Mining Weekly20d
Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along the West Coast of South Africa and the legends that shaped the ...
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Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking' plants
In Kamieskroon, a small town in the centre of South Africa's Namaqualand region, the rolling hills have become a haven for poachers. Some of the species are highly localised, and so can be wiped ...
SA People on MSN5mon
Seven essential tips to remember when visiting SA’s wildflowers
South Africa is home to some of the most spectacular wildflowers in the world, particularly in regions like Namaqualand and ...
The Scientist3y
Researchers Identify Novel Long-Tongued Fly Species
was thought to play a vital role in the reproduction of at least 28 plant species in Namaqualand, an arid region extending for hundreds of kilometers along the west coast of South Africa. Because the ...
Engineering News5d
Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
The 1925 discovery of diamonds on the Atlantic Coastal margin of Namaqualand (South Africa) between the Olifants and Orange rivers and Namibia between the Orange river and north beyond Luderitz ...