Ndebele village

A sample of a model Ndebele house frame from about1400.

July 25th 2015
After the ups and downs of a busy week at The Grace--definitely more ups than downs, especially our team meeting last night, just before the power went off again--we had a late (7.00) breakfast before setting off for Kghodwana, following Hendrick and Evelyn our hosts. On the way we stopped off in Kwamahlanga to buy some snacks. It surprises me how much our children are eating--some of the boys in ... read more

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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

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Richard Hudson

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We are a sixteen-strong team of pupils and staff from St. Andrew's School, Pangbourne, about to embark on what we hope will be the trip of a lifetime to our partner school in South Africa, The Grace Christian School in Siyabuswa. We have supported the school for eleven years, had four previous trips there and raised money to sponsor children and build an Early Years Centre. This year we been raising funds for a new block housing a library and computers, and so far have collected nearly £14,000 towards our target of £15,000. We hope to run lessons and activities at the school, visit children ... full info

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