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.
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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
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The mountain that watches over Ladismith
Farming & Environment
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.
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
What will the Karoo farm of 2035 look like?
The science of sound: What makes the Karoo so quiet?
Can a wet winter still end in drought?
