I-Richtersveld Mountain Desert National Park
Ekhoneni elingasenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeNingizimu Afrika, futhi ihleli maduze nodunga loMfula i-Orange, uzothola i-Richtersveld National Park ebanzi okungange 160,000 ha. Yamemezelwa ngo-1991 ngemuva kwesivumelwano sokubamba umhlaba nomphakathi waseNama, le ndawo yokugcina elihlane lasentabeni inikezela isixuku sabantu abathanda ingaphandle ithuba lokuphunyuka okuphelele kuyo yonke into edolobheni.
I-Richtersveld Mountain Desert National Park yaxhunyaniswa ne-Ai/Ais - umlingani wayo oseNamibia - ngo-2003 ukubeka ipaki yokuqala yamazwe aseningizimu yeAfrika. Yilesi sivumelwano samazwe omhlaba esaholela ekwakheni i-Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.
Translated by Nsika Khoza
Njengalokhu, ikude kakhulu nakho konke, okuhlukaniswe yi-Atlantic Ocean entshonalanga, ihlane laseNamib elisenyakatho kanye ne-savannah eyomile yeKalahari kuya empumalanga....
moreUbufakazi bokuqala babantu baseNamaqualand naseRichtersveld bamelelwa ngamathuluzi angamatshe , njengamazembe kanye nembazo ezenziwe ngezandla ezivela etsheni eliyimbulungana....
moreOkokuqala, kukhona ngempela izimbali nyaka wonke.Izinsobonsobo zasehlobo (njengama-crassulas) zifaka umbala ngezinyanga ezishisayo kusukela ngoLwezi kuya kuNhlolanja....
moreNgokuqondene nendawo, isifunda esikhulu saseRichtersveld singasho ukuthi sakha isikwele esinqabile ekhoneni eliphezulu lesokunxele seNingizimu Afrika....
moreNgaphezu kwalokho, iRichtersveld neNamaqualand zakheka ngamuva kwesikhathi eside, okuyinto engididayo engqondweni yami....
moreOkubizwa ngokuthi 'ama-Hottentots' neziChwe babhalwe yizizwe zaseYurophu ezanda ukufika njengabafokazi abangehloniphi uNkulunkulu nezoni ezimbi. Kodwa-ke, kungashiwo into efanayo kwabaningi baseYurophu ababehlala eKapa ezinsukwini zakuqala zekoloni....
moreIzinhlobonhlobo zeRichtersveld neNamaqualand ziyamangalisa. Kodwa lesi yisifunda esomile esinemvula yaminyaka yonke engu-150mm, okwenza kube yihlane....
moreKwakungewona mgwaqo ophethuzelayo, kodwa eminyakeni eyikhulu elandelayo abantu abaningi abavele kwamanye amazwe bangena e-Namaqualand nasendaweni ezungezile....
moreNgaphandle kweRichtersveld, isiteshi seKuboes sasiholwa nguReverend Hein omuhle weSonto LaseRhenish....
moreNgo-1957, 'indawo yokugcina abantu abanimibala ehlangene' yaseRichtersveld yanikezwa umngcele obonakalayo wokwakhiwa kocingo oluphakathi kwamazwe omphakathi kanye nemifula 'yendawo' emfuleni nasogwini....
moreSnobuhle obuthile obuqondwa ngabantu abambalwa , ngokuqinisekile, kodwa kungani kufanele indawo enjalo engenalutho ifaneleke isimo seGugu Lomhlaba...
moreNgama-1770, iqembu elisha labahloli langena eNamaqualand. Babengososayensi, abahlola izinyoni nabahlola izimila abahehwa izitshalo ezingaqondakali zesifunda kanye nezilwane ezingavamile....
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