Iintaba zeMakhonjwa, ezaziwa njengeBarberton Greenstone Belt eMpumalanga, zongezwe kuluhlu lwe-UNESCO lweLifa leMveli leHlabathi, nto leyo ibangele ukuba zonke iindawo zoMzantsi Afrika zifike kwi-10.
Olunye lwezona zakhiwo zakudala zejoloji, intaba yaseMakhonjwa imele ukulandelelana okugcinwe kakuhle kwamatye e-volcanic kunye ne-sedimentary aqala kwiminyaka eyi-3.6 ukuya kwi-3.25 yezigidigidi xa amazwekazi okuqala eqala ukubakho, kunye ne-meteor-impact fallback breccias eyakhiwe nje emva iBombardment enkulu eqala emva kweminyaka eyi-4.6 ukuya kwi-3.8 yezigidigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo.
Ime kumntla-mpuma woMzantsi Afrika, ipropathi ine-40% yeBarberton Greenstone Belt. Inempawu ze-meteor-impact fallback breccias ezibangelwe yimpembelelo yeemeteorites ezenziwe emva nje kweGreat Bombardment (4.6 ukuya kwi-3.8 yezigidigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo), ezigcinwe kakuhle.
Iindawo ezikhoyo zoMzantsi Afrika ezikolu luhlu ziquka iRobben Island, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, iCape Floral Region kunye ne-ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape eyongezwe kunyaka ophelileyo.
