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The Soutpansberg, meaning “Salt Pan Mountain” in Afrikaans, is a range of mountains in far northern South Africa. It is located in Vhembe District, Limpopo. It is named for the salt pan (Venda: Letshoyang, or “place of salt”)[1] located at its western end. The mountain range reaches the opposite extremity[2] in the Matikwa Nature Reserve, some 107 kilometres (66 mi) due east. The range as a whole had no Venda name, as it was instead known by its sub-ranges which include Dzanani, Songozwi and others.[3] Of late it is however known as Tha vhani ya muno, meaning “mountain of salt”. The Soutpansberg forms part of the ‘Vhembe Biosphere Reserve’, which was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009.[4] The latter reserve also includes the Blouberg Range, Kruger National Park, Makgabeng Plateau, Makuleke Wetlands and the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape.[5]
GEOGRAPHY The mountain is intersected by two defiles, the Waterpoort in the west, containing the Sand River (Polokwane) and a railway line, and Wyllie’s Poort, which allows N1 road traffic to pass from Louis Trichardt to Musina. Lajuma is the highest peak at 1,747 metres (5,732 ft). The Nzhelele River and its tributary the Mutamba, the Nwanedi River and its tributary the Luphephe River, as well as the Levubu River and its main tributaries, the Mutshindudi and Mutale Rivers, and the Letaba River rise in the slopes of the Soutpansberg Mountains. The Brak River, a tributary of the Sand River, flows diagonally at the western end of the Soutpansberg, separating it from the Blouberg further west.[6]
MODJADJI CYCAD RESERVE High in the Lobedu Mountains near Duiwelskloof and situated next to the home of the fabled rain queen, lies the Modjadji Cycad Reserve, boasting some of the oldest and largest Cycad specimens on earth. Did you know?To get to the Modjadji Cycad Reserve, take the R36 from Tzaneen to Modjadjiskloof and then follow the signs to Modjadji village and on to the cycad reserve. The 530 hectare Modjadji Nature Reserve, situated in the Bolobedu district of Lebowa, north-east of Duiwelskloof, contains one of the most fascinating population of plants seen in South Africa. Once the main diet of the prehistoric mammal-like reptiles that lived here, the Modjadji cycad (Encephalartos transvenosus) forms a unique natural forest which can be viewed in its prehistoric state thanks to its strict protection by succeeding generations of Modjadji (‘rain queens’), the hereditary rulers in the area.
The lands of the Modjadji tribe, a matriarchal society that has produced five rain queens (only women are allowed to enter the village), surround the reserve, with traditional vernacular, architecture and culture. It is here in the Modjadji Nature Reserve that visitors can view the largest concentration of a single cycad species in the world. These protected plant species not only grow in profusion in the area, but are giants in the genus of 29 species, with specimens up 1,013 metres high, and bearing cones that may weigh up to 34 kilograms. December to February sees many of these strange plants in seed. The setting is superb. When mist does not obscure the view, the visitor gazes over the cycad forest to the Lowveld and the Kruger National Park. Approximately 12 km of well constructed walks drop from the cycad forest to the acacia and grassveld below where large game such as blue wildebeest, waterbuck, nyala, impala and bushbuck, and over 170 species of birds live. In the case of written publication, it is a collection of written articles. This explains why magazine publications share the word root with gunpowder magazines, artillery magazines, firearms magazines, and, in French, retail stores such as department stores. A magazine is a publication, usually a periodical publication, which is printed or electronically published (sometimes referred to as an online magazine). Magazines are generally published.
MAGOEBASKLOOF This is one of the great classic passes of Limpopo province. It has less than 20 passes in total, but amongst those are some of the finest scenic passes in the land. This pass climbs 446 vertical meters to summit at 1400m ASL producing an average gradient of 1:17 with the steepest parts being at 1:9. The pass is tarred and is suitable for all vehicles. It is a lush green mountainous area, covered by natural evergreen subtropical forest. This is an area where the small kingdom of Makgoba lived before they were conquered by Afrikaners who occupied Tzaneen area prior to 1905. Today Magoebaskloof (Makgoba) is a tourist attraction area which shows off its natural wonders such as the Debengeni (Dibekeni) waterfalls, Magoebaskloofdam and many forest hiking trails.
