South Africa: How could you be so blind as to see everything in black and white?
September 15th 2006 (These pictures are best viewed in full size)
ZWELIHLE TOWNSHIP: Beauty and kindness in a world of despair
I had a very eye-opening day today and one of the best so far on this trip. I was taken on a tour of the Zwelihle Township by an elder of the community. His name was Willy, a very enigmatic and charismatic soul. He has lived in the township for many many years and takes people throug
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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 
