BINNEKRING BLOG
Town Planning Feedback
Help design and create a new Tankwa Town landscape. The floor is open to creativity and we’re looking for collaboration. More »
Teardrops on the Tankwa
Words & photos: Kevin Kgara Rack Cast: The Avatar, The Shaman, The Bear, The Bear’s son, Oom Daan Soentjies, tracker and story teller !’Aru Ikhuisi Piet Berendse, White Lighting, Kgara, the Powerful Shaman woman who breathes fire, Ras, Angel …More »
Same desert, different do-ers
DPW Council Structure 2020 In 2019 the fantastic Helena Sheridan steeped down as DPW coordinator, leaving a vacuum in the leadership structure of our most important desert crew. This vacuum, as with all challenges, presented us with an opportunity to …More »
Another day, another Blessing
Another day, another blessing – and another wonderful encounter with our locals on the streets of Cape Town. Through the generous donations of our community, we’ve put together another 25 Blessing Bags to distribute to those in need. This …More »
An App, an API, and Other Stories
We’re ready to offer access to the API for our Tribe system! Got ideas for an AfrikaBurn app? A way to personalise the map? Or do you want to customise a WTF guide? Our API can make that, and much more, happen. More »
What the **** is the Open Mesh network?
Music streaming apps. Push to talk implementations. Analytics and data projects. Lighting controllers. All of these, and much more, are possible on our open mesh network in Tankwa Town. Want more info? Got skills? Tuck in, and volunteer to make this happen! More »
AfrikaBurn Blank Canvas Express – Third Leg
After its first two successful expeditions to the Northern Cape and Free State, the third leg of our Blank Canvas Express roadshow is now headed to Richmond and De Aar. This leg of the tour will see members of …More »
Our 2018 Post Working Title Survey is ready!
Want to know how many people came from Kenya? Or maybe what the largest age group of attendees is? How many virgins attended? What happened to the Weekend Warriors? Wonder and wait no more! All the juicy stats and numbers …More »
Friends don’t let friends exploit our culture
Intro by The Tim Words by Charlie Dolman Our friends over at the big Black Rock in the desert face many of the same challenges we do. One of the challenges they are facing is that of commodification on Social …More »
Streetopia Legacy – Invitation to Contribute
UPDATE: The deadline has been extended to Tuesday 14th August 2018 As part of its ongoing legacy project, every year’s Streetopia event leaves some permanent works of art in Observatory – and an opportunity is available for you or anyone …More »
