Wool Boom News Today

Graaff-Reinet, the Gem of the Karoo, is a treasure trove of fascinating tales, replete with interesting characters and champion sheep shearers, a place where at dusk every night the Heartland Hour ushers in a unique beauty.

There are few more heartening sights in a dorp than properly restored and lovingly maintained old Karoo houses.

Given the fibre’s importance to the country’s economy and the Karoo’s enduring association with sheep, the Karoo Winter Wool Festival was an event just waiting to happen.

A touch of Wild West, a drop of Outback and a whole lot of pure Karoo.

Once the long drought had been relieved, it was time to go in search of The Poggenpoel: the ‘Golden Fleece of the Karoo’, in the Calvinia Museum.

A Northern Cape town full of legend and frontier drama.