SAGOLE BAOBAB The Sagole Baobab (also Sagole Big Tree, Muri kunguluwa (i.e. tree that roars), or Muvhuyu wa Makhadzi) is the largest baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) in South Africa. It is located east from Tshipise, in Vendaland, Limpopo Province and has a trunk diameter 10.47 metres, circumference 32.89 metres. It would take 18–20 people to encirle the tree with open hands. To view the tree, there is an entrance fee of ZAR 50 per adult and 25 per kid. This is also the stoutest tree in South Africa, after two other large baobabs, the Glencoe and Sunland Baobabs, collapsed in 2009 and 2016 respectively. The Sagole Baobab has the largest size and retains the appearance of a single tree. It is 22 metres high with a crown diameter of 38.2 metres.[1] A breeding colony of mottled spinetails (Telacanthura ussheri) are resident in the tree.
MAPUNGUBWE NATIONAL PARK
Mapungubwe National Park is a national park in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is located by the Kolope River, south of the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the NE of the Venetia Diamond Mine. The National Park borders Mapesu Private Game Reserve to the south. It abuts on the border with Botswana and Zimbabwe, and forms part of the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area. It was established in 1995 and covers an area of over 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres). The park protects the historical site of Mapungubwe Hill, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Mapungubwe, as well as the wildlife and riverine forests along the Limpopo River. The Mapungubwe Hill was the site of a community dating back to the Iron Age. Evidences have shown that it was a prosperous community. Archaeologists also uncovered the famous golden rhino figurine from the site. It is one of the few places in Africa that has both meerkats and Nile crocodiles.[citation needed] Mapungubwe National Park is renowned for its scenic landscape, with sandstone formations, woodlands, riverine forest and baobab trees. The history of the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape dates back 210 million years ago when one of the earliest plant-eating dinosaurs, Plateosauravus (Euskelosaurus), was known to have lived in the area.
The Mapungubwe area became a focus of agricultural research in the 1920s through the efforts of the botanist Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans. Pole Evans was instrumental in the creation of the Botanical Survey Advisory Committee, which was tasked with coordinating botanical research throughout the Union of South Africa. One of the network of botanical and research stations set up by the Botanical Survey was situated in the Mapungubwe area. At the request of General Smuts, the government set aside a block of nine farms in this area as a preserve for wildlife and natural vegetation in 1918. A few years later this became known as the Dongola Botanical Reserve. Pole Evans set about expanding the Dongola Botanical Reserve.[1] By the early 1940s, the reserve had grown to include 27 farms, including Greefswald, the property on which the Mapungubwe Hill is situated. Pole Evans lobbied to have the reserve proclaimed as a national park, with the support of Prime Minister Jan Smuts. In 1944, Minister of Lands Andrew Conroy proposed the formation of the Dongola Wild Life Sanctuary, which would include 124 farms, 86 of which were privately owned. This proposal was strongly opposed by the National Party, then the official opposition in parliament and the National Parks Board of Trustees. In one of the longest running debates in the history of the South African parliament, supporters argued that it was necessary to conserve the country’s natural assets, that the land set aside for the proposed reserve was unsuitable for agricultural purposes and that the area had a rich archaeology which should be protected. Those opposed to the establishment of the reserve argued that it was unacceptable to alienate agricultural land for wildlife conservation, to expropriate private land or to evict people from land they had occupied for generations. The debate, which has become known as the “Battle of Dongola”, resulted in the declaration of a much reduced area as the Dongola Wildlife Sanctuary, after members of the ruling United Party voted in favour of the proposal. The National Party won the elections in 1948, and the sanctuary was abolished in 1949. Expropriated farms were returned to their original farmers, farms owned by the state were allocated for resettlement and funds returned to donors. In 1967, another proposal to protect the area was initiated and the Vhembe Nature Reserve, comprising three farms, including Greefswald, was established as a Transvaal provincial reserve. In 1993, De Beers Consolidated Mines, which had established the Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve on land that adjoins Greefswald, called for the area to be declared a national park. In 1995 the South African National Parks Board and the Limpopo provincial government signed an agreement committing themselves to the establishment of the new national park. The Vhembe Dongola National Park was proclaimed on 9 April 1998. The Vhembe Dongola National Park was renamed Mapungubwe National Park and opened officially on Heritage Day, 24 September 2004. In the 21st century, Mapungubwe has been embraced as a site of significance by South Africans and the international community. The Mapungubwe National Park was declared in 1998. The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (MCL) was declared as a National Heritage Site in 2001 and it was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2003. With the park’s UNESCO World Heritage Status, a building has been constructed that houses a museum section with many of the artefacts uncovered in the park on display. Information on the park’s history and biology is also available at the Interpretive Centre.
