The invisible worlds of Karoo koppies
Some of the vast Karoo's richest stories are found in its smallest spaces. A koppie looks bare from a distance, but up close it's a vibrant neighbourhood, crowded with lives that depend on the shelter of stone.
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How the wool boom changed the Karoo farmhouse
A beginner’s guide to Karoo stargazing without expensive equipment
The reading culture behind the Karoo’s literary festivals
What makes a place Karoo?
How the Tankwa came to host two very different communities
A potentially historic El Niño is developing. What should the Karoo prepare for?
Karoo Lifestyle
The reading culture behind the Karoo’s literary festivals
Karoo literary festivals connect contemporary books with a much older culture of storytelling. They might seem like a recent addition to Karoo life, but they reflect a region that has long used words to cross distance.
Why old blankets, enamelware and riempie furniture endure
What makes a proper Karoo lamb dish?
The town built around a monthly journey to church
The transport crisis facing rural schoolchildren
Why heritage homes are suddenly popular again
The loneliness and beauty of rural life in the modern world
Culture & Heritage
How the wool boom changed the Karoo farmhouse
The Karoo farmhouse is a domestic archive and a reminder that even the most isolated home was connected to a much wider world.
What makes a place Karoo?
The lost art of the farm pantry
How the ostrich feather king made, lost and rebuilt his Karoo fortune
The Karoo's unsung Art Deco trail
The great captaincy that once ruled in the Central Karoo
"The prettiest village I have ever seen"
Farming & Environment
The invisible worlds of Karoo koppies
Some of the vast Karoo's richest stories are found in its smallest spaces. A koppie looks bare from a distance, but up close it's a vibrant neighbourhood, crowded with lives that depend on the shelter of stone.
A potentially historic El Niño is developing. What should the Karoo prepare for?
The ancient underground life of Karoo termites
Wind farms are changing the work of bird conservationists
Could indigenous plants create new income for Karoo farms?
Why good grazing does not always mean an easy year for Karoo farmers
