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TDZ is thrilled to welcome race director Robert Le Brun to the show to talk about The Ratel — South Africa's newest and most exciting adventure race! This epic 450 km challenge will unfold in the breathtaking Richtersveld, known as Africa's “holy grail” of adventure.At TDZ, we love shining a spotlight on new races, and The Ratel promises to deliver big on challenge, strategy, and adventure. Robert is not only leading the charge as an RD — he's a fierce racer himself — and we can't wait to dive into what makes The Ratel such a standout event.Thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please like, click, and subscribe on your streaming platform of choice. This helps spread the word about Adventure Racing and TDZ's role in elevating the sport. Remember - You Keep Racing, and We'll Keep Talking! Show notes:The Ratel - https://arworldseries.com/races/die-ratel-expedition-2025-south-africaThe Dark Zone Episode 52 - David Webster of Team ACDC - https://ardarkzone.com/2022/11/25/dark-zone-52-david-webster-of-team-acdc-ar-the-biggest-first-race-leap-ever/Sponsor Links:https://www.ascendathletics.org/www.wildernesstraverse.com

The IUCN Red Data list now says the maiden’s quiver tree population has dropped by 30-40% in the last 20 years due to extreme drought. The maiden’s quiver tree is like the forgotten little sister of the three quiver tree species in the Richtersveld desert. While the giant and common quiver trees get more attention, this short and stocky tree is struggling as climate change makes the desert even hotter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite decades of legal battles to secure land and mining rights, the people of the Richtersveld in the Northern Cape, remain bereft of a share in the mining wealth, under their ancestral lands, says Protect the West Coast. The !Ama Community marched (two days ago) to the CPA offices in Alexander Bay to handover their memorandum and voice their grievances. We now go to Steve Pike of Protect the West Coast to hear their storySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Story Ark is a year-long journalistic project where science writer Leonie Joubert travels around South Africa in search of remote and often ‘invisible' places to find the untold stories of how the climate crisis is unfolding on our doorstep, in our lifetime. This particular story is set in the Richtersveld in the Northern Cape province.  Leonie joins us on the line now for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lester Kiewit speaks to GroundUp journalist Steve Kretzmann about the warning issued by the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) that lack of accurate data could turn South Africa into a “wasteland” of landfills. They also discuss the plight of a desert town in the Richtersveld where people are battling poverty despite being surrounded by diamond mines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In hierdie week se Wiele2Wiele-episode gaan speel Carl en Jeanette in die Atlantis-duine met die Toyota Hilux GR Sport III tydens vanjaar se Atlantis 4x4-pretdag. Daar was ook aksie by die Zwartkops-renbaan met die 'Top of the Hill'-uitdaging en Brendon Staniforth was daar saam met Volkswagen Motorsport SA vir die Volkswagen Rookie Cup Shootout. Clinton Pienaar is ook terug in die ateljee en vertel jou alles van die eerste 'Project-X' navigasie-uitdaging, wat in die Richtersveld plaasgevind het en wie daar koning gekraai het. Wiele2Wiele op Facebook · Wiele2Wiele op Maroela Media

