Mala Mala is a game reserve located within Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It is the largest and oldest of the five largest private game reserves in South Africa, it covers about 130 km² or 15,000 hectares of land. At Xitsonga, the name Malamala means Kudu, so named because of the abundance of these animals in the backup game. The Tsonga people, who occupied the land before the formation of game reserves, were forcibly expelled from this land during the early 1900s and dumped at Bushbuckridge. The Nwandlamhlarhi community successfully claimed the game of Malamala was reserved and the land was returned to them in 2015 when President Jacob Zuma handed over their land in a Government ceremony. The Tsonga were also forcibly expelled from neighboring reserves such as Skukuza, Satara, Ulusaba, Manyeleti, Kruger Gate Protea Hotel, Hoyo Hoyo Tsonga Lodge, and probably more at Southern Kruger. The Tsonga people are still waiting to be re-given these lands by the Government after finalizing their land claims.
The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is bordered by Kruger National Park, which along with several other parks form the Great Kruger National Park.
Video Mala Mala Game Reserve
Wildlife
This reserve is the home of the Big Five . It is the home of Tjololo, the famous leopard. Cheetahs, hyenas, wildebeestes, zebra, hippopotamus pods, giraffes, and wild dogs Cape are other animals that roam here.
Maps Mala Mala Game Reserve
Accommodation
It consists of many areas:
- Mala Bad main field
- Mala Mala Sable Camp
- Mala Rattray Field
The nearest airport is Mala Mala Airport and regular commercial flights can be boarded from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport.
See also
- Safari Park
- Sabi Sand Game Reserve
- Kruger National Park
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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