It’s an incongruous name for a wilderness, “the Karoo.” The nursery-like sound belies the harshness of a vast, arid ...

But there’s always a sheep wanting shearing or a hartbeeshuisie in need of repair somewhere across the Karoo, so he’s never ...

Fintech entrepreneur Pieter de Wet, who farms Meatmaster sheep in the Klein Karoo, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about how he is ...

Everything in a Karoo sheep-shearing shed is traditional, from the shears to the table to the wool presses. And when it comes to blade-shearing, South African cutters are some of the best in the ...

“He had been picked up on the side of a road in the Karoo, which is known for its intensive sheep farms. Miraculously, the emancipated sheep survived. During his rehabilitation, the lamb would ...