Kathu
Kathu, one of the fastest growing towns in the Northern Cape, is actually in the middle of the Kalahari Desert, and is home to one of the biggest open cast iron ore mines in the world. The size of the equipment used for open cast mining is mind blowing, and is certainly worth a look. But this is not the only surprise this rather remote town has in store. South of town is an incredible forest of camel thorn trees, Acacia Erioloba, one of only two in the world – the other lies between Marien...