The small South African town that banned tarred roads and has no petrol stations, street lights, or ATMs

• Nieu Bethesda has banned tarred roads and has no petrol stations, street lights or ATMs.
• The town was founded as a church town in 1875 and has a unique, slow-paced atmosphere that gives it the appearance of being frozen in time.
• The town's unique features and efforts to preserve its history and atmosphere have made it popular among tourists, palaeontologists, and historians, despite its isolation and economic stagnation.