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A Basotho horseman rides a horse along the road leading to the Maluti Mountains. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP)
AFROMONTANE RESEARCH UNIT

Southern Africa’s ‘water tower’ slipping towards ecosystem collapse

Communal rangeland degradation, invasive species, environmental destruction and climate change all threaten the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain range

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read