This is episode 160 and we're breathing the spicy smells of the semi-desert, and taking in the exotic and wonderous scenary of the Richtersveld, Namaqualand, and the stunning area around south westn Free State in the 840s. Last episode we heard about the period 1840-1843 in the southern Caledon River valley, and how the Voortrekkers like Jan Mocke were flowing into land that Moshoeshoe of the BaSotho believed was his. That was setting up a classic situation where land was the core of the ension. A lot of what we're looking at today is centred on a town largely forgotten these days, Philippolis. If you drive along the N1 between Bloemfontein and Colesburg, turn off at Trompsburg and head south west along the R717 for around 45 kilometres. It's not far from the Orange River, and it's history is certainly chequered. It's also the home town of writer and intellectual Laurens van Der Post and former Springbok Rugby player Adriaan Strauss. On the 22nd October, 1842, the country beyond the Orange River to the north-east of the Cape Colony was proclaimed British Territory and the sphere of operations of the Cape British military garrison was considerably enlarged. The emigrant Boers based in this region reacted with anger, it was Adam Kok the second the Griqualand leader who had requested protection from the British because of the increased numbers of trekkers in his vicinity. Between 1826 when Kok arrived and the 1840, Kok had managed to get along with the Boers, but the Great Trek had changed everything. The London Missionary Society had founded Philippolis in 1823 as a mission station serving the local Griqua people, named after the man you heard about last episode, Dr John Philip, who was the superintendent of the Society from 1819 to 1849. Adam Kok II settled in Philippolis with his people in 1826 and became the protector of the mission station, on condition that he promised to protect the San against the aggression of the Boers. Kok was supposed to promote peace in the region, at least that was the brief from the London Missionary Society. Instead, carnage ensued as the Griqua used Philippolis as a base for a number of deadly commandos against the San people - virtually wiping them out in the area. Ironically, the Griqua worked with Boers to conduct their raids. This violated the agreement made between the London Missionary Society and Adam Kok II and eventually the San were driven out of the area. When the Voortrekkers began showing up nearby at Colesberg which was one of the main jumping off points of the Great Trek and tension grew between the trekkers and the Griqua. 1844 - like 2024 - was a leap year. And coming up was a momentous moment. In May 24 1844 the first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, saying "What hath God wrought”. Considering that the telegram and later the radio led to television and then social media, perhaps we should all wonder What Hath God wrought. In June of 1844 the Young Men's Christian Association was formed, the YMCA, setting off a chain of events culminating in the song of the same name by the Village People. History is not all skop skiet and donder. Back on the dusty flatlands around Philippolis, Adam Kok and the Boers were blissfully unaware of the significance of all of these births and deaths across the Atlantic Ocean. Further south, in the Cape, the newly created road boards were hard at work as I mentioned, building new routes out of Cape Town, connecting the Colony to the most important port in the southern hemisphere. By this point, there were steamships operating between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, which oftened called in at Mossel Bay. Other ships began flocking in huge numbers to a bunch of islands off Namaqualand .. the Great Guano Rush had started at the end of 1843 and really got going in 1844. It was discovered that vast deposits of guano on uninhabited island.

This is episode 160 and we're breathing the spicy smells of the semi-desert, and taking in the exotic and wonderous scenary of the Richtersveld, Namaqualand, and the stunning area around south westn Free State in the 840s. Last episode we heard about the period 1840-1843 in the southern Caledon River valley, and how the Voortrekkers like Jan Mocke were flowing into land that Moshoeshoe of the BaSotho believed was his. That was setting up a classic situation where land was the core of the ension. A lot of what we're looking at today is centred on a town largely forgotten these days, Philippolis. If you drive along the N1 between Bloemfontein and Colesburg, turn off at Trompsburg and head south west along the R717 for around 45 kilometres. It's not far from the Orange River, and it's history is certainly chequered. It's also the home town of writer and intellectual Laurens van Der Post and former Springbok Rugby player Adriaan Strauss. On the 22nd October, 1842, the country beyond the Orange River to the north-east of the Cape Colony was proclaimed British Territory and the sphere of operations of the Cape British military garrison was considerably enlarged. The emigrant Boers based in this region reacted with anger, it was Adam Kok the second the Griqualand leader who had requested protection from the British because of the increased numbers of trekkers in his vicinity. Between 1826 when Kok arrived and the 1840, Kok had managed to get along with the Boers, but the Great Trek had changed everything. The London Missionary Society had founded Philippolis in 1823 as a mission station serving the local Griqua people, named after the man you heard about last episode, Dr John Philip, who was the superintendent of the Society from 1819 to 1849. Adam Kok II settled in Philippolis with his people in 1826 and became the protector of the mission station, on condition that he promised to protect the San against the aggression of the Boers. Kok was supposed to promote peace in the region, at least that was the brief from the London Missionary Society. Instead, carnage ensued as the Griqua used Philippolis as a base for a number of deadly commandos against the San people - virtually wiping them out in the area. Ironically, the Griqua worked with Boers to conduct their raids. This violated the agreement made between the London Missionary Society and Adam Kok II and eventually the San were driven out of the area. When the Voortrekkers began showing up nearby at Colesberg which was one of the main jumping off points of the Great Trek and tension grew between the trekkers and the Griqua. 1844 - like 2024 - was a leap year. And coming up was a momentous moment. In May 24 1844 the first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, saying "What hath God wrought”. Considering that the telegram and later the radio led to television and then social media, perhaps we should all wonder What Hath God wrought. In June of 1844 the Young Men's Christian Association was formed, the YMCA, setting off a chain of events culminating in the song of the same name by the Village People. History is not all skop skiet and donder. Back on the dusty flatlands around Philippolis, Adam Kok and the Boers were blissfully unaware of the significance of all of these births and deaths across the Atlantic Ocean. Further south, in the Cape, the newly created road boards were hard at work as I mentioned, building new routes out of Cape Town, connecting the Colony to the most important port in the southern hemisphere. By this point, there were steamships operating between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, which oftened called in at Mossel Bay. Other ships began flocking in huge numbers to a bunch of islands off Namaqualand .. the Great Guano Rush had started at the end of 1843 and really got going in 1844. It was discovered that vast deposits of guano on uninhabited island.

