[4] Their lifestyle consisted of animal husbandry and the growing millet, sorghum and later maize imported into Africa by the Portuguese traders.

[5] After the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand, the shortage of water saw a proposal to build a dam in the northern part of the reserve.

[6] After the war, the proposal was found to be uneconomical and the Rand Water Board chose the Vaal Dam barrage as a better option.

215 species of bird life have been recorded in the reserve as well as snakes, geckos, lizards, skinks and terrapins.

[12] To the north of the reserve is the Silent Pool, the result of a hole dug during the construction of the proposed dam.