposed new Residential Development (Vrysig). -
The Third War of Dispossession and Resistance in the Cape of Good Hope Colony, 1799–1803
54 “THE WAR TOOK ITS ORIGINS IN A MISTAKE”: THE THIRD WAR OF DISPOSSESSION AND RESISTANCE IN THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE COLONY, 1799–1803 Denver Webb, University of Fort Hare1 Abstract The early colonial wars on the Cape Colony’s eastern borderlands and western Xhosaland, such as the 1799–1803 war, have not received as much attention from military historians as the later wars. This is unexpected since this lengthy conflict was the first time the British army fought indigenous people in southern Africa. This article revisits the 1799–1803 war, examines the surprisingly fluid and convoluted alignments of participants on either side, and analyses how the British became embroiled in a conflict for which they were unprepared and for which they had little appetite. It explores the micro narrative of why the British shifted from military action against rebellious Boers to fighting the Khoikhoi and Xhosa. It argues that in 1799, the British stumbled into war through a miscalculation – a mistake which was to have far-reaching consequences on the Cape’s eastern frontier and in western Xhosaland for over a century. Introduction The eighteenth- and nineteenth-century colonial wars on the Cape Colony’s eastern borderlands and western Xhosaland (emaXhoseni) have received considerable attention from historians. For reasons mostly relating to the availability of source material, the later wars are better known than the earlier ones. Thus the War of Hintsa (1834–35), the War of the Axe (1846–47), the War of Mlanjeni (1850–53) and the War of Ngcayecibi (1877–78) have received far more coverage by contemporaries and subsequently by historians than the eighteenth-century conflicts.2 The first detailed examination of Scientia Militaria, South African the 1799–1803 conflict, commonly known as Journal of Military Studies, Vol the Third Frontier War or third Cape–Xhosa 42, Nr 2, 2014, pp. -
KWANDWE PRIVATE GAME RESERVE Set Within 54 000 Acres of Private Wilderness in the Eastern Cape, Connect with Genuine Safaris Founded on Conservation
GENERAL INFORMATION KWANDWE PRIVATE GAME RESERVE Set within 54 000 acres of private wilderness in the Eastern Cape, connect with genuine safaris founded on conservation. Along the banks of the Great Fish River, our two exquisite lodges and three private villas are set. The vast landscape is an untamed backdrop to days exploring the meandering valleys and wildlife-rich hillsides. HIGHLIGHTS With a long-standing history of conservation in action, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve has an abundant array of game, including the Big 5, and birdlife which call these vast plains home. A sanctuary for numerous threatened and endangered species A breeding refuge for the national bird of South Africa, the Blue Crane. With one of South Africa's highest land to guest ratios, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve is a natural playground in the malaria-free Eastern Cape of South Africa. For a truly authentic experience, guided walks, specialist and conservation focused safaris create space to immerse within the wild entirely. Synonymous with elegant and truly connected safaris. 30 km/ 19 miles of privately-owned Great Fish River frontage is home our two exquisite lodges, Ecca Lodge and Great Fish River Lodge, and three private villas, Fort House, Melton Manor and Uplands Homestead. Kwandwe’s wildlife projects and partnerships are now contributing to the redistribution of game to areas where wildlife has been under pressure. Working through our social development partner, the Ubunye Foundation, Kwandwe invests in projects that improve the lives and creates sustainable -
Strategic Military Colonisation: the Cape Eastern Frontier 1806 – 1872
46 STRATEGIC MILITARY COLONISATION: THE CAPE EASTERN FRONTIER 1806–1872 Linda Robson* and Mark Oranje† Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Pretoria Abstract The Cape Eastern Frontier of South Africa offers a fascinating insight into British military strategy as well as colonial development. The Eastern Frontier was for over 100 years a very turbulent frontier. It was the area where the four main population groups (the Dutch, the British, the Xhosa and the Khoikhoi) met, and in many respects, key decisions taken on this frontier were seminal in the shaping of South Africa. This article seeks to analyse this frontier in a spatial manner, to analyse how British settlement patterns on the ground were influenced by strategy and policy. The time frame of the study reflects the truly imperial colonial era, from the second British occupation of the Cape colony in 1806 until representative self- governance of the Cape colony in 1872. Introduction British colonial expansion into the Eastern Cape of Southern Africa offers a unique insight into the British method of colonisation, land acquisition and consolidation. This article seeks to analyse the British imperial approach to settlement on a turbulent frontier. The spatial development pattern is discussed in order to understand the defensive approach of the British during the period 1806 to 1872 better. Scientia Militaria, South African South Africa began as a refuelling Journal of Military Studies, station for the Dutch East India Company on Vol 40, Nr 2, 2012, pp. 46-71. the lucrative Indian trade route. However, doi: 10.5787/40-2-996 military campaigns in Europe played * Linda Robson is a PhD student in the Department of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. -