This is episode 159. If we take out a map of south Africa and reconsider the regions, it will become quite apparent that the main demarcation is geographical, geological, the main points of reference are the rivers and the mountains, the desert and semi-desert, the good soils and the bad. Take a look at a map of the region to the south west of the Drakensberg, for its this area way down to the Orange River and extending towards the Kalahari and the Richtersveld that we're going to focus on in this episode. There is a direct correlation between the British seizing Natal from the Boers, and the effect on the Basotho, the Griqua, the baTlokwa amongst others. The Voortrekkers who refused to take an oath of allegiance to the British Queen Victoria trekked back up over the Drakensberg. And it was the vast majority. Some of these would head north, some south west. Most headed back south were not going to where they began, the Cape Colony, but to try and negotiate or seize land between the Cape and Natal. This was not empty land and I'm going to explain what happened after 1843, after the English flag began to flutter from the Fort in Durban. Slow as wagon travel was, the speed with which the Boers had spread themselves across so much of southern Africa in such a short time had taken everyone by surprise - it had taken six years. The Cape Governors were totally unprepared for this migration. Their narrative had been that these Europeans would find inland Africa far too unforgiving and then return to the Cape where they'd settle down and pay their taxes. When they left in the late 1830s, Cape Governor Sir Benjamin D'urban was anxious, his successor Sir George Napier was even more so. The Boers trundled into the interior and directly into the seething hinterland, shattered as it had been by Mzilikazi, Shaka, the BaTlokwa, and of course, the Griqua and Bastard raiders who travelled like Boers, on horses, with hats and guns. It's hard for many to fathom these days in the 21st Century, post-apartheid, in a land so riven by what seems to be race-based antagonisms, that back in 1843 by far the most caustic, acrimonious, begrudging and irreconcilable emotions were those felt by the Boers against the British. Their anti-British sentiments were fixed although on an individual basis, the two people seemed to get along. When deserting British soldiers appeared in their midst, Boer mothers and fathers were not averse to their daughters marrying these men. The Boers began to concentrate on the high Veld and across the orange, but for many, the crucial state was Natal. They had gained bloody victories over the amaZulu here, Blood River was their covenant, a lasting affirmation of God's great plan for the Boers, part of their Exodus narrative, his support of them in smiting the Philistines, the heathens, their dark enemies. Jan Mocke was one of these men on the extreme edge of this sentiment. What had emerged to startle the British, was the power of the voices of Boer Women. They had seen the resistance of their husbands weakening, they'd heard the disparate arguments, the egos where their men had come to blows after a couple of brandies, and told British offiicals to their faces that they'd walk out of Natal Barefoot across the Drakensberg if necessary to die in freedom. As Noel Mostert points out, the Boer women, like amaXhosa women who'd also been busy stiffening their men's spines, were force that could never be ignored. They were active, demanding and the handmaidens to their history.

