What will the Karoo farm of 2035 look like?
Some of these technologies are already arriving on South African farms. Others are still expensive or experimental, although many experts believe they will become more common over the next decade.
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The Karoo's unsung Art Deco trail
These buildings represent the ambitions of yesteryear, its economic development and cultural change. They capture a period when Karoo towns looked outward to embrace new ideas while holding fast to their local identities.
The science of sound: What makes the Karoo so quiet?
The next time the Karoo feels impossibly quiet, it is worth remembering that your ears are experiencing the combined effects of atmospheric physics, landscape geometry, dry air, sparse settlement and an ecosystem still able to express itself through sound rather than noise.
The great captaincy that once ruled in the Central Karoo
The legacy of the forgotten Griqua state is still embedded in the region's historical memory. Every journey through Philippolis is also a journey through the capital of a nation once at the centre of southern Africa's changing frontier.
Is De Aar's second act as South Africa's new energy service town?
De Aar once earned its place on the map by servicing the infrastructure that connected South Africa. The town might once again be finding its greatest strength by supporting the function of a much larger network.
"The prettiest village I have ever seen"
The town's spring-fed gardens and historic buildings tell us that some of the country's most influential writing was produced not in a bustling city but in a small Karoo town chosen for its climate, and, perhaps above all, its beauty.
Can a wet winter still end in drought?
The recent rainfall has delivered welcome relief across many parts of the Karoo, but meteorologists caution that the coming summer will depend on climate patterns that are only now beginning to develop.
The Karoo takes another giant leap into the stars
Researchers will use this technology to investigate some of astronomy's biggest questions, including how galaxies evolve, how black holes shape the universe and what happened shortly after the Big Bang.
Why heritage homes are suddenly popular again
The surprising role of Beaufort West in South African literature
Wind turbines and the second age of Karoo wind
The forgotten industries that once employed thousands
How one predator changes an entire ecosystem
Small business is the key to a stronger Karoo
Small businesses are at the heart of that future. If Karoo towns want to compete for families and skilled professionals over the coming decades, supporting small business may prove to be their greatest investment of all.