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The sjambok (/ ˈ ʃ æ m b ʌ k,-b ɒ k /), [1] or litupa, is a heavy leather whip.It is traditionally made from adult hippopotamus or rhinoceros hide, but it is also commonly made out of plastic.
There were estimated to be just under 500,000 commercially bred ostriches in the world in 2003, with around 350,000 of these in South Africa. [2] Ostrich leather is regarded as an exotic leather product alongside crocodile, snake, lizard, camel, emu among others. Ostrich skins are the largest in terms of volumes traded in the global exotic ...
It initially accepted all workers, regardless of ethnicity, but in 1946 it created a separate union for black workers, the African Leather Workers' Union. [1] By 1970, the union was affiliated with the Trade Union Council of South Africa, and by 1980 it had 20,810 members. Employment in the industry has since fallen significantly.
Notable trade hubs of the wildlife trade include Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, which offers smugglers direct jet service to Europe, the Middle East, North America and Africa. The Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok is a known center of illicit wildlife trade, and the sale of lizards, primates, and other endangered species has been widely ...
The Wilds is an inner city park and nature reserve in the suburb of Houghton, in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. The park consists of 16 hectares of indigenous vegetation on the sides of two rocky koppies or hills with views of the city of Johannesburg and its suburbs. Through the 1990s the park gained a reputation for being highly ...
They are widespread throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, and are found in a variety of biomes, most typically forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland. Bovids range in size from the 38 cm (15 in) long royal antelope to the 3.3 m (11 ft) long gaur , which can reach 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) in weight. [ 1 ]
Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya: meat, milk, leather, hides, horns 1b Bovidae: American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) [75] date uncertain the southeastern United States: meat, hides, teeth, blood, pets Captive-bred Once uncommon in the wild; captive breeding has led to the species both recovering across and repopulating much of its range.
Peter Abrahams is one of South Africa's most prominent writers, [18] his works dealing with political and social issues, especially with racism. His novel Mine Boy (1946), one of the first works to bring him to critical attention, [ 19 ] and his memoir Tell Freedom (1954) [ 20 ] deal in part with apartheid . [ 21 ]