Roots of the Karoo house
The Karoo house endures because it belongs so completely to its environment.
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The water that built Loxton, and the flood that broke it
Read together, the channels and the surviving cottages offer a fuller understanding of Loxton. It is a town where water made life possible, floodwater damaged homes, and yet the village endured.
Who built the Great Karoo’s mysterious corbelled houses?
The most valuable work may be to keep studying the buildings themselves. They can tell us a great deal about how people adapted to the Karoo, even as the identity of the first builder goes unknown.
📽️ When a town raises its children
This morning, runners braved the cold and rain to cover 60 km from Colesberg to Philippolis, with an entire community rallying behind two local schools.