This is episode 159. If we take out a map of south Africa and reconsider the regions, it will become quite apparent that the main demarcation is geographical, geological, the main points of reference are the rivers and the mountains, the desert and semi-desert, the good soils and the bad. Take a look at a map of the region to the south west of the Drakensberg, for its this area way down to the Orange River and extending towards the Kalahari and the Richtersveld that we're going to focus on in this episode. There is a direct correlation between the British seizing Natal from the Boers, and the effect on the Basotho, the Griqua, the baTlokwa amongst others. The Voortrekkers who refused to take an oath of allegiance to the British Queen Victoria trekked back up over the Drakensberg. And it was the vast majority. Some of these would head north, some south west. Most headed back south were not going to where they began, the Cape Colony, but to try and negotiate or seize land between the Cape and Natal. This was not empty land and I'm going to explain what happened after 1843, after the English flag began to flutter from the Fort in Durban. Slow as wagon travel was, the speed with which the Boers had spread themselves across so much of southern Africa in such a short time had taken everyone by surprise - it had taken six years. The Cape Governors were totally unprepared for this migration. Their narrative had been that these Europeans would find inland Africa far too unforgiving and then return to the Cape where they'd settle down and pay their taxes. When they left in the late 1830s, Cape Governor Sir Benjamin D'urban was anxious, his successor Sir George Napier was even more so. The Boers trundled into the interior and directly into the seething hinterland, shattered as it had been by Mzilikazi, Shaka, the BaTlokwa, and of course, the Griqua and Bastard raiders who travelled like Boers, on horses, with hats and guns. It's hard for many to fathom these days in the 21st Century, post-apartheid, in a land so riven by what seems to be race-based antagonisms, that back in 1843 by far the most caustic, acrimonious, begrudging and irreconcilable emotions were those felt by the Boers against the British. Their anti-British sentiments were fixed although on an individual basis, the two people seemed to get along. When deserting British soldiers appeared in their midst, Boer mothers and fathers were not averse to their daughters marrying these men. The Boers began to concentrate on the high Veld and across the orange, but for many, the crucial state was Natal. They had gained bloody victories over the amaZulu here, Blood River was their covenant, a lasting affirmation of God's great plan for the Boers, part of their Exodus narrative, his support of them in smiting the Philistines, the heathens, their dark enemies. Jan Mocke was one of these men on the extreme edge of this sentiment. What had emerged to startle the British, was the power of the voices of Boer Women. They had seen the resistance of their husbands weakening, they'd heard the disparate arguments, the egos where their men had come to blows after a couple of brandies, and told British offiicals to their faces that they'd walk out of Natal Barefoot across the Drakensberg if necessary to die in freedom. As Noel Mostert points out, the Boer women, like amaXhosa women who'd also been busy stiffening their men's spines, were force that could never be ignored. They were active, demanding and the handmaidens to their history.

A theatrical drama group and youth from Sandrift in the Richtersveld area of the Northern Cape staged a theatrical demonstration outside Alexander Bay on June 25th, 2022. The demonstration was intended to show how indigenous communities oppose a proposed Special Economic Zone for the Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Project. Geralt Cloete from Nama Khoi Productions tells us more. The demonstration is intended to show how indigenous communities oppose a proposed Special Economic Zone for the Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Project. A demonstration is set to take place outside of the venue of a training workshop for the project, which is attended by 15 performing artists. Geralt Cloete from Nama Khoi Productions tells us more. Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan) Voices: Geralt Cloete (Nama) Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS" by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

