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Desert creep in South Africa spells bleak future for succulent-resplendent Karoo
By Leonie Joubert Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their ...
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Into the wild: Land Cruiser 79 conquers the rugged Richtersveld
We would be travelling to one the most remote National Parks in the country, forming part of SanParks’ Arid Parks. The |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park has the lower reaches of the ...
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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Hub Communal Property Association (CPA, landowner) and other stakeholders in the Richtersveld and an agreement was reached on boundaries for the buffer zone, in particular the so-called ‘Communal ...
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17 Years Later: Richtersveld land claim beneficiaries still waiting for payout
Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News Routes leading to most remote towns in the Richtersveld in the Northern Cape are gravel. This impacts the way services like health care are delivered ...
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SANParks says blaze at Newlands Ravine flared up in inaccessible areas
A fire on Red Hill, near Simon's Town in Cape TOwn on 9 February 2025. Picture: SANParks - Table Mountain National Park/Facebook CAPE TOWN -SANParks says a blaze at Newlands Ravine flared up ...
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SANParks deploys more than 50 firefighters to contain fire at Table Mountain National Park
SANParks has deployed more than 50 ground firefighters and aerial resources to combat an active fire in the Newlands area of Table Mountain National Park above Kirstenbosch. According to SANParks ...
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Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
The 160,000 ha Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape of dramatic mountainous desert in north-western South Africa constitutes a cultural landscape communally owned and managed. This site ...