Crooks Corner: History, Outlaws & Crocodiles at Africa’s Tri-Point

Where Borders Blur At Kruger’s far north tip, the Limpopo curves into a place once famous for smugglers and gun-runners. They called it Crooks Corner, and for good reason, a man could cross one river and escape three governments in a minute.

Today, it’s quieter, just crocodiles sliding through muddy water and fish eagles calling from fever trees. Standing there, you can feel history humming underfoot. The INEOS Grenadier stood idling nearby, dust-covered however unbothered after the long climb from Shingwedzi.

A Short History

• Early 1900s – ivory runners and outlaws hide between borders

• 1930 – absorbed into what became Kruger National Park

• Today – managed by SANParks, preserving its wild frontier spirit

  
  

Would you visit Crooks Corner for the history or the wildlife?

• History & legends
• Wildlife & photography
• Both, that’s why it’s magic!

Reader Question:

If you could step back to Crooks Corner in 1910 for one day, what would you do first?

Trade, track, or run? Tell us at howzit@khakibush.com and get see if you land in the tales of legends.