Can you travel through the Karoo without using the N1
Travelling without the N1 is entirely possible. The reward is the chance to see the towns that the shortcut leaves behind.
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Would a Karoo apprenticeship network solve two problems at once?
The ancient underground life of Karoo termites
Why old blankets, enamelware and riempie furniture endure
What makes a proper Karoo lamb dish?
Wind farms are changing the work of bird conservationists
Karoo municipalities still under scrutiny despite Treasury releasing funds
Karoo Lifestyle
Why old blankets, enamelware and riempie furniture endure
Practicality doesn't have to be the only defence of an old object. A blanket could matter because it covered several generations. An enamel basin recalls a grandmother’s kitchen, while the creak of a riempie chair can bring back a childhood room.
What makes a proper Karoo lamb dish?
The town built around a monthly journey to church
The transport crisis facing rural schoolchildren
Why heritage homes are suddenly popular again
The loneliness and beauty of rural life in the modern world
The strange mixture of conservatism and creativity in the Karoo
Farming & Environment
The ancient underground life of Karoo termites
Some of the Karoo’s most important environmental work is performed in darkness as, beneath the shrubs and stones, millions of termites rebuild the ground.
Wind farms are changing the work of bird conservationists
Could indigenous plants create new income for Karoo farms?
Why good grazing does not always mean an easy year for Karoo farmers
What the Karoo Winter Wool Festival revealed about rural manufacturing
Newly discovered fault near Leeu-Gamka raises questions about shale gas development
Have you seen a blue crane? The Karoo’s sightings could help save them
Culture & Heritage
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 great captaincy that once ruled in the Central Karoo
"The prettiest village I have ever seen"
The surprising role of Beaufort West in South African literature
The forgotten industries that once employed thousands
What happened to "Die bar op De Aar"?
