GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FARM

Environment in which the farm is situated

Rekopane is situated in the Northern Cape in the Gordonia district, North of the Orange River, approximately 25km from Upington and 15km from Keimoes. Bloemsmond forms the Southern border and McTaggarts Camp the Northern border, with the Kalahari on the Western side and Kanoneiland on the Eastern side.

Climate

Rekopane falls under the “Great and Upper Karoo” Climatic region. This region is characterized by a dry (less than 100mm in the north-west – 300mm in the east), extreme climate with high temperatures during summer but very cold in the winter. Autumn rainfall, peaking in March, tends to be very unpredictable and occurs in patches.

This tends to be in the form of isolated thunderstorms but rainfall of a cyclonic nature can also occur in the south-west. During summer winds from the south-west are more prevalent compared to winter when winds from the north tend to dominate.