The man who paints trees to combat bark stripping, Hundreds of Venus flytraps stolen from conservation land, Kimberley has lost it’s sparkle, and Cape Town projects still halted as mafias intimidate contractors.
The Big Hole is a 40-hectare open-pit diamond mine and the largest hand-excavated hole in the world.
South Africa as a whole might be struggling on the water front, although I think Kimberley have it worse than most.
You might think you’ve seen some nasty old relics cruising the nation’s roads, but you haven’t seen anything quite like this! Kimberley traffic officials impounded this 1976 Toyota Hilux bakkie earlier in the week. Except, its owners have made some… er, modifications over the years. Check out the photo gallery after the jump!