Starting a Fire

Bushmen

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October 15th 2006
When I was in Year 7 or 8, I did a project on the Kalahari and the San Bushmen that lived in it (think The Gods Must be Crazy...but don't dwell on the stereotype or Coca Cola product placement). It was a really good project and I got a great mark. But I digress and get ahead of myself. James and I are now in Windhoek, Namibia. It took a 20 hour bus ride, numerous stops at roadside cafes (n ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more