Manyeleti Game Reserve

Manyeleti Game Reserve
Type	Game reserve
Location	Mpumalanga , South Africa
Nearest city	Hoedspruit
Coordinates	24°37.316′S 31°27.3′E
Area	22,750 hectares (56,200 acres)
Created	1967
Operated by	Mpumalanga Provincial Government
Open	All year
Website	www.manyeleti.com/index.php

The Manyeleti Game Reserve is situated in the east of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The game reserve is managed by the Mpumalanga Provincial Government and is over 22,750 ha in area.

Location

Manyeleti lies directly adjacent to the Kruger National Park (without fences), with the Sabi Sand Game Reserve to its south and the Timbavati Game Reserve to its northwest. In Xitsonga, 'Manyeleti' means "Place of Stars".^[1]: 269 During the night, the skyline of Manyeleti is dominated by billions of bright stars, hence the name.

Political history

During the Apartheid years, the central government designated Manyeleti as a game reserve for exclusive use by the Bantu's of the country, hoping that this arrangement would satisfy black South Africans' aspirations to a Game Reserve of their own.^[1] Five hunting ranches were purchased by the Department of Bantu Affairs and opened in 1967.^[1]

The Tsonga people, who occupied the land before colonization, were given visiting rights to this area. Currently^[when?] the Tsonga tribe under the leadership of the Mnisi and Mathebula tribes are in a process of reclaiming the land from which they were forcibly removed.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Protected areas of South Africa

References

1. Vic Mayhew, ed. (1980). Illustrated guide to Southern Africa. Cape Town: Reader's Digest Association South Africa in association with T.V. Bulpin. ISBN 978-0-620-04650-3.

External links

• Manyeleti website