An Australian company’s efforts to mine for Karoo uranium have been thwarted again, this time held at bay by a miniature succulent plant.
Karoo Issues
What’s really going on in the Karoo? Talking points and insider views.
Uranium Mining Threatens the Karoo
Uranium mining and radioactive dust in the Karoo could be a far greater and much more immediate threat than fracking for shale gas.
Hantam School: No Child Left Behind
South Africa’s education system is broken. But in a remote area of the Northern Cape Karoo, the Hantam Community Education Trust farm school lights the way forward.
Corridor Through the Karoo
A Biodiversity Corridor is being created to protect the Karoo mountain lands and hidden valleys between Cradock and Graaff-Reinet for future generations.
Pied Crows, Powerlines and Climate Change
Powerlines have facilitated the increase of pied crows in the Karoo, but climate change has driven their soaring numbers.
Solar Karoo
South Africa’s new era of solar energy started with a stranger knocking on a Karoo farmhouse door in the early summer of 2010.
The Karoo is a Palaeontological Wonderland
To palaeontologists, the Karoo Supergroup’s rocks and fossils hold the key to understanding the early evolutionary history of many land vertebrates.
Karoo Shale Gas and Cradock’s Spirit
At a Shale Gas Imbizo in Cradock on 21 January 2016, the community showed Government the strength of its activist legacy.
When Frack Meetings Go Pear-Shaped
An expert team recently visited the Karoo to inform and seek input around shale gas and fracking. But why did things go awry at two of the towns?
Karoo Modern Exhibits in Nieu-Bethesda
An exciting December art exhibition in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape Karoo.
