GETTING CLOSER

BOWLED OVER

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February 2nd 2008
KNYSNA PART III BOWLED OVER Perhaps she never wears shoes. I can’t be certain, but I suspect it might be so. “It took them a while to get used to me,” Karen Hendricks says, “I mean, they probably thought, ‘Who is this crazy barefoot Rasta coming up and telling us that we can build a brand new school right here in this old place where there is nothing but garbage.’ ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more