A brief glimpse into the past

Squirt Top Trail - Trek 2 Teebus
Squirt Top Trail - Trek 2 Teebus

The far-away and fabulous corner of the Karoo where the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Free State cosy up to each other ...



Team, Place & City Details

Northern Cape (cricket team)

Northern Cape is a first-class cricket team that nominally represents the South African province of Northern Cape in the CSA Provincial Competitions. The team is selected and supported by Northern Cape Cricket and plays its home games at the De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberley.

South Western Districts (cricket team)

South Western Districts, known as SW Districts or SWD, is a South African first class cricket team based in the Western Cape city of Oudtshoorn, representing approximately the eastern half of Western Cape province. They form part of the Cape Cobras franchise, and play their home games at the Oudtshoorn Recreation Ground.

Northern Cape
Northern Cape

The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up.

Northern Cape Division

The Northern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The division sits at Kimberley.

Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature is the legislature of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is a unicameral body of 30 members elected every five years.

Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority

The Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority, previously called Ngwao Boswa jwa Kapa Bokone , and commonly known as 'Boswa', is a provincial heritage resources authority established in 2003 by the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, and reconstituted in terms of the Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority Act, 2013. It is an institution set up under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act.

Northern Cape Department of Education

The Northern Cape Department of Education is the department of the Government of the Northern Cape responsible for primary and secondary education within the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The political leader of the department is the Member of the Executive Council for Education; as of 2020 this position is held by Zolile Monakali.

Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works

The Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works is the department of the Government of the Northern Cape responsible for maintaining public infrastructure within the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The MEC of this department is Fufe Makatong.

Northern Cape Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs

The Northern Cape Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs is one of the departments of the Government of the Northern Cape. It is responsible for the oversight of municipalities and housing developments within the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Northern Cape (National Assembly of South Africa constituency)
Northern Cape (National Assembly of South Africa constituency)

Northern Cape is one of the nine multi-member constituencies of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, the national legislature of South Africa. The constituency was established in 1994 when the National Assembly was established by the Interim Constitution following the end of Apartheid.

South African wine

South African wine has a history dating back to 1659, with the first bottle produced in Cape Town by its founder Jan van Riebeeck. Access to international markets led to new investment in the South African wine market.

South Western Subregion

South Western Subregion is a subregion in the central Maekel region of Eritrea.