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History of the Blyde River Canyon: The Ancient Super Continent Gondwanaland broke apart approximately 200 Million years ago, tearing Madagascar and Antarctica away from Africa. The broken edge of the Continent titled up due to the weight of the vast shallow sea that stretched westwards towards Pretoria. This ancient sea left behind layers, upon layers of dolomite and sandstone that became sediments over millions of years. What was once a deep trench under the sea became a canyon on land. Blyde means 'glad' or 'happy' in Dutch, it was named this by the Voortrekkers in 1844, when Hendrik Potgieter and others returned safely from Delagoa Bay.
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Blyde River Canyon is a site of Natural Phenomena. It is the largest Green Canyon in the world and it stretches over 26 Kilometres and is over 800 meters deep. The Blyde River Canyon is located in Mpumalanga on the northern parts of the Drakensberg Escarpment.
the panorama route
There are many treasures within the canyon, like: The Three Rondavels
These rondavels have had many names like the Three Sisters and The Chief and his Three Wives, which is a name given by the indigenous people who were living in that area. Kadishi Tufa Waterfalls Another treasure in the area is these waterfalls, which are the second-highest Tufa waterfalls in the world. The Kadishi Tufa Waterfalls are known as the 'weeping face of nature' due to the waterfall personifying a 'weeping' face. The Pinnacle Admire a naturally carved, free-standing rock buttress at The Pinnacle Rock, a metamorphic rock fringed with vegetation arising from a forest. God's Window The Zenith of the Panorama Route, God’s Window is such a picturesque viewpoint that it has been called “God’s Window”, due to the sheer natural beauty contained in one view. Bourke's Luck Potholes Go see the magnificent rock features called “Bourke’s Luck Potholes”. These enormous potholes have been carved by pebbles swirling around in the pools where the Blyde and Treur River meet and become one. Echo Caves These caves are some of the oldest caves in the world and stretch some 40km into the earth with some underground chambers that are more than 60m in height. The caves got their name from their stalactites, which create an echoing sound when drummed upon and can even be heard outside the cave system.
“The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of nearly 2 million hectares, SANParks - Kruger National Park is unrivalled in the diversity of its life forms and a world leader in
advanced
environmental
management
techniques and policies. Truly the flagship of the South African national parks, Kruger is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. Man's interaction with the Lowveld environment over many centuries - from bushman rock paintings to majestic archaeological sites like Masorini and Thulamela - is very evident in the Kruger National Park. These treasures represent the cultures, persons and events that played a role in the history of the Kruger National Park and are conserved along with the park's natural assets.” (2004). The Kruger National Park.
Cultural Route The
Cultural
Heartlands
is
the
‘Gateway
to
Mpumalanga’ for those traveling from Gauteng and parts of Limpopo Province and provides a beautiful introduction to Mpumalanga. It includes the towns of eMalahleni (formally Witbank), Kraanspoort, Middelburg, Ogies and Stoffberg, as well the holiday destination of Loskop Dam. The Cultural Heartlands epitomises the vibrancy and spirit of South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’, with its mix of culture,
history,
wildlife,
industry,
agriculture
and
adventure, all of which have their place in the region and give the Cultural Heartlands its unique appeal. It is an area characterised by a wonderful mix of rolling Highveld grasslands, mountain bushveld, dams, rivers, and temporary pans. These diverse habitats provide homes to a wide selection of South African plants and wildlife including a number of rare and endangered species like the Woolly Cycad that can be found nowhere else in the world! Home of the iconic Ndebele people with their striking traditional dress and painted houses, the Cultural Heartlands is also a rich agricultural region, which also plays a crucial role in the country's energy supply with its reserves of coal and impressive power stations. The region is also a treasure trove of South African history, with many of its towns playing pivotal roles in historical events that have shaped our Nation. So whether it’s the vibrancy and colours of the Ndebele, the rush of adrenaline you get from the regions abseiling,
4x4,
horse
riding,
skydiving,
and
hiking
adventures, a chance to step back in time on a historical tour, perhaps test your nerves on the ghost tour, or simply to enjoy the beauty and tranquillity of the
wonderful
natural
surrounds,
the
Cultural
Heartlands has something for everyone to enjoy.
