Graaff-Reinet is a historic rural town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It seldom makes headlines. But when, in August 2023, residents received word that the town’s name might change ...

One such town that continues to be a significant, yet silent, torchbearer of the legacy of white supremacy in this country is Graaff-Reinet. Graaf-Reinet was established by the Dutch East Indian ...

Looking down on the horseshoe-shaped town of Graaff-Reinet from the vantage point of the Valley of Desolation surrounded by the arid starkness of the Karoo’s Camdeboo National Park, the outline of ...

There was a time when Graaff-Reinet was a serious drinker’s town, what with a thriving wine and brandy industry amidst thousands of thirsty frontier people. Many moons ago, according to local ...