Hawane Nature Reserve was first established in 1978 to protect an area of marsh along the Mbuluzi River in Eswatini.
This area included the natural habitat of Kniphofia umbrina, a rare Eswatini endemic red hot poker.
When the Hawane dam was built in 1988 to provide Mbabane's water supply, the reserve was expanded to protect the surrounding wetlands.
[2] The reserve is managed by the Swaziland National Trust Commission.
[3] Bird species include lanner falcon, egyptian goose, pied kingfisher and white-faced whistling duck.