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Refund Update

Posted by on 28th May 2020

On April 1st, we provided an announcement on ticket refunds – and we now have a follow-up update for you. To find out more, click on. More »

The Dignity Project – Stepping Up And Rolling Out

Posted by on 28th May 2020

Since the lockdown slammed into us all at full speed back in March – and grounding all plans for any 2020 event in the desert – members of our team have been involved in realigning our energies and focus. And …More »

The Hammer Falls

Posted by on 30th January 2020

As we gather for the last time at Stonehenge Private Reserve, so DPW will have its own burn – The Hammer! Read H’s piece to find out more, and support the project. More »

MOOP Map 2019

Posted by on 11th July 2019

                                                       (words: Marcos MOOP Bagz / photos: as per credit on hover)   The MOOP map is finally here in all its glory! But first… What is Leave No Tace (LNT)? (LNT) Leave No Trace is one of the …More »

Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 1

Posted by on 23rd May 2019

 Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. The adventures of Solar Santa at the Burn 2019 in no particular order It is first light. The cherry picker is high in the sky and the DPW (Department of Public Works) electrician hard …More »

Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 2

Posted by on 13th May 2019

 Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. Welcome back to Solar Santa’s continuing adventures. The journey to the Karoo is an ordeal. But an essential rite of passage. After over a thousand kilometres of tar road, in an overloaded car, the …More »

DPW 2019 – STEP UP & SIGN UP!

Posted by on 1st November 2018

If it’s November, then it’s open season on DPW signups. Here’s word from Princess Caralot, our DPW Crew Wrangler:     Howzit people of the dust! Are you thinking of applying to be on DPW but you’re not sure what …More »

Meet our new DPW core crew!

Posted by on 5th October 2018

It takes a special kind of person to hold the reins of DPW and help guide the crew that raise and raze Tankwa Town’s key infrastructure. Over the years the mantel has passed from Paul Jorgensen, to Paul Grose, to …More »

AfterBurn Report 2018: Sanitation

Posted by on 19th July 2018

                                                                              Words & Photos: Lara ‘Squeaky Queen’ Warren                                                                               Burning Seed, Sanitation Services – Team Lead                                                                                               AfrikaBurn, WASH (Toilets) – Co-Lead     Within a few minutes of landing in South Africa, I started to realise the effects ‘Day …More »

Leave No Trace – It Starts With YOU!

Posted by on 20th March 2018

Words: Princess Caralot  / Photos: as credited on shot   There is nothing quite like being in a position to watch Tankwa Town disappear bit by bit until nothing remains. The landscape in which we hold our event each year …More »

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