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Between global interests and local needs: conservation and land reform in Namaqualand, South Africa.(Essay)
Africa; 3/22/2008; Benjaminsen, Tor A. Kepe, Thembela Brathen, Stine; 9982 words
; ... expansion of Namaqua National Park in Namaqualand, South Africa, to highlight the contradictions ... the expense of land redistribution in Namaqualand. The combination of scientific research ... l'expansion du parc national Namaqua dans le Namaqualand, en Afrique du Sud, pour mettre en lumiere ...
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Into Kokerboom Country: Namaqualand's Jewish Pioneers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Biography; 9/22/2005; Henderson, Archie Hellig, Jocelyn; 234 words
; ... South Africans Into Kokerboom Country: Namaqualand's Jewish Pioneers. Phylis Jowell and ... Vlaeberg: Fernwood, 2001. 160 pp. R29.5 Namaqualand [in the north-west of South Africa ... tree-like aloe, rooted itself deeply in Namaqualand, an arid and remote corner of South ...
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Blooming; Marvellous in Namaqualand.(Travel)
The Saturday Star (South Africa); 10/6/2007; 391 words
; The thing about South Africa's Namaqualand flower season is that it's not just ... vygies and stone plants of the arid Namaqualand and some hundreds of species are spectacular ... spectacle. Far from being restricted to Namaqualand, the displays reach all the way from ...
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Namaqualand blooms again - and it's one of the best flower displays in years.(News)
Pretoria News (South Africa); 8/7/2007; 227 words
; Spring has sprung in Namaqualand and tens of thousands of flowers are blanketing the area. Namaqualand's famed floral explosion is peaking early after heavy rains brought on the biggest and most varied display of flowers in 10 years. Every year ...
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It's bloomin' wonderful in Namaqualand.
Cape Times (South Africa); 8/15/2006; 452 words
; THE annual Namaqualand spring flower display is in full bloom and, despite having started weeks earlier than usual, it is expected to peak in the third ...
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NAMAQUALAND: ONCE HILLS OF COPPER, NOW FIELDS OF FLOWERS.(Getaways)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 10/24/1996; 587 words
; ... the surrounding countryside of the Namaqualand region blooms in a psychedelic fantasy ... the dusty granite hills of the arid Namaqualand. Named for the Nama people, the territory ... Springbok down the road from Okiep, says Namaqualand could be a year-round tourist destination ...
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Too tough for butterflies; Sleeping in reed hut far from the 4x4 trail is a truly memorable way to experience Namaqualand's flower season, writes Judy van der Walt.(Life)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 9/3/2006; 641 words
; ... a peak flower season. A shiny stream of 4x4s and big cars poured into the town of Nieuwoudtville on the escarpment above Namaqualand, where every bed was taken and pots and pans bubbled away to cater for the crowds. Far from the lights of town, on the farm ...
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Smelling the flowers ... and sheep braais; Namaqualand is a place of magic for Cape Times chief photographer Andrew Ingram, who has captured its particular allure again this year.(News)
Cape Times (South Africa); 10/23/2007; 423 words
; ... August, you can be sure to find me sniffing the daisies. It has become an annual pilgrimage to the place people loosely call Namaqualand, a vast area that changes from desolate beauty to a sweet-smelling spring garden, like clockwork, around mid-August. This ...
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History of the Okiep copper district: Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province South Africa.
The Mineralogical Record; 7/1/2004; Cairncross, Bruce; 9798 words
; ... of The Spektakel Examiner and Times and Namaqualand General Advertiser. This newspaper was originally ... handwritten and contained information and news concerning the local conditions at that ... district is situated in the Proterozoic Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex (Gibson and Kisters ... orthogneisses, the ...
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History of the THE OKIEP COPPER DISTRICT Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province South Africa
Mineralogical Record; 7/1/2004; Cairncross, Bruce; 9206 words
; ... village at Spektakel was the biggest in Namaqualand. During this same year, the mine began ... The Spektakel Examiner and Times and Namaqualand General Advertiser. This newspaper was ... handwritten and contained information and news concerning the local conditions at that ... district is situated in the ...
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