Gathering the Children

And Then There Was Light

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May 28th 2007
Wanting to get a taste of the South African way of life, Gene and I opted to take a private tour of the Dixie and Utah villages. To our amazement, the villages were first supplied with electricity just three days prior to our visit. Our Djuma guide, Abel, a local villager, informed us that he would be visiting his home for the first time since the electricity was turned on. According to what he ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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