Why diesel increases hit rural towns harder
Diesel is the thread that links veld to abattoir, highway to shop counter and farm to family dinner table.
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Karoo Lifestyle
The Karoo art of saying nothing directly
Information in the Karoo must be decoded, but once you learn the dialect of implication, the conversations become surprisingly rich.
In the Karoo, business survives on trust, not traffic
Welcome to the WhatsApp town
Why Karoo people are good at waiting rooms
Raising children far from cities
The slow drama of a tortoise crossing the road
What do Karoo towns actually want from local government?
Culture & Heritage
The light that unsettles the night
The moon is not a decorative element in places like the Karoo, but a participatory element.
Why painters and sculptors keep turning up in semi-desert towns
Exploring Graaff-Reinet’s illicit brandy and the taste of survival
The veld food revival
The Karoo accent is changing and here's why
A Karoo story wins on the world stage
The story of sheep farming in the Karoo
Farming & Environment
The borehole gamble
The borehole is not a silver bullet, but it is one tool in a wider strategy of survival.
The tiny birds that make the Karoo sing
United Nations support elevates a local solution to a global model
The light that unsettles the night
The slow drama of a tortoise crossing the road
What it takes to start over in a small farming district