Criaturas fantásticas:A través de la historia se han descrito criaturas fantásticas en la mitología, literatura, folclor e inclusive, en la mismísima Biblia, siempre haciendo referencia a su existencia y a testimonios supuestamente verídicos, documentándolas o reforzando el mito. El nombre de “Creature Feature” o “Especial de Criaturas” fue un título utilizado en el género de horror, en particular para la TV estadounidense, entre los 60 y los 80.Estas películas hacían culto a los clásicos del horror, filmes de los años 30 a los 50 e, incluso, la mezcla entre ciencia ficción y horror de los 50 y 60.No podemos olvidar al icónico monstruo Godzilla, en Japón, y muchos otros más.Dentro de la categoría de creature feature entran todos los monstruos de Universal como: Drácula, Frankenstein, el monstruo de la laguna, etcétera. Sin embargo, esas apariciones todavía no forjaban a las criaturas fantásticas como una figura alejada del ser humano. Drácula es un vampiro, pero su apariencia y comportamiento son casi iguales a los de un humano. Frankenstein es humano, pero su origen no es natural. Hombre lobo, vemos una transformación, pero se origina de cosas naturales y conocidas. También tenemos a la RKO Films con películas como “King Kong” y sus secuelas. Hasta el año 1933 aparece King Kong siendo una figura natural, solo que gigante.En los 40 tenemos “I walked with a Zombie”, donde aparece Carrefour, sin embargo, se trataba de una mezcla entre alguien de otro mundo y un humano (era un dios o demonio).Muchas de las películas que abarcan los años 50 y 60 incluyen monstruos nucleares o aliens que vienen del espacio. Quizá no sea obvio para todos, pero la mayoría de estas películas eran de tipo B, con muy bajo presupuesto. The thing from another world, (1951): la película, “The Thing”, se basa en ella (también un creature feature). Un grupo de científicos en Alaska descubren algo extraterrestre. Invaders from Mars, (1953): Horror Sci-Fi, nos habla del miedo a que vengan extraterrestres a conquistarnos. Creature of the Black Lagoon, (1954): me recuerda “Shape of Water”. Invasion of the body snatchers, (1956): criaturas que se meten en el cuerpo de la gente y generan réplicas perfectas. No pueden copiar sus defectos. Conforme la tecnología fue avanzando y se empezaron a poner más ojos sobre el terror, hemos llegado a ver criaturas muy interesantes en la pantalla grande.Algunos ejemplosGárgolas:Es la parte sobresaliente de un caño que sirve para evacuar el agua de la lluvia de los tejados. Las gárgolas evitaban que el agua contactara con los muros de piedra y provocara deterioros en los mismos. En la arquitectura de la Edad Media, específicamente en el arte gótico, fueron usadas en iglesias y catedrales, suelen ser grotescas y representan hombres, animales, monstruos o demonios. Tenían la función simbólica de proteger el templo y asustar a los pecadores.Jotunn:Criaturas de la mitología nórdica, eran una raza de gigantes de hielo que vivían en la fortaleza llamada Utgard, separados de Midgard. En la película “The ritual”, la criatura que aparece es un Jotunn, pero su aspecto es muy diferente al de un gigante y es descendiente del dios Loki. Es una criatura de cuatro patas, con una cabeza humana y con cuernos tipo alce.Hadas:Según la tradición, son espíritus protectores de la naturaleza pertenecientes a la familia de los elfos, gnomos y duendes. Suelen ser representados con forma de mujer y alas brillantes. Tienen la habilidad de manipular la magia y permanecen invisibles u ocultos ante el ojo humano. Su origen se remonta a la mitología griega, pero no es hasta la Edad Media que logran tener protagonismo.La obra “Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette” de Chretien de Troyes, describe a La dama del lago, un ser que, entre varias cosas, se ocupó de la educación del héroe Lancelot. A pesar de que muestra todas las características de un hada, nunca se menciona el término, de hecho, este se empleó a finales del siglo XIV, en la novela “Melusina” del autor francés Jean D'Arras. También hay sin fin de leyendas celtas donde se mencionan a las hadas: el hada de los dientes, la Banshee, las lamias o ninfas (hadas de la mitología griega).Duende:Criatura fantástica con forma humanoide, pero de tamaño pequeño, con orejas y nariz puntiagudas y piel verde. Está presente en el folclor de muchas culturas. Al igual que las hadas, se les denomina cuidadores de la naturaleza y son muy