Community Perceptions Towards Nature Conservation in the Eastern
Nature Conservation 43: 41–53 (2021) A peer-reviewed open-access journal doi: 10.3897/natureconservation.43.57935 RESEARCH ARTICLE https://natureconservation.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity conservation Community perceptions towards nature conservation in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Daniel Angwenyi1, Martin Potgieter2, James Gambiza3 1 Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sov- enga 0727, South Africa 2 Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa 3 Department of Environmental Sciences, Rhodes University, PO Box 90 Makhanda 6140, South Africa Corresponding author: Daniel Angwenyi ([email protected]) Academic editor: J.S. Pryke | Received 24 August 2020 | Accepted 7 December 2020 | Published 23 February 2021 http://zoobank.org/9B008581-763F-4F33-BA9D-04A03405DC61 Citation: Angwenyi D, Potgieter M, Gambiza J (2021) Community perceptions towards nature conservation in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Nature Conservation 43: 41–53. https://doi.org/10.3897/ natureconservation.43.57935 Abstract Relationships between protected area managers and adjacent communities, as well as communities’ at- titudes, views and perceptions of these areas, are critical for the success of conservation efforts. It is im- portant for protected area managers and administrators to understand how local communities view these areas and their management, so that they can build sustainable working rel ationships. This paper is based on a survey of 375 semi-structured questionnaires administered to household heads, living at distances ranging from the edge of the reserves to 50 km away from the reserve boundary across the Great Fish River, Mkambati, Hluleka, and Tsolwana nature reserves in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. -
The Sterkfontein Caves, You Are Going Back Over 2,5 Billion Years to a Time When the South African Interior Was Submerged Under a Warm Shallow Sea
This guidebook is dedicated to the memory of Simon Sekowe, foreman of the Sterkfontein excavation for many years, a gifted fieldworker, and an example to us all. Cover : Skull and upper arm of the 3,3 million-year-old Australopithecus skeleton from the Silberberg Grotto (Member 2, Sterkfontein). Ó RJ Clarke and Kathleen Kuman, 1999 This booklet may be copied for educational purposes only. 1 Introduction Sterkfontein is one of the world's most productive and important palaeoanthropological sites.1 It is the place where the very first adult ape-man was found by Dr Robert Broom in 1936. This ancient cave system has over the years revealed a sequence of deposits with fossils dating from about 3,5 to 1,5 million years ago, a period of time which spans the early development of the family of man-the hominids. In addition to almost 500 skull, jaw, teeth and skeletal fossils of these early hominids, there are many thousands of other animal fossils, over 300 fragments of fossil wood, and over 9 000 stone tools which include some of the earliest manifestations of human culture on earth. Some of the youngest deposits in the cave also contain fossils and tools from the period just prior to the emergence of modern humans, the period ca. 100 000 to 250 000 years ago. The cave system at Sterkfontein, slightly simplified, after Wilkinson 1983.6 Dashed lines indicate lower caves. 2 As you descend the steps into the Sterkfontein Caves, you are going back over 2,5 billion years to a time when the South African interior was submerged under a warm shallow sea. -
The Botanical Importance Rating of the Estuaries in Former Ciskei / Transkei
THE BOTANICAL IMPORTANCE RATING OF THE ESTUARIES IN FORMER CISKEI / TRANSKEI B.M. COLLOTY, J.B. ADAMS AND G.C. BATE FINAL REPORT TO THE WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY UNIVERSITY OF PORT ELIZABETH WRC REPORT NO. TT 160/01 Obtainable from: Water Research Commission PO Box 824 Pretoria 0001 The publication of this report emanates from a project entitled: The Botanical Importance rating of Estuaries in former Ciskei and Transkei (WRC Project No K5/812) DISCLAIMER This report has been reviewed by the Water Research Commission (WRC) and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the WRC, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute ensoresement or recommendation for use. ISBN 1 86845 790 7 Printed in the Republic of South Africa ii The Jujura Estuary, one of several unique estuaries observed in this study. This small estuary had an above average depth of 2.8 m, remained open for extensive periods and was colonized by Zostera capensis. iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION FOR THE RESEARCH There are an increasing number of people utilising the South African coastline. This is creating a need to evaluate estuary and coastal resources and to identify sensitive areas where careful planning and management must take place. Management tools such as importance rating systems and state or condition assessments have become necessary to summarise and express scientific information. The botanical importance rating system is one such method and was developed in a previous Water Research Commission Project (Adams et al. -
