One particularly unpleasant incident that lingers in the collective memory of Namaqualand took place in the mid-1800s, when a severe drought gripped the area.
Nngwe ya ditiragalo tse di bosula e e santseng ele mo mogopolong wa Namaqualand yotlhe e diragetse mo bogareng jwa dingwaga tsa bo-1800, fa leuba le le golo lene le padimola kgaolo.