Rust De Winter Nature Reserve
Rust de Winter Nature Reserve encloses Rust de Winter Dam near Hammanskraal in the southern Limpopo province, South Africa.
Wildlife
Game to be viewed include waterbuck, zebra, common warthog, aardvark, crocodile, bushpig and kudu. During summer, numerous migratory waders congregate on the gentle slopes of the reservoir's northern shores. Wood sandpiper is the most numerous species. Birds present in the surrounding grassland and woodland include buttonquail, penduline tit, crimson-breasted shrike and Burchell's starling.
Incidents
In May 2025 the bodies of Aserie Ndlovu, a journalist and his partner, Zodwa Mdhluli were found in a thick bush outside Rust de Winter. The couple has been missing since 18 February 2025 in KwaMhlanga.