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As most companies will tell you, their employees constitute their most important asset. Handling that asset with care has never been more important than now due to the arrival of POPI. Let’s start by applying the definitions (as per POPI) of personal information
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situation – it includes employee’s (‘Data Subject’ – ‘DS’) physical and mental health; information relating to education, employment and financial history; personal opinions, views and preferences; correspondence sent by the DS that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature or further correspondence that would reveal the contents of the original correspondence; the views or opinions of another individual about the DS; the name of the DS if it appears with other personal information relating to the DS or if the disclosure of the name itself would reveal information about the DS. Special personal information (‘SPI’) of employees include: religious or philosophical beliefs, race or ethnic origin, political interview
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I came across an interesting article in the course of doing my research for on this topic and I believe it provides useful guidelines for practical application despite it being of foreign origin:
Any organisation that collects, stores, uses or discloses personal and sensitive information has certain obligations under Australian privacy laws. However, these obligations are stricter in relation to sensitive information. This is because of how serious the effect of disclosing sensitive information may be on a person’s life. The nature of sensitive information means
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information, the person affected might suffer: discrimination; mistreatment; humiliation; or embarrassment. Because
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protection under privacy laws than personal information. Businesses that handle this type of information should be very careful. https://legalvision.com.au/difference-between-personal-andsensitive-information/ I am sure many of you have listened to a variety of POPI webinars & most of these will have made mention of the 8 principles that underpin POPI. Let’s take a fresh but brief look at these in the employment context: Accountability – it is imperative that POPI is applied in its entirety
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employer (‘Responsible Party’ – ‘RP’) and employee bearing in mind that ‘processing’ includes ‘collecting and recording’ of information if and pertaining to the potential employee (DS) Process Limitation – ensure and confirm that that consent (‘voluntary, specific and informed’) has been obtained BEFORE any form of processing is carried out.
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allowed exceptions but ideally PI should collect from the employee him/herself. Process Specification – This goes hand in hand with the preceding ‘specific and informed’ prerequisite i.e. the parameters must be explained to the DS and NOT
Information Quality – the consent and PI obtained from the DS must be ‘complete and accurate’ so get to the DS to confirm this in writing and to give an undertaking to update it if and when required. If documentation pertaining to the DS is obtained from a third party/source, verification is crucial Openness and Participation – contained in the ‘informed’ aspect of ‘consent’ is that the RP must inform the DS of his/her right amend or have deleted PI, withdraw consent and lodge a complaint Security – DS must be advised that RP has appropriate security measures in place to prevent loss or unauthorised access to the PI and that will be implemented to deal with crises. More practical examples in next ‘EMPLOYEE’ insert © ADV LOUIS NEL Louis-THE-lawyer June 14 2021 DISCLAIMER - Each case depends on its own facts & merits - the above does not constitute advice - independent advice should be obtained in all instances
exceeded. POPI goes further and uses the words ‘explicitly defined’ thus making the extent to which the DS must be advised quite clear Further Processing – Must be aligned with the process specification, the nature thereof that has been explained to the DS and the consent obtained be broad enough to encompass this activity and consequences, such as advising of sharing/disclosing PI with/to third parties. www.louisthelawyer.co.za
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