NATURAL & HISTORICAL SITES

11 : Mamatlakala Village

The first of 26 community villages to be found within the present boundary of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, is situated at the base of the impressive man-made Kloof Pass. Mamatlakala is a typical rural village in a former Bantustan where, despite the pastoral setting, a very low proportion of household income is generated from the land.  Migrant remittances, old age pensions, child support grants and local formal and informal non-agricultural employment make up the vast proportion of local incomes, but these are safe and healthy environments for bringing up children, spending time between job searches and ultimate retirement.   The villages extend in a continuous line through to Masebe, bounded by the mountain range in the south west and the Mogalakwena River in the north east.