The Makhonjwa Mountains, also known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt or Barberton Mountain Land, is a range of small mountains and hills that covers an area of 120 by 60 kilometres (75 by 37 mi), about 80% in Mpumalanga, a province of South Africa, and the remainder in neighbouring Swaziland. Geography The area ranges in altitude from 600 to 1,800 metres (2,000 to 5,900 ft) above mean sea level. It has a number of rocky hills, with moist grassy uplands and forested valleys. The region lies within the Barberton Centre
They estimated the impact occurred
of Endemism. The mean annual precipitation
about 3.26 billion years ago and that
is 600–1,150 millimetres (24 – 45 in), with wet
the impactor was approximately 37
summers and dry winters.
and 58 kilometers (23 to 36 miles) wide. The crater from this event, if it still exists, has not yet been found.
Geology The mountains lie on the eastern edge of the Kaapvaal Craton. The range is best known for
History
having some of the oldest exposed rocks on
Swazis and other pastoral peoples
Earth, estimated to be between 3.2 and 3.6
probably grazed their livestock there,
billion
the
but not in large numbers, until the
Paleoarchean. The mountain range's extreme
arrival of European settlers in the
age
have
1860s. Gold was discovered near
yielded some of the oldest undisputed signs
Kaapsehoop in 1875, but it was the find
of life on Earth and provide insight into the
by George Barber and his cousins Fred
hostile
Precambrian
and Harry Barber that triggered a
environment under which this life evolved. This
gold rush in 1884, leading to the
has led to the area being otherwise known as
founding of the town of Barberton. It
the "Genesis of life”.
was later overshadowed by the 1886
The range is also known for its gold deposits
Witwatersrand Gold Rush.
years and
(Ga)
old,
exceptional
nature
of
dating
from
preservation
the
and a number of komatites, an unusual type of ultramafic volcanic rock named after the
Miining is declining, and the main
Komati River that flows through the belt.
activities are now timber harvesting
n April 2014, scientists reported finding
and grazing. Commercial plantations
evidence of the largest terrestrial meteor
grow pine and eucalyptus. In 2009, a
impact event to date near the area.
submission was made for the region's classification as a World Heritage Site.
the heritage route
The Mpumalanga Heritage Route consists of
well as the grasslands and wetlands region of
Roodedraai Anglo-Boer War Museum
the province, namely: Amersfoort,
Oom Gert Van Der Westhuizen has
Amsterdam, Balfour, Breyten, Carolina,
converted an old school building into
Chrissiesmeeer, eManzana (formerly
a historic village museum, complete
Badplaas), Ermelo, Hendrina, Mkhondo
with a general store, school house,
(formerly Piet Retief), Morgenzon, Perdekop,
post office and restaurant. His most
Standerton, Val and Wakkerstroom.
prized possession at the private
Many of these towns played an important
Roodedraai Museum is a letter
role in the province's, and South Africa's,
penned by Sir Winston Churchill and
history and are a crucial part of its cultural
you will find thousands of artefacts
heritage.
dating back to before the Anglo-
These towns also showcase some of the
Boer War. Gert owns one of the
province's finest landscapes and natural
largest collections of Anglo-Boer
attractions, from ancient Bakoni settlement
War memorabilia in the country. It’s
ruins, geological rock formations and
an educational trip that marvels
bushmen rock art to Anglo-Boer War battle
both children and adults.
14 towns laid out across cosmos country as
fields and farmlands far removed from city centres. With an air of tranquility that is hard to find elsewhere, this region of Mpumalanga Province is characterised by koppies that line the horizon, pine forests, glistening lakes and vast dams.
the lydenburg heads The Lydenburg Heads refer to seven terracotta heads that were discovered in association with other pottery artefacts in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. They are among the oldest known African Iron Age artworks from below the equator. Other artefacts found in association with these heads include ceramic vessels, iron and copper beads, and bone fragments. Charcoal associated with the heads was Radiocarbon dated, and this relative dating technique places these artefacts and the site at around 1410 BP (approximately 500 A.D.), which constitutes one of the earliest dates for an Iron Age settlement in South Africa.
The heads were discovered initially as a surface find by a young boy named Ludwig Von Bezing while playing on his father's farm. The material was later collected when Ludwig was a teenager. He went back in both 1962 and 1966 to excavate the area and during this time he was able to find several pieces of pottery that proved to be seven hollow heads when assembled, two of which can fit over a child's head; only one out of the seven heads resembles an animal.
The recovered pottery sherds were reconstructed largely at the University of Cape Town, and assembled to comprise two large heads and five smaller heads. One of the larger heads constitute an incomplete specimen. The reconstructed heads provide a glimpse into the craftsmen's skill and preciseness of artistry, even though they may not look exactly how they looked 1500 years ago.
