Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Roadside gnomes in the Karoo: I always go on about all the treasures one get to discover when road tripping. Well known landmarks, inadequately marked but well worth taking turnoffs, interesting attractions, beautiful views, fascination people, lekker food, unusual sights and so much more. Driving back to Port Elizabeth from Graaff-Reinet the other day I passed through the town of Jansenville and a few kilometers outside of … [Read more...] about Roadside gnomes in the Karoo – Featured Blog
karoo
Karoo Fish Farm changing lives
In a community where over 50 percent of the population rely on government grants and over 20 percent of households live below the poverty line, a fish farming project in a rural Eastern Cape town is changing lives and has brought hope of a better future to many of its residents. Located in Graaff-Reniet, the Camdeboo Satellite Aquaculture Project (CSAP) has created work opportunities for the residents of Graaff-Rienet, an area plagued by high levels of unemployment. The CSAP is a project … [Read more...] about Karoo Fish Farm changing lives
Roadtrip gems – The sun setting in the Karoo – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Roadtrip gems - The sun setting in the Karoo: Road tripping bring you the possibility of many memorable things. Beautiful destinations, interesting people, scrumptious food, fascinating places and, in this case, a beautiful Karoo Heartland sunset. Although it was probably still another hour before sunset, the sun heading for the distant mountains through hazy skies made for a sight beautiful enough to make me pull over on my drive … [Read more...] about Roadtrip gems – The sun setting in the Karoo – Featured Blog
Three Karoo Heartland icons – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Three Karoo Heartland icons by The Firefly Photo Files: Three Karoo Heartland icons, all in one picture. Big open sky, Karoo koppies (in this case Koffiebus and Teebus outside Steynsburg) and the good ol' reliable Windpomp. Read more here: http://fireflyafrica.blogspot.com/2016/04/three-karoo-heartland-icons.html. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE … [Read more...] about Three Karoo Heartland icons – Featured Blog
5 Karoo Art spaces you need to check out – Nieu-Bethesda
5 Karoo Art spaces you need to check out: ... Jan Rupert Art Centre, 41 Middle Street, Graaff Reinet When: Until April 2016. Karoo Modern: A Visual Dialogue This inaugural exhibition of contemporary art will reflect and expand on the past, present and the future of the Karoo. Where: Nieu-Bethesda Nieu-Bethesda - Read more on News24 Land reform failures costly for all: Garlic farmer Molly Nikelo walks through her fields in Nieu-Bethesda in the Eastern Cape. Data from the province show … [Read more...] about 5 Karoo Art spaces you need to check out – Nieu-Bethesda
Nieu Bethesda Karoo Town Owl House Eastern Cape
Visit and explore Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape selected video for you: The small town of Nieu Bethesda, near Graaff-Reinet is home to the inriguing Owl House created by eccentric Helen Martins. Copyright to http://www.roomsforafrica.com/dest/south-africa/eastern-cape/nieu-bethesda.jsp Click HERE to find more 'Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape' … [Read more...] about Nieu Bethesda Karoo Town Owl House Eastern Cape
A Karoo road – doesn’t matter which way you go – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: A Karoo road - doesn't matter which way you go by The Firefly Photo Files: “Would you please tell me, which way I ought to go from here?”“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat.“I don’t much care where … ” said Alice.“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.”— Lewis Carroll Read more here: The Firefly Photo Files Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily … [Read more...] about A Karoo road – doesn’t matter which way you go – Featured Blog
K’s Karoo photo selected for UK website:- www.karoodesign.com – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: K’s Karoo photo selected for UK website:- www.karoodesign.com by Dempsey's Self Catering: Karoo Design, one of the best design and branding agencies in the UK, selected one of Kathy’s photos to include in their revamped website. It’s the photograph taken from a national road through the Karoo, blue mountains and beautiful space surrounding. A few more photographs are waiting in the wings for the next shuffle of photographs … [Read more...] about K’s Karoo photo selected for UK website:- www.karoodesign.com – Featured Blog
SANPARKS Frontier Region scoops awards
Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West can proudly boast with having the Best Performing Rest Camp within South African National Parks. They received the recognition at the 11th annual Kudu Awards ceremony in Pretoria on Friday evening (16 October 2015). SANParks, supported by First National Bank and Total South Africa, recognises deserving individuals, departments and parks at the Kudu Awards annually through awarding them with Chief Executive Awards. It is awarded based on performance … [Read more...] about SANPARKS Frontier Region scoops awards
Exploring Great Eastern Cape Game Parks
This week (3 to 7 February 2014) I am off exploring the following parks: Addo Elephant National Park Mountain Zebra National Park Camdeboo National Park Karoo National Park All courtesy of Sanparks and we will be coming back with some great images, video and memories - all to show tourists just how we live in Africa and more importantly what great game reserves we have within stabbing distance of Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. CLICK HERE to see our daily itinerary as we … [Read more...] about Exploring Great Eastern Cape Game Parks
Meet Anti Fracking Leaders Derek Light and Dougie Stern
Shell are wanting to frack the Karoo for gas. What this means is that thousands of square kilometres of land in the Karoo will be littered with gas drills. These drills use millions of litres of water each time they are "fracked" and this is about the least off our worries. Thousands of litres of highly toxic chemicals are also pumped into each well and are pumped into the ground to a depth of about 5km. What does this mean to you or me? The gases which are emitted from the wells are highly … [Read more...] about Meet Anti Fracking Leaders Derek Light and Dougie Stern
Dear Shell You May Frack Underneath These Farms
With reference to the 'Proposed South Western Karoo Basin Gas Exploration Project by Shell' and in the interests of fair play I have perused the nearly 11 000 farms in the Western, Central and Eastern region that could be affected by your fracking (see: List of Potentially Affected Farms) and have compiled a list of 13 farms that I have no objection to you continuing with hydraulic fracking on. You may proceed with hydraulic fracking under the following farms in the Western … [Read more...] about Dear Shell You May Frack Underneath These Farms
Fracking With Shell
Oil giant Shell has detailed its plans to explore natural gas in the Karoo basin. The company has already applied to Petroleum Agency South Africa for exploration rights in the south-western Karoo basin to assess viable, unconventional gas resources. It has also appointed an independent consultancy to compile an environmental management programme (EMP). In a media session on Thursday, Shell vice president Bonang Mohale said the exploration activities would include geophysical studies and … [Read more...] about Fracking With Shell
Take Your Fracking and Frack Off
As a Shell executive reading this please take note of the following thread of connectivity - much like the thread of underground connectivity that may destroy the Karoo as a result of your plans to proceed with hydraulic fracking: MyPE has been very vocal about the oil tanks in the Port Elizabeth Harbour, encouraging you to take your tanks and frack off. Your attempts to calm the local natives by taking them to lunch and spin doctoring the hell out of them were not succesful. The oil … [Read more...] about Take Your Fracking and Frack Off
