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One of the top officials close to Patriotic Alliance leader and former Central Karoo mayor Gayton McKenzie has come out guns blazing, accusing McKenzie of brazenly lying about his brief stint at the helm of the Western Cape district municipality.

South Africa will auction at least 10 new onshore blocks for shale gas exploration in the environmentally sensitive Karoo region, a government official told Reuters, as the country eyes alternative energy sources to ease its worst-ever power crisis.

CAPE TOWN, May 18 (Reuters) – South Africa will auction at least 10 new onshore blocks for shale gas exploration in the environmentally sensitive Karoo region, a government official told Reuters, as the country eyes alternative energy sources to ease its worst-ever power crisis. South Africa’s first competitive auction for oil and gas resources, expected […]

State power firm says it may ramp up scheduled electricity outages to avoid a national grid collapse.

Every night, somewhere unseen across the vast, semidesert and dry savanna habitat of Southern Africa, the continent’s deadliest cat emerges to hunt. Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) are ideally suited for nocturnal stalking: They are evolutionarily older than jungle cats and domestic cats, boast exceptional night vision and hearing, and are believed to kill more prey […]

There’s a village in the Eastern Cape Karoo where local families are celebrated and remembered like nowhere else in the world.

Mayor Ashley Sauls argues that there is no written policy to regulate the protocol for the use of the Beaufort West mayoral chain

The small but perfectly formed town of Prince Albert shimmers in the singular Karoo light with all the promise of sweet respite from your weary travails.

It is rare for works by great Masters to appear on the art market — and when they do, most likely one of five “Ds” is behind the owners letting go of some of their most prized possessions.

Here’s a quick glance at what the weather forecast holds in store across all the South African provinces. Stay warm or keep cool.