escurridizos, con personalidad bromista. Gnomos: son mineros y custodian tesoros o piedras preciosas, además, lo codician llegando a robarle a las personas. Leprechaun: tipo de duende del folclor irlandés, significa “el que hace un zapato”. También custodian grandes ollas de oro y disfrutan de hacer travesuras. Se dedican a fabricar o arreglar zapatos. Se dice que puede quedar inmóvil si alguien fija la mirada sobre él. Trolls:Son una terrible raza antropomorfa del folclore escandinavo. Pueden ser gigantes –similares a los ogros–, o parecidos al ser humano, pero salvajes. Viven debajo de la tierra, en las colinas. En algunos cuentos, los trolls se vuelven de piedra si les da la luz del sol, por ejemplo, “TLOTR”.Wendigo:Criatura mitológica que viene del folclor de las primeras naciones, en particular de la Costa Este y boscosa de Canadá. Según la leyenda, genera deseos de avaricia insaciable y un hambre terrible que, incluso, puede hacer que la gente canibalice. Se asocia con el frío y las heladas.En México Chaneque: vendría siendo el equivalente al duende. Provienen de los mexicas. Se describen como seres diminutos que hacen bromas y esconden cosas. Nahual: se representa como un brujo o ser sobrenatural que tiene la capacidad de transformarse mediante la práctica de la brujería. Las tradiciones cuentan que todos nacemos con un espíritu animal que nos protege y nos guía, por eso los nahuales buscan convertirse en ellos para mejorar sus capacidades. Dzulum: parecido al jaguar, pero más grande y brillante bajo la luna. En maya significa “ansias de morir”. Chupacabras. África: Grootslang: es una criatura en forma de serpiente, pero con cabeza de elefante. Vive en las profundidades de una cueva en Richtersveld. Una bestia primordial que guarda un tesoro enorme, más vieja que cualquier humano. Un dios partió a su raza en dos, elefantes y víboras, pues así eran menos terribles. Inkanyamba: una anguila enorme, con alas, de apetito voraz y, por lo general, se le asocia con las tormentas violentas. Ammit: mezcla de león, hipopótamo y cocodrilo. Se come los corazones de espíritus impuros, condenándolos a penar eternamente. Filipinas:Aswang, es un monstruo que cambia de forma y devora bebés no natos. Si quieres reconocer a una de estas criaturas, busca tu reflejo invertido en sus ojos. Algunos atributos conocidos son que tiene alas y parece un lobo o un cerdo... Además, durante el día es una mujer, pero en la noche la puedes ver caminando en cuatro patas, con sus piernas y brazos invertidos. Tiene una larga lengua con la que succiona a los bebés del vientre de las madres.Mongolia: Gusano de la muerte: parece un intestino rojo que avienta un ácido corrosivo y electrocuta, asesinando a su presa al instante. Ittan-momen: es un rollo de algodón, como una banda, que envuelve a su presa hasta que los sofoca. Trinidad y Tobago:Mama d'leau: protege los ríos, de la cintura para arriba es una mujer hermosa y de la cintura para abajo es una serpiente.Paraguay:Teju jagua: con cuerpo de lagarto y siete cabezas de perro, mora en un cerro y su misión es cuidar la naturaleza. Se supone que come frutas, aunque había niños que desaparecían por el encanto de esta criatura para luego ser devorados. Introducción al cine de horror: The Gollem, (1920). Gremlins, (1984). Leviathan, (1989). Tremors, (1990). Saga Leprechaun, (1993, ocho películas). Tales From The Darkside (1990): el segmento “Lover's Vow” o “El voto del amante” sobre una gárgola. The Host, (2006). The Mist, (2007). Troll Hunter, (2010). Cabin In The Woods, (2012). The Ritual, (2017). Créditos:Radio Horror es producido por Caro Arriaga y Rael Aguilar.Edición por Matías Beltrando desde Destek Soporte.Música:Closing Theme Hounds of Love por Dan Luscombe (Intro), Insiders por Joe Crotty (Intro), Patchwork por Patchworker f.k.a. [friendzoned] (Spoilers) y Nightlong por FSM Team (Outro).★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Grootslang or Grote Slang (Afrikaans and Dutch for "big snake") is a legendary cryptid that is reputed to dwell in a deep cave in the Richtersveld, South Africa. The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter, also known as the Hopkinsville Goblins Case, and to a lesser extent the Kelly Green Men Case, is the name given to a series of connected incidents of alleged close encounters with presumably extraterrestrial beings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myneighbormothman/support

