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For five days last week, a farm called Quaggafontein in the Tankwa Karoo, north of Cape Town was a riot of sound, colour and light as AfrikaBurn 2023 took over the desert.

Hot 1027’s Paul Ash was there...

He filed this report as soon as he found cellphone signal..
4 May 2023 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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