Page 27 - Karoo News Today

Three Blue Crane Route municipal towns in the Karoo are battling a deluge of sewage leaks, with the smell affecting critical service centres such as clinics.

Some footprints last thousands or even millions of years, preserved in sand that turned to rock.

Jim Freeman got to discover the ultimate comfort and luxury at the stunning De Zeekoe Guest Farm in Oudtshoorn.

What humble little resident of the Karoo sounds like a frog, flies like a bird, and loves a game of hide and seek? Senior Samara ranger Jan Dunn had played an audio clip for me of a Karoo korhaan calling, and I was keen to see one, so, having driven out from Plains Camp towards the foot of Eselskop where a flock had last been seen, we left the vehicle and tramped into the veld.

To get to Samara head north from Gqeberha on the R75. Ten minutes past Kariega and you’re into the Karoo and the vervet monkeys will be there on the side of the road to welcome you.

Jim Freeman's recent visit to Samara Karoo Reserve in the Karoo bushveld was filled with all sorts of animal adventures and encounters.

Gibbaeum heathii is endemic to a valley in South Africa that is surrounded by mountains and receives very little rainfall, allowing a huge range of succulent species to thrive. This bababoutjies — or babys bum — is one of them.

As messages of condolence streamed in for a much-loved Gqeberha physiotherapist, Richmond Hill residents described how they tried in vain to save Marolien Schmidt after she was stabbed by an intruder in the early hours of Women’s Day.

The sports-loving Gqeberha woman was stabbed in the neck and back by an intruder.

Studies have shown that when it comes to the workplace, women play an indispensable role. Here are two inspirational women in conservation.