Die raad van Universiteite Suid-Afrika spreek sy kommer uit oor studente se onverantwoordelike gedrag rakend die inperking op kampusse. Ons praat met prof. Burtram Fielding oor die moontlikheid van 'n tweede vlaag van Covid-19-infeksies. Die Nkomazi Plaaslike Munisipaliteit in Mpumalanga is besig om drie nuwe watersuiweringsaanlegte te bou. En twee nuwe spesies plante is in die Richtersveld ontdek.

Hey legends! Today we’re heading back home to South Africa, first to Howick Falls to search the deep pools for the Inkanyamba, then to Richtersveld in the Eastern Cape where we’ll descend into the ‘Bottomless PIt’ and hopefully not get eaten by the Grootslang. Grab a head torch, some strong rope and a couple bags full of diamonds, and join me as we look for the country’s most dangerous legendary serpents. Enjoy and thanks for listening! Promo: Mind Bloom https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ **FOLLOW US*** Instagram: @legendarypod Twitter: @Legendarypod1 Main link: https://linktr.ee/legendarypodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFFYuCPlslKyYubJFs_77Q Website: https://theshirapather.wixsite.com/legendaryafrica Pod recs: Petri Dish: A Science Comedy Podcast: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/petri-dish-903031 Reverie True Crime Podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/paiges-bookshelf The Waffle Shop Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-waffle-shop/id1514646770 Credits: Dubakupado by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3684-dubakupado License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ‘African’ - AShamaluevMusic. Music Link: https://youtu.be/bECszEydRKg At The Shore by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3389-at-the-shore License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Drums of the Deep" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Africa" by Liborio Conti (Free Royalty Free Music / Free No Copyright Music CC-BY) https://www.youtube.com/c/liboriocont... Logo: Photograph by Rene Rauschenberger.

It’s a legendary creature said to live in the Richtersveld, a desert region of South Africa. Was the Grootslang an abomination from the dawn of the Earth, or a mythological warning against the dangers of man’s greed?

SANPARKE sê hy is bekommerd oor die stroop van verskeie plantspesies in die Richtersveld in die Noord-Kaap. Die vermoede is dat 'n sindikaat met sy wortels in die Verre Ooste verantwoordelik is vir die stropery. Die jongste gestroopde vetplant is Conophytum, waarvoor duur in Europa en China betaal word. Conopyhytum is 'n beskermde plant. Reginald Witbooi het die Ricthersveld besoek.

Does a mythical Snakephant terrorize the inappropriately named Wonder (Glory) Hole in Richtersveld, South Africa? And more importantly, what the hell happened to Justen's lizard-man status?! We don't know either... Enjoy! Intro music: Chimera from https://www.purple-planet.com/ Ambient music: Darkness Falls from https://www.melodyloops.com/ Censor Beep Sound from https://www.soundsnap.com/

Ardent horticulturist turned plant hunter extreme, Judd Kirkel Welwitch is often to be found trundling the back roads of South Africa's botanical hotspots looking for rare plants. He's setting out on an epic journey to describe and name a plant he discovered which hasn't been seen by the botanical world to date. Join us on his journey to find out more! If you're ready to produce your own podcast, contact the podcast experts at

