Great news!

We were very happy to see the Government Gazette Notice No. 1522 of 9 October 2015 has, amongst others, proclaimed the Red Desert Nature Reserve as a Nature Reserve, see the extract below.

PROCLAMATION 8 OF 2015
8 National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 57/2003: The Red Desert Nature Reserve 1522
KWAZULU-NATAL NATURE CONSERVATION BOARD
DECLARATION OF THE RED DESERT NATURE RESERVE IN TERMS OF THE
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS ACT, 2003
(ACT NO. 57 OF 2003)
Under and by virtue of the powers vested in me by section 23 of the National
Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003, as
ammended), I do hereby declare and make known that, with effect from the date of
publication hereof, the land described as The Remainder of Erf 1015, Port Edward,
Registration Division ET, Province of KwaZulu-Natal, in extent 106,0366ha (one
hundred and six comma zero three six six hectares), held under deed of title
T61526/2007, as appears in SG Diagram No. 617/1961; Remainder of Erf 1016, Port
Edward, Registration Division ET, Province of KwaZulu-Natal, in extent 73,9774ha
(seventy three comma nine seven seven four hectares), held under deeds of title
T14531/1976 and T2634/1994, as appears in SG diagram No. 618/1961. (as per the
schedule attached here with), shall be a Nature Reserve to be known as the Red
Desert Nature Reserve, with the Red Desert Nature Reserve Trust being assigned as
the management authority.