Labeo Capensis (Orange River Mudfish) Ecological Risk Screening Summary
Orange River Mudfish (Labeo capensis) Ecological Risk Screening Summary U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2014 Revised, May and July 2019 Web Version, 9/19/2019 Image: G. A. Boulenger. Public domain. Available: https://archive.org/stream/catalogueoffres01brit/catalogueoffres01brit. (July 2019). 1 Native Range and Status in the United States Native Range From Froese and Pauly (2019): “Africa: within the drainage basin of the Orange-Vaal River system [located in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa] to which it is possibly restricted. Hitherto thought to occur in the Limpopo system and in southern Cape watersheds [South Africa] which records may be erroneous.” From Barkhuizen et al. (2017): “Native: Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa (Eastern Cape Province - Introduced, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape Province, North-West Province)” 1 Status in the United States This species has not been reported as introduced or established in the United States. There is no indication that this species is in trade in the United States. Means of Introductions in the United States This species has not been reported as introduced or established in the United States. Remarks A previous version of this ERSS was published in 2014. 2 Biology and Ecology Taxonomic Hierarchy and Taxonomic Standing From ITIS (2019): “Kingdom Animalia Subkingdom Bilateria Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Infraphylum Gnathostomata Superclass Actinopterygii Class Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Superfamily Cyprinoidea Family Cyprinidae Genus Labeo Species Labeo capensis (Smith, 1841)” From Fricke et al. (2019): “Current status: Valid as Labeo capensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Labeoninae.” Size, Weight, and Age Range From Froese and Pauly (2019): “Max length : 50.0 cm FL male/unsexed; [de Moor and Bruton 1988]; common length : 45.0 cm FL male/unsexed; [Lévêque and Daget 1984]; max. -
Chapter 1: Fifty Years of Fun with Fossils: Some Cave Taphonomy
stone age institute publication series Series Editors Kathy Schick and Nicholas Toth Stone Age Institute Gosport, Indiana and Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Number 1. THE OLDOWAN: Case Studies into the Earliest Stone Age Nicholas Toth and Kathy Schick, editors Number 2. BREATHING LIFE INTO FOSSILS: Taphonomic Studies in Honor of C.K. (Bob) Brain Travis Rayne Pickering, Kathy Schick, and Nicholas Toth, editors Number 3. THE CUTTING EDGE: New Approaches to the Archaeology of Human Origins Kathy Schick, and Nicholas Toth, editors Number 4. THE HUMAN BRAIN EVOLVING: Paleoneurological Studies in Honor of Ralph L. Holloway Douglas Broadfield, Michael Yuan, Kathy Schick and Nicholas Toth, editors STONE AGE INSTITUTE PUBLICATION SERIES NUMBER 2 Series Editors Kathy Schick and Nicholas Toth breathing life into fossils: Taphonomic Studies in Honor of C.K. (Bob) Brain Editors Travis Rayne Pickering University of Wisconsin, Madison Kathy Schick Indiana University Nicholas Toth Indiana University Stone Age Institute Press · www.stoneageinstitute.org 1392 W. Dittemore Road · Gosport, IN 47433 COVER CAPTIONS AND CREDITS. Front cover, clockwise from top left. Top left: Artist’s reconstruction of the depositional context of Swartkrans Cave, South Africa, with a leopard consuming a hominid carcass in a tree outside the cave: bones would subsequently wash into the cave and be incorporated in the breccia deposits. © 1985 Jay H. Matternes. Top right: The Swartkrans cave deposits in South Africa, where excavations have yielded many hominids and other animal fossils. ©1985 David L. Brill. Bottom right: Reconstruction of a hominid being carried by a leopard. © 1985 Jay H. Matternes. Bottom left: Photograph of a leopard mandible and the skull cap of a hominid from Swartkrans, with the leopard’s canines juxtaposed with puncture marks likely produced by a leopard carrying its hominid prey. -
Phase 1 Archaeological Impact Assessment for the Proposed Rehabilitation of Quarry 6 of the Krugerspost Mine, Mashishing, Mpumalanga
PHASE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT For The Proposed Rehabilitation of Quarry 6 of the Krugerspost Mine, Mashishing, Mpumalanga Author ©: Tobias Coetzee, MA (Archaeology) (UP) March 2021 A Phase 1 Archaeological Impact Assessment for the Proposed Rehabilitation of Quarry 6 of the Krugerspost Mine, Mashishing, Mpumalanga For: BECS Environmental (Pty) Ltd 358 Serene Street Garsfontein Pretoria 0081 Report No: 1203211_Quarry 6 Version: 2 Email: [email protected] I, Tobias Coetzee, declare that – • I act as the independent specialist; • I am conducting any work and activity relating to the proposed Quarry 6 Rehabilitation Project in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the client; • I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work; • I have the required expertise in conducting the specialist report and I will comply with legislation, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity; • I have not, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity; • I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing - any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and - the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority; • All the particulars furnished by me in this