MOUNTAINS AND MINES Photo essay: Among the forgotten mountains and deserted mines of the Northern Cape 7 min 1 By Kristin Engel
BOOK EXCERPT Northern Cape charm — a magical port, stargazing with sheep, a lost goat and thirsty soldiers in bonnets 6 min 2 By Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit
ESCAPE Karoo Keepsakes – Bull Dancing, Line Dancing, Sea Cowboys, Coldstream Guards & the Magic of a Shearing Shed 7 min 0 By Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit
THE CONVERSATION Golden mole that swims through sand is rediscovered in South Africa after 86 years 4 min 6 By Samantha Mynhardt
FISHER FOLK AT RISK Three years of research reveals SA’s small-scale fishing communities are under threat on multiple fronts 5 min 1 By Estelle Ellis
OFFSHORE EXPLORATION Fishers and environmental activists express concern over proposed drilling off SA’s West Coast 4 min 0 By Tembile Sgqolana
CORPORATIONS VS COOPERATIVES The slow squeeze on Port Nolloth’s fishermen — walled in and fenced out by mining 7 min 1 By Barry Christianson
SCORPIO TRAINSPOTTER: Alexkor Meltdown – Northern Cape’s state-owned enterprise non-gift that keeps on taking 4 min 0 By Richard Poplak for Scorpio
