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Drifting in The Dunes
...Drifting in The DunesDrifting in The DunesLamberts BayIf you're a 4x4 city slicker, constantly craving the desert landscape but put off by the long haul to Namibia, then it's time to head up to The Dunes near Lamberts Bay on the West Coast...English
Effects of Weather on Farms
...He had kept it clear of weeds to conserve the moisture in the soil, a must to give the rainfed crops a boost through dry spells; he had dug furrows along the contour at the top of the field to catch water running off the nearby hills and steer it away..English
Pineapple Production
...The pineapple has been revered in the ancient cultures of the Americas where it was used as fresh fruit, in folk medicine, and the fibers of the leaves used as a textile...English
Climbing Guide
...A small town which is situated on the edge of the escarpment on the banks of the Elands River is Waterval Boven - the most developed sport climbing spot in the country. It has approximately 600 routes throughout the beautiful site...English
Ottoshoop Activities
...When the ‘island’ breaks the surface, it splits the pool into two sections, a small pool to the west and a larger pool to the east...English
Earth and Extinction
...But the humdinger of all extinctions, the undisputed heavyweight obliterator of life, came at the tail end of the Permian period about 250 million years ago...English
The Soweto Uprising: June 16, 1976
...The fact was that while the impimpis (police informers) had their ears to the walls of older activists' houses, the children were scheming on the playing fields. And it was here that the war against apartheid would be fought...English
Simon's Town Attractions
...The drydock was named the Selborne Graving Dock after the Earl of Selborne, the High Commissioner of the Cape...English
Tsitsikamma
...TsitsikammaTsitsikammaWhere the Garden Route BloomsTsitsikamma, located on the Garden Route of South Africa, stretches from the Bloukrans River in the west to the Tsitsikamma River in the east...English
Succulents in the Karoo
...Hidden as they are from the world - as much by their own camouflage as by the climate that keeps intruders away - not many people know that the Knersvlakte harbours among the richest succulent communities in the world...English
Cape Winemakers Guild Founders Second Decade
... These changes in the auction set-up reflected the more serious, businesslike mien of the members as the event became the increasingly public face of the Guild...English
History of Kuruman
...©Roger de la HarpeInterior of the Moffat Church.❮❯The history of Kuruman is a fascinating one. Apparently, the name of the town is derived from the Chief who lived in the area, named Kudumane...English
Mountain Biking Trails around Kakamas
...This vast expanse of land, returned to the original Riemvasmakers by the government during the 90s - it encompasses the contorted ranges surrounding the course of the Molopo River...English
The Making of Thula Thula
...of the reserves fences and joining the land with the community land of Fundimvelo, adding 800 ha more to the Thula Thula Game Reserve...English
Shiraz
...The use of oak also has a distinct impact on the outcome of the wine, depending on the way and the type of oak used.By Glenneis Kriel..English
Central Karoo Attractions
...(Zoute Vlakte) Today the coaches and tour buses that pull into the Laingsburg gas stations continue the tradition.Boer War BlockhouseBuilt by the British in 1901 to guard the bridge over the Geelbek River and keep watch for Boer commandos during the South..English
Muizenberg Beach
...In summer, the warm Moçambique Current gets pushed into the bay by the prevailing South-Easter wind, and this makes the water much warmer than at the icy Atlantic beaches, just on the other side of the peninsula...English
Drakensberg's Bushmen Mountains
...The cracked basalt crests sweep up from the source of the Bushman's River and from Bushman's Nek Pass, through which the last Bushmen cattle raids were conducted during the 1870s...English
Emgwenya Scenes
...Plunging quartzite cliffs of immense beauty at the edge of town lure rock climbers from around the world to ‘The Restaurant at the End of the Universe’...English
Zebra Harem System
...A facial grimace whereby the upper lip is pulled back, relaxes the opening of the glands allowing the chemicals to enter...English
Is Hemp a Drug?
... The THC content of cannabis is the reason why hemp production is regulated all over the world...English
1870 The Copper Wonder of Namaqualand
...In 1952 it was declared a monument in remembrance of the pioneer miners of Namaqualand.Despite the professed generosity of the company, O’okiep (and the other mines in the area) often experienced a shortage of labourers, especially when the rains..English
History of the Northern Cape
...History of the Northern CapeHistory of the Northern CapeThe Discovery of DiamondsThe history of the Northern Cape is as old as time, witnessed by the unique geological structures, vistas, valleys and rivers as you drive through the parched landscape...English