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August 1st 2013
Just a quick blog tonight as time on the laptop is restricted. We are all safe, sound and very happy here. It is a lovely place in the hills above Nelspruit. We had a good journey down, stopping for fresh orange juice near Groblersdal, biltong at Loskop, a Wimpy in Middelburg and a late takeaway lunch at our traditional stop on the N4, Millie's. We arrived here at 4.15 to a warm welcome. The c ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Siyabuswa

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

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St. Andrew's School Grace Team

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We are a team of eight pupils and two staff from a famous Berkshire prep school, embarking on an adventure far from home as we visit our partner school The Grace in the South African town of Siyabuswa. Our school has been supporting The Grace for nine years and has sent out a team every alternate year since 2007. We now have twelve children being sponsored there, and we are raising money to build them an Early Years Centre--team members are doing all they can get sponsored themselves, as well as organising events at school like a charity hockey tournament and a talent show, with more to follow... full info

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