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Monday, May 11, 2026

Imagine a world where we all owned a dorpie

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You may have heard the news that Property agency Home & Hectare recently announced that the Karoo town of Middelpos in the Northern Cape will go on auction on 21 May. We wondered if listeners of The Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show had what it takes to come together and bring new life to a dorpie.
Middelpos is considered to be one of the last remaining authentic Karoo villages.
If you ever wanted to own a small town, here's your opportunity
Photo: Home & Hectare

Located between Sutherland and Calvinia in the Northern Cape, and the sale of the town includes: 3 homes, a town hall, an old post office, a building that could be used as a factory, and some irrigable land.

 

If you ever wanted to own a small town, here's your opportunity
Photo: Home & Hectare

So whose up for it? We buying a dorpie?

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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