Who were the people behind the street names in the Karoo?
The history behind these older names provides a record of how communities in the Karoo began.
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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.
Victoria Wes Kunstefees 2026 to put Apollo Theatre centre stage
The Apollo is both an inheritance and an opportunity for Victoria West. The September festival creates a rare opportunity for people to make the journey to one of the Karoo's best kept secrets.