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Muthi harvesting – McIntosh Falls

On Tuesday 22 February 2011 the GGEP Conservation Management staff witnessed the remains of a significant commercial muthi harvesting incident on either side of the river above McIntosh falls, in scarp forest. The incident must have occurred within the previous week as the area had been checked before this and the destruction was obvious. This [...]

Giba Launch

On Tuesday 31 August 2010 the Giba Gorge Environmental Precinct was officially opened. A marquee was erected on the main road through the gorge and more than 80 people attended. To commeroate this occasion a plaque was unveiled by Cllr Jan Pienaar on behalf of His Worship the Mayor Cllr Obed Mlaba, this to open [...]