Frontier Dispatches
Welcome to another heritage collection of journeys into the past and present of South Africa’s Karoo region.
From the studios of snowy Nieu-Bethesda to the stony heights of the Richtersveld, Karoo Roads III takes you roaming far and wide with seasoned storytellers Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit.
Hear tales of love and cheese, sit with the elders of Lekkersing, find the shaggiest sheep in the country, witness angel-makers at work, read about the legends of a man who once painted the Sistine Chapel on an ostrich egg and a band of farmers’ wives who turned a piece of Karoo veld into a world-class country school.
Discover a rock star traffic cop, a four-legged ostrich, a couple who live in a castle, an Old School newspaperman with the highway in his eyes and a desert bar where magic happens on a regular basis.
Relish the true spirit of this rich and rowdy country.
“Karoo Roads is a great piece of Africana. It’s not only literature, it is also historically important. It encapsulates the Karoo, its towns and people as they stand today and as they were yesterday.” – Author and Traveller James Clarke
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Francy Schoeman –
Thanks Chris Marais and Julienne Du Toit for another hit! The Karoo loves you as much as you love it!
Chris Barr –
What a wonderful production. No one captures the essence of the Karoo and its place in the context of this crazy world better than you two. Well done!
James Clarke –
What a delightful book! I hope you are looking for a literary award for you will surely get one. Photographically it’s a powerful demonstration of how effective – and beautiful – b/w can be. Quality of production: as good as any I’ve seen here and overseas. The writing is great too – full of nuggets and good reading.
Dr Peter Clayton –
You are not only entertaining with these stories, you are playing a wonderful archiving role of preserving these well chosen and beautifully recorded glimpses into Karoo places and culture. Thank you.