Robert Baden-Powell

It is often useful, if an enemy happens to see you, to pretend that you have not seen him. Or it may sometimes be useful to pretend that you have other men with you. I did this once in the Boer War when, having crept up a donga to look at a Boer fort, I was seen by the enemy, and they came out to capture me.

English Soldier

Understand 'donga' refers to a landscape feature specific to Southern Africa's environment.

Geographical Feature

Dongas can be dry but may also carry water during rain, changing the landscape and accessibility.

Not Always Dry

Dongas indicate soil erosion problems, which is an environmental concern in Southern Africa.

Erosion Indicators

A 'donga' in Australia refers to a temporary place to live, often found on work sites.

Temporary Housing

'Donga' often means prefabricated or quickly built, not meant for long-term use.

Prefab Construction

In Australia, 'dongas' are common in remote work environments such as mining, military, or construction.

Workplace Context

 the roads as well in something called sheet erosion which is a really big problem due to overgrazing so too many animals in an area losing ground cover leads to sheet erosion which eventually leads to very very unmanageable areas when the sheets erosion turns into gully donga