Six of the heads share human characteristics, while a single head has animal-like features. The presence of linear patterned neck rings are postulated to represent a marker of prosperity or wealth, due to their symbolic use throughout time. Of the seven, only two are large enough to have been worn, but the size is not the only observable variation between them. The two aforementioned heads constitute the only specimens with small animal figurines, perceived to be lions, mounted on top of them. The other five are more similar in size and appearance, with one exception. This head is the only head that seems to resemble something other than a human. It has a long snout instead of regular protruding lips and also has no ears. Documentation of associated artefacts was limited due to the primary significance of the heads; however, we do know that the associated pottery sherds were identified as terracotta.
These heads are speculated to have been covered in white slip, and glittering specularite at the time of their use. The smaller heads, #3–7 have small perforations on their sides. These perforations may have been some sort of framework to be worn as a headdress, or some part of a significant structure. Head Characteristics The heads share a basic pot-like formation with subtle differences in the way they were each shaped. The base formed at the bottom of all the heads was completed like the rim of a pot. Parts of the rim are rounded, however, some parts of the base reflect a flat squared shape. While the Basal rings may be incised or moulded the neck rings above these basal rings contain diagonally incised rings that circle the entire neck. The incised pattern constitutes hatch marks that alternate in direction producing a herringbone pattern. While the specimens are similar in manufacture, they also have varying characteristics. Some specimens are better preserved than others, as in the case of the ears. The ears were all manufactured in the same way. A plate of clay was moulded to the side of the specimen where the ear would be anatomically. The outer edge of the ears were rounded and sloped down and slightly forward. Ear lobes are not presented in any of the specimens however there is a small peg of clay placed above the area where the ear attached to the head. This clay peg is postulated to represent the cartilaginous projection usually found in a normal human ear. Each head features similar notched ridges made by applying wet strips of clay and incising lines before the clay had dried. These notches vary in position and shape along the face. Other similar features include the eyes, mouth and nose.
Head #1 The basal neck rings are moulded on this head. The mouth is located directly above the upper neck ring. Two crescent shaped pieces of clay were joined at the edges to form the lips which then taper into the cheeks. The lips are open approximately 10mm. The lips have been cut completely through to the face which constitutes an open mouth that includes no teeth. The eyes are placed in the middle of the face. The eyes are made by slits cut through to the wall of the faced. The left and right ears are intact. There are three horizontal notched ridges on the face located one above the other. One notched ridge is found between the eyes running vertical. Two sets of horizontal notches are located towards the side of the face placed between the outer eye socket and the placement of the ears. The horizontal ridges found below the placement of the eyes are not notched, they constitute smooth raised ridges. This is the only head with smooth ridges. Above the crown outlining the edge of the face are groupings of clay studs. These features are only seen in this head specifically and portions of Head No. 2 Head #2 This head is too fragmented for precise characteristic recording. The basal neck rings are moulded. The mouth is located directly above the upper neck ring. Two crescent shaped pieces of clay were joined at the edges to form the lips which then taper into the cheeks. The lips have been cut completely through to the face which constitutes an open mouth that includes no teeth. The eyes are placed in the middle of the face. The eyes are made by slits cut through to the wall of the faced. The left ear is intact. The ridges on this head are similar to those in Head No. 1 except the horizontal ridges below the eyes are incised with notches and not smooth. There are two vertical ridges with incised notches located between the eyes and extend toward the upper most portion of the forehead. There is a grouping of several applied clay studs on one of the pieces that constitute this head as seen in Head No. 1
Head #3 Head # 3 has perforations that measure approximately 5 mm in diameter on both sides of the neck toward the lower portion of the hatched rings. The basal neck rings are incised. The mouth is within the upper neck ring. Two crescent shaped pieces of clay were joined at the edges to form the lips which then taper into the cheeks. The lips are open approximately 5 mm. Teeth were made by inserting clay pegs between the lip gaps. There is a large gap depicted between the two front teeth. The eyes are placed in the middle of the face. The eyes were made by cutting into applied pieces of clay. The left ear is intact. This head has three horizontal ridges with incised lines between the eyes. A single ridge extending towards the forehead is also notched and curves toward the left side of the face. There are single notched ridges extending from the eye to the top part of the ear on both sides of the head. Below these, a notched ridge extends horizontally across the cheek to the bottom of the ear. Head #4 This head has perforations that measure approximately 5 mm in diameter on both sides of the neck toward the lower portion of the hatched rings. The basal neck rings are insiced. The mouth is within the upper neck ring. Two crescent-shaped