Nuisance Egrets in Small Towns

Egrets and herons roost and breed in town trees, often right next to private homes.

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Anglo-Boer War Blockhouses of the Karoo

Excerpts from military historian and author Simon Green’s two books on the blockhouses of South

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Samara Plains Tented Camp

A new safari experience in the Sneeuberg Mountains of the Eastern Cape Karoo.

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Woolly World – Celebrating the Karoo Merino sheep

The second Karoo Winter Wool Festival in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, was a fabulous success.

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Curious Karoo Critters

The Karoo is replete with beastly tales, some true, others laden with salt and legend

Forgotten Highway of the South African Hinterland

A brand new heritage route spanning the Karoo and Kalahari reveals some of the country’s

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New Magic in Murraysburg

One man’s vision has brought new blood to a broken Karoo town.

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We Will Always Have Williston!

Memories of the Williston Winter Festival in the Hard Man's Karoo.

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How the Internet Started in South Africa

Just over thirty years ago, a group of maverick academics at Rhodes University opened the

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Meeting the People of Lekkersing

Richtersveld adventures and unforgettable encounters in a far-flung desert village with a sweet name.

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