Mariepskop

When the Smuts government fell in 1924, Deneys Reitz (1882—1944) returned to his law practice. In subsequent years he visited the Kalahari,Kaokoveld, Congo and Angola. His last book, No Outspan (1943), describes this period.

The South African Party formed a coalition government with the National Party in 1933, next year establishing the United Party. In this government Reitz accepted the office of minister of agriculture and irrigation, later minister of agriculture. In 1939, he became Minister of Native Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister until 1943, when he was appointed as South African High Commissioner to London

He is buried south of Mariepskop, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga.

The Free State town of Deneysville is named after him. His law firm, Deneys Reitz Inc, became a leader in South Africa and in 2011 merged with an international law firm.