Obesa Cacti Nursery

2018 RSA, Day 16, Cactus Nursery Obesa, In Graaff-Reinet, Karoo, by HabariSalam

Trip : Cape, Garden Road, PE, Karoo, Khalagadi Park, South Namibia, Franschhoek, Kalk Bay

Anton Bouwer, Obesa Nursery

Giant Flag: a South African legacy

The South African flag was designed with a vision for building a country that not only works for its people but encourages us to work together for positive change. The Graaff-Reinet community is taking this seriously and are in the process of leaving a legacy for generations of South Africans to come as well as placing themselves on the eco-tourism map. The Giant Flag – made from different coloured succulents, solar panels and road networks - will be seen from space and is the world’s first green innovation project that celebrates clean energy and embodies the true spirit of South Africa and the ability to transform people’s lives in a meaningful way when we all work together.

A giant South African flag to be grown in the Karaoo

A giant South African flag, the size of 66 soccer fields, and comprising two and a half million succulents, will be grown near the Valley of Desolation at Graaff Reinet in Karaoo. The project, at a cost of almost 180-million rand, will create hundreds of jobs to the impoverished Camdeboo area, where 42 percent of residents live on state grants. The succulents will be grown from seeds at the local Obesa Nursery, and will represent the colours of the national flag.

Africas best cactus garden

- Obesa Garden, Graaff-Reinet, Karoo Nature Reserve
- Photos by Heiko Trurnit

Jansenville community hoping for change in upcoming local elections

The 2016 municipal elections are seen as a lifeline and the only hope for the community of Jansenville in the Eastern Cape, who are hoping that the newly elected Councillor will address issues of service delivery. One of the largest townships in the area has been without water for the past three months and adding to these woes the coffers of the municipality are running dry.

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17 people killed in the axi and bus crash in the Eastern Cape

The health department has confirmed that seven of the 17 people killed in the weekend's taxi and bus crash in the Eastern Cape, have been identified by family members.
The department expects most relatives to arrive in Graaff-Reinet by tomorrow to help identify the other victims.

Graaff-Reinet to become home to one of the world's biggest flags

Graaff-Reinet, one of the oldest towns in South Africa, is to become home to one of the world's biggest flags. The giant flag will be made up of millions of coloured desert cactuses and succulents.
They are being planted on previously-barren land in the Camdeboo National Park in the Karoo. The flag will be visible from space and will be the size of 66 soccer fields. The project is intended to stimulate the economy of this region of the Eastern Cape. Jayed-Leigh Paulse filed this report.

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Graaf Reinet farmers don't have enough fodder for their livestock

Gift of the Givers will be delivering eight truckloads of fodder to the area on Tuesday.
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Derek Light addresses Graaff Reinet community about municipal woes

Concerned residents attended a Graaff-Reinet Residents' & Ratepayers' Association's AGM meeting, to discuss the state of the local municipality.

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Episode 4: Cactus in South Africa

Willie shows us around one of his favorite places to go eat when he is in South Africa. Cactus is a Mexican restaurant that serves tequila and other fine drinks, although they are best known locally for their wood-fired pizzas and signature chilli poppers. They are also a very cheap place to go and dine. You can eat and drink your heart out for less the 25 USD! If you are ever in South Africa, Cactus is definitely the place to check out for all your Mexican needs.

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Location: 29 Courtenay St, George Central, George, 6529, South Africa
Telephone: +27 44 874 7805
Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 12:00 pm-2:00 am, Sunday Closed
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Email: coyotecactus@mac.com
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Euphorbia obesa seedling roaring to life

Graaff reinet romeo

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Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe Official Memorial Service in Graaff-Reinet - Thando Sipuye

Memorial Service for the late Mama Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe who transitioned into the realm of our ancestors on the 15th August 2018 at her family home in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape.

Fire raging in Sundays River

A fire is raging in the Sundays River near the Urquhart Caravan Park.

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Brigadier reports on shocking new crime tendency

The Graaff-Reinet police have warned in a shocking revelation, that rape in Graaff-Reinet has become more common among under aged boys.

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Video: Jason Milford, Graaff-Reinet Advertiser

Family in need after fire

A Geluksdal family was left with nothing when a fire destroyed their home in Strelitzia Street on Sunday.

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Video: Christo Vermaak, Graaff-Reinet Advertiser

Wessels sisters of graaff reinet singing the song of Adele,All I ask.

Plains of The Camdeboo - Graaff Reinet - Nieu Bethesda - Aberdeen

Plains of The Camdeboo - Graaff Reinet - Nieu Bethesda - Aberdeen

The word Camdeboo, derived from the Khoi word meaning 'green pool' or 'green hippo pool' from the Khoi Cam-/Kam- 'green' and -debo(o) 'pool, hippo pool', has become synonymous with a sense of magical mystery. It was first popularised in Eve Palmer's book The Plains of Camdeboo, published in 1966 and stretches from the south of the Sneeuberg to as far as Pearston and Murraysburg.

Surrounded by the Camdeboo National Park, Graaff-Reinet, the heart of the Great Karoo -- Place of Thirst -- is a boundless and mysterious area covered by vast livestock and game farms, where broad plains roll away to distant koppies and multilayered mountains that seem to touch the indigo sky. Listen to the silence, breathe in the aged earth and the Karoo bossies (which conjure up the taste of Karoo lamb!), and gaze at a startlingly clear horizon that seems drawn at the other end of the earth. Our clear night skies are studded with countless stars and huge bright planets; even other galaxies are visible with the naked eye, offering some of the best star gazing in the world. Fossils of some of the earliest forms of one-celled life have been discovered here, indicating that life has existed in this region for three billion years. The richness of pre-dinosaur fossils in this region is world-renowned.

We invite you to experience the magic of this area, discover eccentric little hamlets, sprawling farmsteads, the historical town of Graaff-Reinet and the nearby villages of Aberdeen and Nieu Bethesda, populated by warm and welcoming people that love to share their stories and legends.

Dini Sobukwe Funeral Service - Graaff Reinet

Funeral service of the late Dinilesizwe 'Dini' Sobukwe held on the 15th June 2019 at uMasizakhe Township in Graaff-Reinet.