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World heritage sites in South Africa are protected by the World Heritage Convention Act (Act 49 of 1999). These include: Fossil Hominid sites and environs of: Sterkfontein – Archaeological site in Gauteng, South Africa; Swartkrans – Fossil-bearing cave in South Africa
South African National Parks (SANParks) is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 19 parks consisting of 3,751,113 hectares (37,511.13 km 2), [3] over 3% of the total area of South Africa. [4] [a] Many parks offer a variety of accommodations.
South African Open (golf) Sterkfontein; Steyn City Championship; Struben Dam Bird Sanctuary; Swartkrans; Telkom PGA Pro-Am; Telkom Women's Classic; The Tour Championship (Sunshine Tour) Tshwane Open; Vodacom Championship; Zoo Lake; Module:Location map/data/South Africa Gauteng; Module:Location map/data/South Africa Gauteng/doc
National parks are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. National parks are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order . [ 1 ]
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve is a protected area which encompasses most of the Suikerbosrand Range, South Africa. [1] It is one of Gauteng's most frequented ecotourism locations, located approximately 50 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, just west of the town of Heidelberg in the upper catchment of the Klip and Suikerbosrand rivers. The ...
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only 1.5% of the country's land area, it is the most populous province in South Africa, with more than a quarter (26%) of the national population; [7] the provincial population was approximately 16.1 million, according to mid ...
English: Map of South Africa with Gauteng province highlighted. Date: 5 November 2008: Source: Own work, based on File:Map of South Africa with provincial borders.svg:
The reserve is situated in Gauteng, one of the highest population density areas in South Africa. As such it is constantly under threat by human expansion and development. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality's proposed Benoni landfill site. [8] Upstream pollution of the Rietvlei Dam and wetland areas. [9] [10]