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chirinda, your plant is Acrotome inflata (Tumbleweed or Tolbossie) and i have seen quite a number of them in Mapungubwe

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE. Delivery to the following recipients has been delayed. Mampuru.Koma@dme.gov.za Kholofelo.Madisha@dme.gov.za Yes indeed it sounds like something might be happening...

Is there a petition anywhere that can be signed - What can an ordinary citizen do about this issue? Yes there is.... @MM…the following link gives more detail on the action taken…there is indeed still hope. These organizations need all the support we can give them. FIGHT TO SAVE THE MAPUNGUBWE WORLD...

Hi Jon, Welcome to the forum! Glad to see someone interested in flowers! Great photo of the Zaluzianskya (purple Drumsticks) Your tiny blue flower next to the Gazania is a Wahlenbergia - not 100% sure which one but i would go for W. prostrata .

Note: This is a huge point. Mapungubwe is a 'cultural site', and not a 'natural site'. Well just for all the people out there that does not know more about Mapungubwe's "cultural" side, here is just a LITTLE bit more info on why for instance archaeologists also strongly objected about the...

Thanks. Pleased to read this. What about the othe inhabitants in the area. Just to add to what Jumbo said, the local communities are involved and are opposing the mine as part of MAG - this include: * The Machete community and The Bathwamapa Ba Ga-Machete Communal Property Association; * The Vhango...

Hi everyone! I was travelling on the road from lower sabie to croc bridge at the beginning of October, we had stopped to look at some ellies so everything was quiet, except for a crackling sound coming from a tree/bush next to us on the side of the road. it sounded like rice crispies!! we couldnt s...

This one is Ornithogalum vulgare (Afr. Spinnekopblom).

Nice photos

#1 - Aloe marlothii;

Great photos Francois!

I agree with BushSnake's ID's

No 1 – Small Elfin (Klein-kaboutertjie);

Great photos Francois!

Green-marbled Skipper / - Sandman (Asjas-springertjie);
{you got to love the above 2 Afrikaans names }

Great photos Francois!

Small orange tip (Kleinoranjepuntjie).

Hi Samantha, Don't worry it is well signposted and not difficult to find : You can find a map here and a description here , just follow these directions and at the Hayfield crossing on the N12 you will see the brown tourism boards indicating the park. http://i39.tinypic.com/e27uh.jpg Hope this helps!

Hi Mr.G,

Your tree is a Belhambra / Pokeberry tree... Phytolacca dioica or in afrikaans Bobbejaandruifboom.

It was introduced from South-America and is unfortunately a declared Category 3 invasive plant in South Africa.