This week we go spelunking (figuratively, obvs) into the "Wondergat" or "Wonder Cave" that is home to the South African Cryptid, the Grootslang. Some sources say The Grootslang (or Grote Slang, Dutch / Afrikaans for "Big Snake") is a GIANT cobra (40 feet / 12 meters long), and some differ and say it has the head of an elephant and the body of a snake. Either way, it lives in the Richtersveld in South Africa and hoards gems (especially diamonds). We talk about the characteristics of the Grootslang, how it may have come to be (Dutch settlers or the indigenous Nama people, or a mishmash of both?), when the hell battery powered flashlights came about, why the Grootslang covets gems, and most importantly, what alignment it (and we are). We read a couple of excerpts from 'first-hand' accounts in the early-mid 1900s, and stress the importance of NOT BUYING blood diamonds, and don't recommend traveling with dynamite.      If you have any personal stories about creatures, monsters, or cryptids (even if you don't know what it was), please email us at stories@folkloreontherocks.com so we can eventually do a listener episode! Visit us at folkloreontherocks.com for more in depth notes, links, and pictures.  Once we hit 100 iTunes reviews, we'll release a bonus episode with a listener selected creature! Please rate and review us when you have a moment, as it will help us immensely!   Website: www.folkloreontherocks.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/folkloreontherocks/ or  @folkloreontherocks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FolkloreOnTheRocks/ or @FolkloreontheRocks  Twitter: https://twitter.com/FolkloreRocks or @FolkloreRocks Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkloreOnTheRocks       Keywords: podcast, podcast, podcasting, folklore, cryptid, cryptids, creature, creatures, monster, monsters, cocktail, cocktails, whiskey, booze, alcohol, drink, education, learning, scary, spooky, creepy, funny, comedy, streaming, audio, listen, lore, legends, mythology, culture, worldwide, world, interesting, informative

We have an interview with Hardrock 100 winner, Jason Schlarb. We also speak with Elisabet Barnes about her Richtersveld Transfrontier Wildrun and Big Red Run double. Speedboat Karl joins us and tells us all about his up and coming FKT on the 'AT!' We have the news from around the world and of course, ultra chat.

We have two interviews from Western States - Ladies champion Kaci Lickteig and the incredible Jim Walmsley who looked to break all WSER records only to go off course at 92 miles. We also speak with Joanna Williams, the outright winner from South Africa’s Richtersveld Transfrontier Wildrun. We have the news, ultra chat and Ryan Sandes co-hosts!

We speak with inspiring adventurer and I2P ambassador Ray Zahab about his amazing Antarctica 2 Atacama expedition. We also speak with an amazing Australian lady, Mina Guli, who ran 40-marathons across 7 deserts on 7 continents in 7 weeks. We also have a little pre MDS chat and Speedgoat is here.

Karl Meltzer tals Scott on the AT and Rob Krar talks back-to-back wins at Western States. Nikki Kimball and Georgina Ayre talk Richtersveld Wildrun and Stevie Kremer chats Ultra Skymarathon Madeira. The News, Talk Training and Niandi Carmont co hosts.

TalkFEED — This week on Trail Talk SA we chat to the winner of one of South Africa’s unique trail running events and we catch up with a race organiser that is well known for putting on spectacular events. On Episode 15 we:Caught up with AJ Calitz following his win at the 2013 Redbull Lionheart this past weekend. AJ tells us what the competition was like this weekend in Cape Town as well as why he was disappointed in his Otter African Trail run performance in 2013. We also touched base on what is next for AJ. Brad asked AJ if he could give three tips that could help inexperienced trail runners get better and AJ shared a few absolute gems, in particularly about climbing.Spoke to Owen Middleton about the Richtersveld Wild Run, which is due to be run for the first time in June 2014. Owen told us about the four stages and what you can expect as well as their philosophy as a race organiser. Owen and Brad also spoke about the Lesotho Wildrun and what you can expect if you are planning on running that. To find out more about those two events or to enter them click here.If you would like to subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes here or on RSS feed by clicking here.You can also be in touch via email or following us on Twitter or Like Trail Talk SA on Facebook.Nick Muzik/Red Bull Content Pool Read more