Founders of the ever-popular annual Stoep Tasting wine weekend, Gordon, and Rose Wright, launched the first Karoo Classique Bubbly Festival in 2021 and in September 2023, they will be hosting the third consecutive event in Graaff Reinet.

This short story began one day in May 2023. My 7-year-old son, Sidney Birkill and I visited Nampo Bothaville Landbou skou, with his grandparents. My parents are farmers and have visited Nampo many times before, but this was Sidney’s first Nampo experience.

The Wheatlands Sportsgrounds was a hive of activity on 12 July as 41 farmworkers from the surrounding area arrived for training.

The public bank of Italy, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), launched their new business matching platform for South African companies in April. As part of the launch, they are hosting a series of themed online events highlighting different sectors.

Farmers lose money if their mohair clip isn’t properly classed, and this is why the farmers must be present during shearing season. The industry faces a huge challenge with a shortage of properly skilled mohair sorters!

Phil Seal and Daniel Dyson from Seal international were recently in South Africa visiting their mohair buyer, Alice Connacher from Seal and Connacher and to learn more about the South African mohair value chain.

He was launching a very special knitwear product that is made from under 20-micron mohair. This is positioning mohair, a rare fibre on the top of selected mohair yarn collections.

The 79th annual congress of the South African Mohair Growers’ Association, SAMGA, took place on Thursday, 1 June.

We are inspired by Frances’s interesting story as her late father, Clive van Hasselt a legend in the global mohair industry wanted her to work with mohair and to make a difference. Frances never studied in the arts for this career of hers, she studied politics, entrepreneurial studies, and philosophy, yet she has evolved into it. …

Karoo Looms Weavery is a hidden gem that's not to be missed. From spinning and dyeing their own yarns to weaving exquisite floor rugs and tapestries, each step of the production process is carried out by skilled artisans, especially women with decades of experience.

Cape Town based Nathalie Klijn is the founder and CEO of the brand Chommies which originally started as a dog accessory brand, and it is still one today.

Discover the Charm of the Prince of Africa Store: Mohair Yarns, Blankets, Socks, Jersey’s, Scarves, Beanies, Mitts, and Handcrafted Treasures.

Prince Albert is a beautiful Karoo town, located a 4-hour drive from both Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, South Africa.