Get back to nature

With restrictions firmly in place to keep the Delta virus at bay, there are still things you can do and places you can explore.
Why not take your children to Melville Koppies Nature Reserve and Heritage Site.
See if you can find the site where hunter gatherers camped thousands of years ago.
Situated on a north-facing slope and nestled against a ridge, it was perfectly sheltered when that cool breeze brought the freezing air from the south in winter.
See the only restored iron-making furnace in Joburg that was used by the first farmers in Joburg until the early 1800s.
Marvel at their iron-making skills.
They knew the rocks that were iron-bearing, built clay furnaces to melt them down and used their knowledge of the relationship between heat and oxygen levels to smelt iron over a lengthy 18 hours.
Melville Koppies Central (nature reserve and heritage site) is open every Sunday in 2021 from 08:00 to 11:30.
There is no need to pre-book.
Entry fees cost R80 for adults and R40 for children.
There are also season tickets on sale at R500.
All income from the sale of tickets is used for maintenance and security of the Koppies which amount to R22 000 per month.
Security on the Koppies is provided and visitors can park in secure parking opposite the entrance at Marks Park in Judith Road, Emmarentia.
For more information contact wendavid@mweb.co.za or check out www.mk.org.za