- 14 May 2013 14:41
- We bring you AfrikaBurn 2013 - an oasis of art, theme camps, costumes and performance in the Karoo.
- 22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Chris Du Plessis
- Angie’s G-spot is a makeshift wasps’ nest of metal, wood and stone that comes complete with a natural jacuzzi.
- 25 Nov 2012 14:55 - Nickolaus Bauer
- The Democratic Alliance's federal congress has dropped a contentious resolution greenlighting hydraulic fracking in the Karoo.
- 25 Nov 2012 13:26 - Nickolaus Bauer
- The DA is to debate its stance on fracking in the Karoo as a resolution supporting the process has been passed without following correct procedures.
- 21 Sep 2012 00:00 - Teigue Payne
- It is not an easy game but if an alternative to culling is found, South Africa's ostrich industry could take flight.
- 14 Sep 2012 12:18 - Lynley Donnelly
- Nine pages - that is all South Africa got after months of silence over hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in the Karoo.
- 31 Aug 2012 00:05 - Lynley Donnelly
- Not even the most ardent critics are holding out any hope that the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the Karoo will be extended.
- 10 Aug 2012 00:00 - David Fig
- Existing legislation does not address the legal, environmental and social ramifications of fracking, says David Fig.
- 17 May 2012 07:58 - Lynley Donnelly
- The minister of energy has backed fracking for gas in the Karoo, but what could this mean for South Africa's nuclear ambitions?
- 08 May 2012 00:00
- Fabulous costumes, art installations, mutant vehicles and all kinds of madness graced the Karoo desert this April to celebrate AfrikaBurn 2012.
- 01 Dec 2011 13:00 - Staff Reporter
- News that Sasol has decided to postpone its shale gas exploration in the Karoo has been welcomed by the Treasure Karoo Action Group.
- 08 Jul 2011 09:36 - Lisa Steyn
- The jury is still out on mining shale gas: will the economic benefits outweigh the environmental concerns?
- 01 Jun 2011 18:54 - Staff Reporter
- The Advertising Standards Authority are investigating Royal Dutch Shell adverts about hydraulic fracturing, the Treasure Karoo Action Group has said.
- 27 May 2011 12:16 - Lisa Steyn
- Fracking in the Karoo has opened up deep divisions despite the government's moratorium on all prospecting, pending an investigation into its impact.
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- 24 May 2011 15:03 - Staff Reporter
- As SA presses its suit for the coveted Square Kilometre Array telescope, the science ministry has vowed not to let fracking get in the way of the bid.
- 03 May 2011 16:42 - Gillian Jones
- Shell is creating the wrong impression by saying shale gas mining is good for South Africa, the Treasure Karoo Action Group said on Tuesday.
- 26 Apr 2011 15:27 - Staff Reporter
- Agri SA has welcomed the government's decision to place a moratorium on licences for shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo.
- 15 Apr 2011 10:58 - Fiona Macleod
- Stage set for showdown over 'misleading, biased, unprocedural and unconstitutional' application.
- 08 Apr 2011 13:39 - Ruona Agbroko
- The Karoo could solve South Africa's energy problems -- but only through an extraction process called fracking that has greens seeing red.
- 17 Jan 2011 15:10 - Staff Reporter
- Oil major Royal Dutch Shell plans to explore for shale gas in South Africa's Karoo basin.
