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Water, farming and the Sak River

Brandvlei developed around access to water in a dry Northern Cape landscape.

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Brandvlei developed around access to water in a dry Northern Cape landscape. Local accounts associate its name with an early settler known as Ou Brand; the Sak River and intermittent water supply shaped travel and agriculture in this part of the Karoo.

Historical reference: Wikipedia – local town article ↗

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