Adeleen Cloete

A kokerboom (quiver tree) standing in front of a farm building at Nigramoep, a Namaqualand guest farm in the Northern Cape

Namaqualand farm stay: Slow living at Nigramoep, near Springbok

Namaqualand farm stay: Slow living at Nigramoep in the Northern Cape Botanists flock to Nigramoep Slowliving Guest Farm, near Springbok, for its unique plants AT A GLANCE HOW THIS STAY REDUCES ITS IMPACT Energy usage Fully off-grid and on solar. Water usage Borehole and rainwater only; reverse osmosis-filtered drinking water. Waste management Metal and glass separated;

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Cindy-Lee Cloete, CEO of WESSA, observing wildlife in a natural setting in South Africa

WESSA’s CEO: “It was almost inevitable that I would go into conservation”

WESSA’s CEO: “It was almost inevitable that I would go into conservation” Cindy-Lee Cloete grew up in Namaqualand, learning from her grandfather and Nama great-grandmother that nature knows no waste. We sat down to talk sustainability Namaqualand’s semi-arid landscape is a biodiverse treasure,with quiver trees, succulents and seasonal wildflowers IMAGE Ansie Potgieter Growing up in

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