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Karoo
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Wednesday Morning Spice
06 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Election night in America, Tom Hanks goes scorched earth, South Africa could say goodbye to 10111 and other emergency numbers, Europe’s stunning high-tech luxury train, and What happens when someone goes overboard on a cruise ship?
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Why This South African Succulent Is A “Miracle Plant”
08 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This amazing plant creates “forest-like micro-environments”, a ‘carpet’ of leaves that trap water and dust and nutrients, as well as carbon.
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Free State Dorpie Becomes The First ‘Smart Town’ In South Africa
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“For a town that depends on tourism, not being subjected to load-shedding is life-changing.”
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Karroo Lamb Tjoppies Officially Given Same Protection As Champagne
31 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Large retailers will now hopefully stop selling chewy old ram meat under the Karoo Lamb name. Some of us were born amongst those very same Karoo bossies that give the meat its unique taste, so we know when we’re being sold a J.C. Le Roux at Veuve Clicquot prices.
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Friday Morning Spice
08 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
China wants to ban clothes that ‘hurt nation’s feelings’, Reclaimed yoghurt tubs used to build library, That 70’s Show actor given 30 years to life, Trevor Noah to be paid R33m for five minute ad.
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R520 Million Buys You An Incredible Big Five Game Reserve In The Karoo [Video]
05 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Located in Jansenville in the Eastern Cape (16 kilometres as the crow flies from Addo Elephant Park), the reserve is listed on Sotheby’s.
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Turns Out The Karoo Is Full Of Strange Ghost Stories
15 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Lord Milner Hotel in Matjiesfontein is famous for its spirited visitors, and the Karoo region as a whole is full of ghost stories from days of old.
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83% Discount To Stay At Botswana’s Iconic ‘Jack’s Camp’
16 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re looking for a way to spend a holiday in style, taking in a bit of nature, there are currently massive savings to be had.
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Karoo Could Become Post-Coronavirus Tourism Hotspot
18 May 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When South Africans are once again allowed to travel recreationally, the Karoo could become a “low-viral tourism” hotspot.
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Where Capetonians Can Go For The Perfect Summer Safari
15 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For those Capetonians who really want to kick back and relax this summer, with a healthy dose of peace and tranquillity, here’s a stellar option.
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This Cliff-Dangling Klein Karoo Masterpiece Is Something Out Of A Bond Film [Video]
12 Sep 2019 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
If Dr. Evil was into the great outdoors, we would imagine ‘Caracal’ to be his preferred Klein Karoo lair.
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Spiders, Scorpions, Reptiles And More – 15 New Animal Species Found In The Karoo [Images]
21 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Thanks to the collective efforts of scientists, at least 15 new animal species have been found living it up in the Karoo region.
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Cabin Instagram Competition Winners For August And September
05 Oct 2017 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Every month we give away a free night with breakfast at Cabine du Cap. Entries are made on Instagram by guests staying at the cabin, using the hashtag #cabineducap. These are the winners for August and September.
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How The Karoo Inspired One Woman To Return To Her Roots
04 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Ever wondered what you can do with a colour palette inspired by the Karoo? Well here’s one woman’s tale of creating local and lekker rugs.
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SA Makes ‘World’s Weirdest Road Signs’ List With This Karoo Road Sign
01 Apr 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You have to love the sense of humour shown by those living out in the sticks, this Karoo farmer’s sign making the world’s weirdest list.
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Whoah! Karoo Farmer Finds Huge Crashed Google Balloon [Image]
20 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re not in the know of Project Loon by Google, you’ll enjoy it when you find out. Except that if all the ‘loons’ keep falling out the sky, it won’t actually work.
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Fracking Gets The Governmental Green Light
07 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The moratorium on shale gas exploration, which was imposed in South Africa last April, was recently lifted, effectively opening the door for fracking in the Karoo region. Since the first mention of possibly using fracking as an extraction technique, debate has raged, with many calling into question the environmental impact it may have.
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Ivo Vegter Wants To Farm Rhinos And Frack The Karoo – SA’s Most Controversial Columnist On 2oceansvibe Radio
11 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ivo Vegter is one of South Africa’s most controversial columnists. An outspoken defender of fracking in the Karoo, champion of free market policies and general hurricane of argument, the debate in the comments section of Ivo’s regular Daily Maverick columns often outstrips the length of the original piece by a healthy margin. Ivo visited the […]
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Kagga-Kamma: Escape to the Swartruggens
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cape Town is one beautiful-ass city. The mountain, the beaches, the women, the wines, the song. Come on. But living in the city can, without you even knowing, start to ever so slowly drag you down. The constant noise, the sirens, the lack of stars, the complete lack of silence. So as your attorney, I advise you to head out to the country for a few nights. All right, I’m not Benicio Del Toro, but it’s the best advice you’ll get this year. Not only that, I am going to tell you how to take that advice, go all in, and take the pot, because there is one place you need to go for your bush getaway, and that’s Kagga-Kamma.
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Seen This? The Karoo Monster
26 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Don’t you just love a good small town monster story? If any of you drove through the Karoo over the Easter weekend, you may have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the shape-shifting creature which has reportedly been terrorising the town of Steytlerville since the end of March.
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Stand Up To Goliath – Lewis Pugh Challenges Shell In Remarkable Anti-Mining Speech [VIDEO]
31 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Recently, news came to light that fossil energy giant, Shell Petroleum, was moving towards engaging in launching an environmentally devastating drilling expedition in the Karoo. The drilling procedure, which is ostensibly a search for natural gas, is known as Fracking.
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Shell Makes A Promise It Can’t Keep
04 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Shell claims its SA exploration for shale gas in the Karoo will use safe techniques not known to harm the environment and “vows” not to pollute Karoo water. But since when is hydraulic fracturing a safe technique?
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Fear And Loathing In Le Sutherland – More Info On The French Cult Killer Couple
19 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Philippe Meniére and his life partner, Agnes Jardel, the French Couple who shot dead one police officer and critically wounded another, are still at large somewhere in the surrounding area of Sutherland. As police continue their search, some seriously bizarre details have begun to emerge about their cult and the 12 years they spent cultivating weirdness on the Karoo farm.
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THE AFRIKA IS ON FIRE
29 Apr 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Our more trippy readers might know that the Afrika Burns festival, South Africa’s newest excuse to get totally baked in the desert, wrapped up on Tuesday after five brightly-coloured days of parallel universes, flying dragons and fire. And lets not forget the odd bout of “let’s chain the 11 year olds to the front of […]
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