data below is drawn from the 2017-2020 records. Notable residents Notable residents of Sutherland include: NP van Wyk Louw, famous Afrikaner poet and elder brother of WEG Louw was born in Sutherland. WEG Louw, famous Afrikaner poet and younger brother of NP van Wyk Louw was born in Sutherland. Dr Henry Olivier, chief engineer of the Kariba Dam project and contributing inventor of the Mulberry Harbours was born in Sutherland. Adriaan Vlok, national government minister of Law and Order from 1986 to 1991 was born in Sutherland. André van der Merwe, a famous South African urologist born in Sutherland. See also South African Astronomical Observatory Southern African Large Telescope References External links South African Astronomical Observatory website Discover Sutherland Sutherland on www.karoo-southafrica.co.za Populated places in the Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality Karoo Populated places established in 1858 1858 establishments in the British Empire