Mostert’s Mill, victim of the fire of April 2021
Alana Bailey A few weeks ago we reported the tragic news that Mostert’s Mill, originally built in Cape Town in…
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Nature’s Corner – Sharpe’s grysbok
Sharpe’s grysbok, also known as the northern grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei) is endemic to southern and central Africa. They are small,…
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Mostert’s Mill, victim of the fire of April 2021
By Alana Bailey With the establishment of a refreshment post at the Cape in 1652, the supply of ground grain…
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Draft South African identity management policy published for public inputs
By Alana Bailey A draft identity management policy has recently been published by the Department of Home Affairs. It is…
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Time capsules – unique voices from the past
Photo: Gmina Ziębice Facebook For anyone interested in cultural history, a time capsule is a fascinating concept. Figuratively, “time capsule”…
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Language knows no borders
Many of you know that feeling: In a strange place in a strange country, you unexpectedly hear someone speak your…
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Travel safely in a world with borders (once more)
At the beginning of the 21st century, it was predicted that borders would disappear. In fact, in Europe you could…
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Where did the name ‘Orange River’ originate?
Robert Gordon was born in 1743 in Gelderland, The Netherlands. His father was of Scottish heritage but was a devoted…
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Expats should rather not visit South Africa for their holidays now
Lately Worldwide and AfriForum have received a lot of questions from South Africans who work abroad, have leave now and…
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TRAVELLING DURING LOCKDOWN
The constraints caused by COVID-19 make quite high demands on our imagination. After many days at home on my own,…
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