Johannesburg – Rangers have reported the discovery of fresh lion tracks on a farm neighbouring the Karoo National Park, South African National Parks (SANParks) said on Tuesday. This followed a report of a lion sighting outside the Karoo National Park on February 15. Click here to Book Accommodation in Cradock, Graaf Reinett, Hofmeyer or surrounds. […]

The Explorer Camp is the perfect getaway There are many options for a safari in South Africa, but in Cape Town the options are quite limited. It’s even rarer to find a wildlife reserve in the Western Cape where the animals are free roaming. Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo is situated close to […]

Photo: Pixabay Ostrich farmers in the Little Karoo have lost an estimated R1bn and have had to lay off 15% to 20% of their workforce as the crippling drought enters its fourth year. The size of the flock declined by 20% last season, and lucerne fields in the region stand bare. Joey Potgieter, chair of […]

Photo: Pixabay Ostrich farmers in the Little Karoo have lost an estimated R1bn and have had to lay off 15% to 20% of their workforce as the crippling drought enters its fourth year. The size of the flock declined by 20% last season, and lucerne fields in the region stand bare. Joey Potgieter, chair of […]

Rainfall can be expected across most of the country, except in the west, and some regions are expected to have severe thundershowers on Friday. Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours are expected in places over the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape and the northern and the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape. Heavy rain […]

By Elsabé Brits A massive but simple telescope is being made from wire mesh, PVC and telephone poles A new telescope that is being constructed in the Karoo will have one aim: to look at the cosmic dawn and find the first ever signals of the birth of the first stars in the universe. Nobody […]

By Elsabé Brits A massive but simple telescope is being made from wire mesh, PVC and telephone poles A new telescope that is being constructed in the Karoo will have one aim: to look at the cosmic dawn and find the first ever signals of the birth of the first stars in the universe. Nobody […]

The tough summer season has taken its toll on the Cape Town dams and their sister facilities in the Western Cape once again this week. Water levels in the Mother City are now down to 56.89%, whereas the provincial readings are at 45.07% Despite the losses, Capetonians will be comforted to know that both sets […]

The SA Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding expected over the north-eastern interior of the Eastern Cape, the eastern parts of the Free State, south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, over KwaZulu-Natal as well as over south-eastern Mpumalanga. The weather in your region  In Gauteng, expect partly […]

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the southern parts of the Northern Cape, extreme south-western parts of the Free State, the north-western parts of the Eastern Cape, and the Central Karoo district of the Western Cape. The South African Weather Service has also issued a watch for severe thunderstorms over the south-western parts […]

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Substantial, heavy downpours in the Karoo region of the Western Cape on Saturday caused both inconvenience and delight, as the bone-dry area of land finally received the rainfall it had been praying for – even if that did mean certain parts were flooded and structures were damaged. Around 40 – 50mm was estimated to have […]

He urged communities in the Karoo to use less water and to report and fix leaks swiftly. “Municipalities like Beaufort West, Kannaland and Laingsburg will continue receiving assistance from the province, as has been the case over the past four years, but we must urge proper management of the water supply in these towns.” In […]

He urged communities in the Karoo to use less water and to report and fix leaks swiftly. “Municipalities like Beaufort West, Kannaland and Laingsburg will continue receiving assistance from the province, as has been the case over the past four years, but we must urge proper management of the water supply in these towns.” In […]

Significant rainfall over parts of the Garden Route District and Little Karoo has lead to localised flooding on Saturday afternoon causing Meiringspoort to be closed.  The pass is between Oudtshoorn and Beaufort West, where residents have been rationed to 10 litres of water a day due to the persisting drought.  The closure of the pass […]

Severe thunderstorms, with possible heavy downpours, hail and localised flooding are expected in places over the Central Karoo, northern interior of the Eastern Cape, south eastern parts of the Northern Cape and western parts of Free State. According to the SA Weather Service, significant rainfall, leading to localised flooding, is expected in places over the […]

Expect extremely high fire danger conditions over the interior of the Northern Cape and the Central Karoo of the Western Cape on Thursday.  Severe thunderstorms are expected over the south-western interior of  KwaZulu-Natal and the north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, according to the SA Weather Service. The weather in your region In Gauteng, expect […]

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the Central Karoo of the Western Cape, central and northern parts of the Eastern Cape and the south-western parts of the Free State on Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are also expected over the south-western interior of KwaZulu-Natal and the […]

A once prosperous Karoo farmer has had to hire himself out to work on bigger farms after the crippling drought caused his annual turnover to drop from around R1.5m to R300 000 in three years. Gottven Scheun, who has farmed sheep and Angora goats outside Beaufort West for 32 years, said the drought in his […]

Residents of the Karoo town of Zoar have been urged to drop water consumption to 50 litres a day as the region struggles with “unacceptably high” consumption during a drought, the Western Cape government has said. “The Zoar region currently uses 170 litres of water per person per day,” MEC for Local Government, Anton Bredell, […]