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The art of life
These two timbermen that we hitched with on the back of a big trailer that constantly broke down; knew how to enjoy life. They smoked cigarettes made of newspaper and homemade tobacco and laughed and smiled the whole journey - through rain and dust.Mashingireni, Eastern Highlands.
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The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded ... [read more]
The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded ... [read more] Blog: A fading hope
Date: December 18th 2006
Date: December 18th 2006
The train had stopped.
My thin sarong and I had spent the night in a stillborn struggle against the cold night air that blew through the broken window of our compartment. To be awoken by the chattering of a thousand voices was nothing but a well-earned relief. A hodgepodge of odds and ends was offloaded in a commotion of big-mamas, then stowed into already cramped taxis and taken to ... read more
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