What the Karoo’s new wind-energy corridor means for Murraysburg and Richmond
The Karoo's contribution to the easing of the national grid, and the positive environmental impact of sustainable energy production, is now well under way.
De Rust plants its comeback with support from Leon Kluge
De Rust still needs its road and it will take time to erase the losses caused by months of isolation. But the malvas represent a new reason to come to De Rust long after the road is open.
Why Japanese designer Ryota Iwai looks to South Africa for kid mohair
Auralee’s international popularity gives South African mohair valuable visibility, associating a Karoo fibre with a fashion business admired for the seriousness with which it treats materials.
Would a Karoo apprenticeship network solve two problems at once?
An apprenticeship network could create a practical route from learning to earning while protecting knowledge that the Karoo is in danger of losing.
The Karoo economy is entering a period of change
Renewable energy, specialised agriculture, tourism and science are likely to feed into the Karoo economy over the next 20 years. The real test will be whether major investments create lasting local businesses and skills or simply pass through the region.
The new essential workers of the Karoo
Rural young people are often told that opportunity lies elsewhere, usually in a city, usually through a university route. For some, that will be true. For others, the better opportunity may be closer to home.
What the Karoo Winter Wool Festival revealed about rural manufacturing
The Karoo Winter Wool Festival revealed that, with the right skills and access to markets, wool's role as the region's high value product can begin to extend beyond the farmer's gate and into the communities these farms sustain.