Jane Aphane, my personal guide/friend to functions

Cow, Rabbit, Frog..... and Goats!

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June 18th 2014
This blog will hark back to earlier writings: “The Goat Story”-- about my first month at the homestay while I was in PST (Pre-Service Training), and “Recent Trials and Tribulations” and other blog descriptions of conditions in South Africa that I perceived as hindering my teaching. Animals and school conditions remain, but I must be learning to live with them, as the frustration levels hav ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Siyabuswa

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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