pieces of clay were joined at the edges to form the lips which then taper into the cheeks. The lips are open approximately 5 mm. Teeth were made by inserting clay pegs between the lip gaps. There is a large gap depicted between the two front teeth. The eyes are placed in the middle of the face. The eyes were made by cutting into applied pieces of clay. The left and right ears are intact. The notched ridges in this specimen are similar to Head # 3 except the ridge on the right side of the face extending across the cheek is not intact. Head #5 This head has perforations that measure approximately 5 mm in diameter on both sides of the neck toward the lower portion of the hatched rings. The basal neck rings are incised. This head has the only example of cross-hatching on the neck. The mouth is within the upper neck ring. Two crescent-shaped pieces of clay were joined at the edges to form the lips which then taper into the cheeks. The lips are open approximately 5 mm. Teeth were made by inserting clay pegs between the lip gaps. There is a large gap depicted between the two front teeth. The eyes are placed in the middle of the face. The eyes were made by cutting into applied pieces of clay. There are three horizontal notched ridges between the eyes. The orientation of notched ridges is similar to Heads No. 2, #3, and No. 4. All Ridges on the face are notched. The vertical notched ridge extends in a straight line from the middle eye ridges across the forehead; unlike the previously mentioned heads whose forehead ridges curve to one side of the head. Head #6 This head has perforations that measure approximately 5 mm in diameter on both sides of the neck toward the lower portion of the hatched rings. The basal neck rings are inciesed. The mouth is missing in this specimen. The eyes are placed towards the lower portion of the face. The eyes were made by cutting into applied pieces of clay. The right eye is missing. The left ear is intact. The ridge patterning on the face is similar to Heads No. 2, #3, and No. 4. This includes three incised ridges running horizontal between the eyes, one ridge running horizontal from the outer corner of the eye to the top of the ear, on both sides; and one notched ridge extending across the cheek to the bottom of the ear on both sides of the face. The major difference in this specimen is that the single, vertical, notched-ridge extending from the middle of the eye ridges across the forehead, curves to the right of the face.
Head #7 This head has perforations that measure approximately 5 mm in diameter on both sides of the neck toward the lower portion of the hatched rings. The basal neck rings are incised. The mouth appears as a protruding snout that has a downward slope which flares out over the upper most neck ring. Teeth were made by inserting clay pegs between the lip gaps. There is a large gap depicted between the two left side teeth. This specimen represents a differing morphology compared to the other six heads. The face of this specimen was created to bulge outwards and down wards with the nose being set low towards the exaggerated lips. The positioning of the lips and nose give this head the appearance of an animal snout. The eyes were made by cutting into applied pieces of clay. This head does not have ears like the other specimens. The notched ridges on this head Varies widely from the previous specimens. Where the other heads share three notched ridges between the eyes, this specimen has a long notched ridge extending from the protruding mouth vertically between the eyes towards the forehead which then curves to the left side of the face. Like the other heads Head No. 7 had horizontal notched ridges extending from the outer corner of the eyes, but these ridges slope downward to the bottom of where ears would be positioned. There are no horizontal ridges running across the cheek as in the other specimens. Speculative Purpose The current speculation surrounding the Lydenburg Heads is that they may have been created to serve ritualistic and or ceremonial purposes including initiation rites. The two larger specimens could have been worn by a small individual such as young man. If so, these heads may represent a significant point in a boy's life such as becoming a man, or ceremonial purposes like memorialising an ancestor. The five smaller heads have holes in their sides which some archaeologists suggest may have been used to connect them to something at the time of their use. The marks across the foreheads and between the eyes are postulated to represent scarification marks, a widely practice behaviour in Africa. However, no evidence of scarification is seen practised within the modern descendants of those who manufactured the heads. Researchers suggest that the heads may not have been just disposed of but purposely buried, or destroyed at the conclusion of a specified ceremony, which may indicate their significance. These heads may be a result of ceremonial rituals or aggrandizement of significant ancestors. The heads show characteristics of several different groups throughout the continent including; The Bantu, The Ndebele and The Bini. Source article: www.mpumalanga.com/lydenburgheads
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an extra-ordinary woman esther mahlangu
Esther Mahlangu was born in 1935 on a farm outside Middleburg, in what is now the Mpumalanga province. She was the first of nine children: six boys and three girls. Following traditions passed down from her mother and grandmother, she learned traditional Ndebele wall painting and beadwork as a child. She became an expert in executing murals as a teenager, using a widening range of paint colours that emerged in the 1940s. She married and had three sons, but lost her husband and two of her children. Between 1980 and 1991 she lived and worked at the Botshabelo Historical Village, an open-air museum of Ndebele culture.
