With help from its former youth scattered around the country, Middelburg in the heart of the Karoo is making great strides in returning to its former glory. Most small towns like Middelburg are often crippled by the effects of rural-urban drift as the youth leave to seek employment and a better life elsewhere. Instead, young...
Five days on the road and almost 1000km later we arrived at our final destination – the serene, but typical Karoo farming town of Cradock, reports Michael Kimberley.
Five days on the road. We travelled well-over a 1000 km and shook hands with dozens of people. To be honest, we can’t wait to get home to ‘’slummies’’. Before heading home, we stopped off in Cradock and had lunch with some of the locals.
In the realm of South African politics – and the world – Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) founder Robert Sobukwe is a celebrated anti-apartheid struggle icon, reports Michael Kimberley.
Arriving in Middleburg you immediately think of Knysna or George – it has that old coastal feel. The town is well-kept and mostly clean. It only has one robot which looks like an old train stop. You get the feeling you’re stepping back into yesteryear. This was confirmed by the unaggressive demeanour of the town...
A newly tarred road leading to Nieu Bethesda – just 30km from Graaff-Reinet – is quickly changing the slow-paced life normally expected in the sleepy dorp, writes Michael Kimberley.
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