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Was this really the Karoo’s best season since the 1970s?
SAWS urges summer preparedness - even where the rain is still falling
Eulogy for a dog that loved to chase cows
What happens to a succulent after the police seize it?
What happened to the quince?
Hospital theft raises questions for southern Free State patients
Farming & Environment
What are scientists looking for beneath the Karoo?
Was this really the Karoo’s best season since the 1970s?
SAWS urges summer preparedness - even where the rain is still falling
What happens to a succulent after the police seize it?
Growing skills and community roots in three Karoo towns
The living crust under our feet
The businesses built around a farm, without owning one
Karoo Lifestyle
Why we keep planting roses
The flower on the kitchen table might have a breeding history stretching across oceans. Its last journey may have been only a few kilometres, carried from one garden to another by someone who thought you would like it.
Lunch under a tree
📽️ When a town raises its children
Steyn Fourie brings West Coast warmth to Victoria West
André Swiegers brings Swerwer to Apollo in Victoria-West
What it means to belong to a Karoo town
The reading culture behind the Karoo’s literary festivals
Culture & Heritage
What happened to the quince?
The quince has not become easier - but then, neither have the neighbours. The knife is still resisted and the cook takes time. But as the flesh softens and the scent lifts, an awkward inheritance is transformed into something that might impress your guests.
How the Sunday roast became a South African ritual
Why we keep planting roses
The water that built Loxton, and the flood that broke it
Who built the Great Karoo’s mysterious corbelled houses?
Victoria Wes Kunstefees 2026 to put Apollo Theatre centre stage
