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Veld (/ v ɛ l t / or / f ɛ l t /, Afrikaans and Dutch: veld, field), also spelled veldt, is a type of wide open rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub , especially in the countries of South Africa , Lesotho , Eswatini , Zimbabwe and Botswana .
The Bushveld (from Afrikaans: bosveld, Afrikaans: bos 'bush' and Afrikaans: veld) is a sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa.The ecoregion straddles the Tropic of Capricorn and constitutes the southern part of the Zambezian region.
Ehrharta calycina is a highly variable perennial grass, often but not always rhizomatous.. It usually reaches 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in) in height, but is known to grow much taller in favorable conditions.
Josef Marais with his parents in South Africa Joseph Pessach (November 17, 1905, Sir Lowry's Pass Village – April 27, 1978, Los Angeles ), better known by his stage name Josef Marais , was a folk-singer from South Africa .
Cissus quadrangularis in West African plants – A Photo Guide. Austin, A. Jegadeesan, M. Gowrishankar, R. (2004) "Helicobactericidal Activity of Cissus quadrangularis L. Variant I"; Natural Product Sciences 10 (5): 217–219. Korean Society of Pharmacognosy. Chopra SS, Patel MR, Awadhiya R (1976).
Compared to other parts of South Africa, the climate is mild with good rainfall. Nevertheless, like the rest of South Africa, White River and its surrounding farms are being adversely impacted by climate change. The area is especially prone to frost, veld fires and droughts that pose food production threats and economic risks to farmers. [16]
Easy to make, lightweight and extremely tough, Vellies became part of South African, Zimbabwean (previously Rhodesian) and Namibian and African culture. [ citation needed ] Nathan Clark's shoe company, C&J Clark , made the desert boot famous, modeled after the same round toe and style of Veldskoene.
Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir James Percy FitzPatrick. [1] The 1907 book tells of FitzPatrick's travels with his dog, Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, [2] [3] [4] during the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal (then the South African Republic).