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Legends, myths and memories of the most precious resource in South Africa’s dry heartland
Water—or the absence of it—has shaped life, culture, and survival in the Karoo and Kalahari for centuries. From ancient myths to modern struggles, the search for this precious resource weaves through ...
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The Karoo has seen so much, but changed so little
It’s an incongruous name for a wilderness, “the Karoo.” The nursery-like sound belies the harshness of a vast, arid ...
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Inside the South African Afrikaner town with its own currency
BusinessTech visited Orania, a self-sufficient Afrikaner town focused on cultural preservation, independent governance, ...
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South Africa's rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade—how to stop it
The Succulent Karoo Biome in South Africa is the world's only hot arid ... Because it is a harsh environment with little rainfall, many of these species grow extremely slowly.