The narrow, fertile defile bounded by towering mountains was known as Gamkaskloof, Ravine of the Lions, and was accessible only by rough footpaths. In 1940 a livestock inspector who reached it on a ...

There are few places in South Africa as off the grid as a 4x4 drive down Gamkaskloof - also known as Die Hel - where the road ended up being the demise of a century-old community. In 1830, settler ...

WEATHERWISE, camping can involve some extreme contrasts – as it did one hot spring day when Bill and I wandered off the Swartberg Pass to visit the valley known as Die Hel. I am not sure how the ...

Until the road opened in the '60s, the only way into the Karoo hideaway of Gamkaskloof was by foot, donkey or the doctor's Tiger Moth. Claire Keeton took the pass into Die Hel. Pictures by Marianne ...

Gift of the Givers says roads leading up to the Swartberg mountain range are inaccessible due to overflowing rivers, adding that it is sending aid to at least 14 people trapped in Gamkaskloof. CAPE ...

Artists > David Goldblatt > Artworks > Ouma Hester Mostert, who came from Calitzdorp to Gamkaskloof as a 17-year-old bride, sitting at the door of her voorkamer.

A scenic shot captured at Hole In The Wall, Eastern Cape. It is not often that one gets to experience the best South Africa has to offer, but for Ballito locals Gareth and Lynn Woodford that dream ...