Which law can protect lake fundudzi? An interface between water, protected areas, customary and international laws

Abstract

Place of worship for Tshiavha clan; forms part of larger network of pools, groves and waterfalls which must be protected according to Venda culture to ensure good annual rainfalls and fertile soils. Tshiavha people believe the lake is inhabited by ancestral spirits of Vhatavhatsindi people and no foreign people allowed to visit without prior permission from local headmen Netshivavha.