He crashed about 500m after becoming airborne on Saturday afternoon, said spokesperson, Johan Marais.
The paraglider had complained of an injury to his back and was in a great deal of pain, said Marais.
He was unable to provide rescuers with an exact location, but said he could see a specific tower.
The rescue team found him and asked for a helicopter to airlift him out but none were immediately obtainable. An Air Force helicopter would only have been available around 06:00 on Sunday.
Rescuers decided to put him on a stretcher and used a 4x4 vehicle to get him down to the N2. From there he was taken to Vergelegen Mediclinic by ambulance around 00:00 on Saturday.
Source: News24
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