On 10 July 1768, Johan Abraham Nel from Stellenbosch stopped at a fountain near the Sak River to await the birth of his son. To commemorate his arrival, Nel planted an almond tree. Over the years, it ...

In August of 2019, the Williston Farmer’s Union held an emergency meeting about the drought, then grinding through its sixth merciless year in the Northern Cape. “Our chairman said: Okay guys, now ...

The final part of our alt South Africa series journeys to the huge semi-desert expanse of the Karoo – the country’s ‘soul space’, which attracts eccentrics, hippies, crafters, outsider artists, and ...

Cape Town - In a region of vast spaces, landscaped layouts of horizons, rocky mountain ranges and open sky space so wide that it makes you feel like you could touch the stars, you probably imagine ...