In 1986, researchers from Paris who were travelling the world to document traditional arts saw the paintings on Mahlangu’s house. They invited her to create murals for an exhibition of international contemporary art, the Magiciens de la Terre (‘Magicians of the World’). She travelled to France in 1989, staying there for two months and painting a house in front of thousands of spectators. She also decorated a wall inside the AngoulÁªme Museum of Fine Arts and showed her work at other locations in France. In 1990 she began to paint murals for public venues in Johannesburg and elsewhere in South Africa, soon followed by locations in Europe and the United States. Her work appeared in exhibitions in more than a dozen countries. Mahlangu was the first person to transfer the traditional Ndebele style of mural painting to canvas. She painted her geometric patterns on a BMW 525i in 1991, becoming the twelfth artist and first woman to take part in the BMW Art Car Project after figures such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. In the years that followed she exhibited work in countries around the world, from Mexico to Switzerland to Australia. To preserve her cultural heritage, Mahlangu started an art school in the backyard of her home in Mabhoko (Weltevreden) in the KwaMhlanga district in Mpumalanga Province. She funded the school herself, and when not travelling for exhibitions she mentors young artists in the traditional style of Ndebele design. Pupils learn how to mix pigments and paint straight lines, freehanded and without sketches, using their fingers or chicken feathers. Mahlangu’s work is featured in collections in South Africa, the United States, Japan, Germany, France and elsewhere. Her awards include the South African government’s Order of Ikhamanga, silver class, in 2006, as well as the Mpumalanga Arts and Culture Award, an award from the French Ministry of Culture, two awards from Radio Ndebele and others from South Africa and abroad. Article from: mpumalanga.com/things-to-do/eventsentertainment/leisure-lifestyle/esther-mahlangu-MTATT9024
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Personal Information of Children – https://www.justice.gov.za/inforeg/docs/InfoRegSA-GuidanceNote-ProcessingPersonalInformation-Children-20210628.pdf
The Information Regulator published March 11 2021 the above Guidance Notes (‘the Notes’) advising Responsible Parties (‘RP’), why, how and when to apply for prior authorization (‘PA’) to process certain information.
PRIOR AUTHORISATION TO PROCESS CERTAIN INFORMATION Such PA is required for processing one or more of the following: ·Unique identifiers of persons (the Data Subject: ‘DS’) to be processed for reasons other than originally intended AND with the intention of linking it with information processed by other RP – it is defined as ‘ any identifier that is assigned to a data subject and is used by a responsible party for the purposes of the operations of that responsible party and that uniquely identifies that data subject in relation to that responsible party”. Examples are bank account numbers; identity numbers & telephone numbers ·Criminal behavior,objectionable or unlawful conduct – examples are criminal records and disciplinary steps. This applies not only to the employer (RP) doing background checks on employees (current or potential) but third parties going it in behalf of the RP ·Credit reporting – as above and entities such as credit bureaus ·Transferring personal information (‘PI’) or special personal information (‘SPI’) of children to a foreign country which incidentally includes storing it on/in ‘the cloud’ if such country or party does not ‘provide an adequate level of protection’ (‘by law; binding corporate rules or binding agreement’). Interesting for the tourism industry is that this action does not require PA if it has been carried out before July 01 2021 but it would appear to apply to ongoing processing! Here are a few of the details that have to be disclosed by the applicant: ·Details of the RP similar to the manual ·PI categories to be addressed ·Reason for the processing ·Whether the processing relates to a function/activity of the IR ·Security measures ·Staff: number employed & training ·Has RP suffered any security breaches in last 3 months? However there are certain aspects of the PA that can create problems, hence it being referred to as a ‘conundrum’ (ENs March 16 2021) i.e. ·The form must signed by an Information Officer approved by the IR – what if has not been done? ·How is business (RP) expected to ascertain which countries offer the required levels of PI compliance? © ADV LOUIS NEL Louis-THE-lawyer May 09 2021 DISCLAIMER - Each case depends on its own facts & merits - the above does not constitute advice independent advice should be obtained in all instances
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