How Mazeppa got its name
I knew there was something special about the chiffonier when I saw it standing on auction in the once grand dining room of No 2 Richmond Road, a Victorian home in the town of Middelburg in the Karoo. […]
An Holistic Triumph Over Convention
In the old South Africa it was a crime to exceed the official stocking rate without permission from the Soil Conservation Committee (SCC). It was against that background that Graaff-Reinet livestock farmer Dougie Stern asked the SCC to visit his farm Rietpoort in 1992 to reassess his stocking rate on the strength of his veld. [...]
Partner with Expertise
Reuel Khoza is a Farmer and the Chairman of Aka Capital and the Nedbank Group. His Family Trust owns a 200-hectare export avocado and macadamia farm in the highlands near Hazyview and is a 50% partner in the export pack house HL Hall & Sons. […]
The Importance of Trace Minerals & Vitamins
Graaff-Reinet veterinarian Dr Roland Larson’s research on the effects of trace minerals and vitamins in livestock, especially small stock, is showing the way forward for exciting improvements in condition, productivity and the treatment of disease. […]
New Green Milestone Achieved by the Carbon Neutral Bank
The Nedbank Group, Africa’s only carbon neutral financial institution, has once again proved why it is one of South Africa’s greenest companies, with new milestones achieved over the past year. […]
50 Years Of Sheepdog Trials in South Africa
Memories of his younger farming years must have come flooding back to 87-year-old Chipper Kingwill as he sat in the stands watching the Jubilee Sheepdog Trials in Graaff-Reinet on the 6th and 7th of May. Fifty years ago Chipper was one of the founder members of the South African Sheepdog Association (SASDA). Several of his [...]
SHAMWARI Soul of The Earth
Shamwari Game Reserve pioneered Big 5, malaria-free tourism in South Africa's Eastern Cape and led the trend for many other game reserves to transform overgrazed farms into thriving commercial game reserves. Legendary conservationist, the late Dr Ian Player said: The history of Shamwari is a remarkable story and without precedent in the modern history of [...]
Fracking Karoo: Shame on You Shell
Someone is misstating the truth. That someone is soon to be identified because they are breaking the law. This came to light at a volatile meeting in the Karoo town of Middelburg on Friday where petroleum giant Shell together with Golder, the environmental consultancy hired by Shell, presented their draft Environmental Management Programme (EMP) to [...]
The Chef, the Chief & the Spekboom Custard
Christiana could not get enough of Dario’s spekboom custard. She asked for more, which is not the done thing at Cube where the whole idea is that you get 20 starter-sized bites with unexpected flavour combinations and textures. […]
Will You Marry Me, My Darling
“Will you marry me, my darling, but without a ring?” “What planet are you living on, no ring!” “I’m living on the planet where if I slipped a gold band on your finger darling, every time I looked at it all I would see is 1.5 to 3 tons of rock being ripped from the [...]