FLAGS FLY. NERVES FLUTTER

RUNNING WITHOUT SHOES, FLYING WITHOUT LEGS

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March 31st 2008
RUNNING WITHOUT SHOES, FLYING WITHOUT LEGS It’s clear he’s already strung as tight as Jimi Hendrix’s guitar, so for me the question is a rhetorical one. But I ask it anyway. “Are you nervous when he competes?” “Always,” he says tersely, then pulls a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lights up. Despite his apparent weakness for the butts, he looks incredibly fit. I ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Stellenbosch

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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