CLOETE HUIS SWALLOWED BY ALOE

PYROTECHNICS IN THE KLEIN KAROO AND THE GAMKA SCHOOL GETS FLEECED

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June 18th 2008
PYROTECHNICS IN THE KLEIN KAROO AND THE GAMKA SCHOOL GETS FLEECED It looks like the Grand Finale of a botanical fireworks display; only it’s frozen in time. Bottle rockets are being launched simultaneously from the center of every huge aloe in the Klein Karoo. Flame orange showers of sparks seem to emanate from the heart of the thick fleshy plants. They look like Las Vegas fountains designed ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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