The Vulnerability of the Shingwedzi River, a Non-Perennial River in a Water Stressed Rural Area of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Abstract

1.1 Background The Shingwedzi River drains one of the drier sub-catchments of the South African component of the Limpopo River Catchment which is situated in the north-eastern part of the Limpopo Province of South African (Figure 1). This non-perennial river is a tributary of the Olifants River, or Rio des Elephantes as it is known in Mozambique, into which it drains which in turn joins up with the Limpopo River.