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Northern Drakensberg
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Matatiele - Southern Drakensberg

Matatiele is a mid-sized town serving the farming and trading communities of East Griqualand in the foothills of the western Drakensberg

Matatiele is a mid-sized town serving the farming and trading communities of East Griqualand in the foothills of the western Drakensberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa, on the border with KwaZulu-Natal and 20 km from the southern frontier of Lesotho.

Dairy farming is the principal activity in Matatiele. Good trout fishing is to be had in the numerous streams of the area. As a town, Matatiele is the reference point for all of the northern Transkei. The name "Matatiele" is clearly a Sotho word, based on the Sesotho phrase "matata aile" meaning "the ducks have gone"

Evidence of Stone Age inhabitants in the form of art adorning rocks are found throughout the area. In the early 1860s the Griquas settled here after migrating across the Drakensberg from Philippolis. Matatiele was the centre of cattle rustling and gun-running and order was only restored in 1874 by the Cape Mounted Riflemen.

Matatiele became a municipality in 1904. In 2005, the municipality was moved from the KwaZulu-Natal province to the Eastern Cape as part of the 12th amendment of the constitution, over the objections of the majority of residents, some of whom in response founded the African Independent Congress. On 18 August 2006 the Constitutional Court ruled that the part of the 12 amendment dealing with the transfer of Matatiele from KwaZulu-Natal to the Eastern Cape was invalid due to insufficient consultation.

Matatiele Attractions

  • Matatiele Museum - Display depict the history of the town and it’s people
  • San Rock Art - Also to be seen are Bushman artifacts dating back to the Stone Age
  • Mountain Lake Nature Reserve Located 12 km from town, on a plateau of rolling grasslands and wetlands. The reserve offers magnificent views of the Drakensberg. The lake covers 30 ha when full and offers excellent trout fishing (rainbow trout ). The reserve is home to more than 80 species, including the rare Rudd’s Lark.
  • Wilfred Bauer Nature Reserve Situated 5 km west of town on the Lesotho road the reserve offers picnic facilities, fishing, walking and game viewing.