Tag: Central Karoo

Social media was awash with photos and happy comments last week as rain fell across the water-starved Northern Cape. Photo: Charles Wylie/Facebook

Rain in Mzansi: Hope, at last, for battered provinces!

by Lucinda Dordley

27th Oct 2021

Although last week’s Northern Cape rain was not enough to break the prevailing drought, it was enough to give farmers in the province hope ahead of the summer rain season ...

In many areas, no natural vegetation has survived the drought and planted pastures and fodder banks have long been exhausted

Western Cape gives fodder support to save natural vegetation

by Sinesipho Tom

21st May 2020

1 727 farms in extreme or critically extreme drought conditions in the Western Cape have received R10 million fodder support from the Western Cape department of agriculture (WCDoA). These areas include Central and Little Karoo, parts of the Cape Winelands ...

Organisation is ‘guardian angel’ for small-scale farmers

by Duncan Masiwa

31st Jan 2020

More than four decades ago residents from Lawaaikamp in George in the Western Cape were faced with being forcefully removed from their homes in this shanty town. Amongst these residents ...

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