lowveld and highveld Mpumalanga is a province of two halves, namely the high-lying grassland savannah of the highveld escarpment and the subtropical Lowveld plains. highveld photos on Flickr Dassie Books Paperback (good condition) 187 pages Li Swanson, Donald: Hippos and Crocodiles are abundant in the area so stay out of the water. Highveld and Lowveld. A map of South Africa showing the Great Escarpment and its relation to the Highveld, Lowveld and Lesotho Highlands. The portion of the Great Escarpment that is colored red is known as the Drakensberg. It forms the only well defined boundary of the Lesotho Highlands and the Low- and Highveld. b. monthly rainfall was higher for the highveld region than the lowveld while mean monthly temperature was higher for the lowveld than the highveld. Namaqualand The Highveld The wettest and most fertile portion of the plateau is the Highveld, which occupies the central eastern portion of the plateau. Mpumalanga Weather and Climate. Temperatures are slightly higher than in South Africa. difference between high veld For yellow maize, a weak positive relationship was established on the Highveld at (r 2 = 0.26) while a very strong association was established in the Lowveld at (r 2 = 0.85).