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South Africa Mid‑importance

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Comments1[edit]

'Thence it makes a jig-jag turn to Cookhouse...' Shouldn't this be zig-zag, if at all? Zig-zag demonstrates that the turn was in the shape of the letter Z. Here are those important 4 tildes that signify me... 138.130.155.49 (talk) 01:02, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments2[edit]

Under heading "History", should "Fish Rover coast" be Fish River coast? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dobryen (talk • contribs) 08:20, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Settlement barrier[edit]

It's rather well-known that the crops that the Bantu peoples brought with them in their migrations from the north did not allow them to establish long-term successful agricultural settlements to the southwest of the river. Even if this is only approximately true (with complications and qualifications), it's still culturally important, and should be included in the article... AnonMoos (talk) 22:44, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]