This small town, barely 35 km from Kimberley already brings us face to face with the differences between town and city life.
The town is largely made…
Hartswater was established in 1984 to serve the northern section of the Vaalharts irrigation scheme. The abundance of water is apparent from far away as the…
Originally having the more melodious name of Andalusia, the town was renamed in 1954 after Jan Kemp, the Minister of Agriculture at the time. The town lies…
Kimberley, the capital of the Northern Cape, is also often called the Diamond Capital of the World. Without the frenzied pace of larger cities, this city…
This historic town lies near the confluence of the Riet and Modder Rivers and has seen much action. It was the site of a major battle fought between the…
At first, the area was used to plant crops to feed the diamond diggers in other areas. However, activities quickly changed when diamonds were also…
Starting out with the noblest of intentions, to mine for the souls of people, the Hebron Mission station was quickly overrun by diggers when diamonds were…