Zebras came to my hut for breakfast this morning at Gondwana Game Reserve near Mossel Bay in the Western Cape South Africa Des Zebres sont venus près de ma hutte ce matin à la Réserve de Gondwana dans la région du Cap Occidentale en Afrique du Sud Our guests also had close encounter with GiraffesContinueContinue reading “Zebras & Giraffes”
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Zebras & Giraffes
Zebras came to my hut for breakfast this morning at Gondwana Game Reserve near Mossel Bay in the Western Cape South Africa Des Zebres sont venus près de ma hutte ce matin à la Réserve de Gondwana dans la région du Cap Occidentale en Afrique du Sud Our guests also had close encounter with GiraffesContinueContinue reading “Zebras & Giraffes”
Shaka Zulu
Date: 22 September, 1828 Shaka Zulu, Zulu chief and founder of the Zulu empire, was murdered by his bodyguard, Mbopha, and his two half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana after a relatively brief period as king of the Zulu people, from 1816. His death came a year after his mother’s death. References Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000ContinueContinue reading “Shaka Zulu”
Today in History – Adderley Street
Date: 19 September, 1849 On 19 September 1849, The Neptune entered and anchored in Simon’s Bay (now Simonstown) in the Cape, after being met with a furious city population in Table Bay. In February 1849, The Neptune had set sail from England, with 300 convicts aboard, en route to Bermuda. This convict ship was destined for the Cape, whereContinueContinue reading “Today in History – Adderley Street”
This vine is claimed to be the oldest in the southern hemisphere
Found in the city of Cape Town Heritage Sq at Signal Hill Wine
Blue Orchid
Does a blue orchid exist ? Well this one blue ink was injected Your comments
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Welcome to Spring 2014 everyone
Wooden Ships on the waters of Hout Bay
Ships like these from the VOC (The Dutch East India Company Came to the Cape during the 17th & 18th Century It would take about 3 months to saul from Europe to the Cape so next time you fly think of these vessels with no confort and diseases was common So 12 or 20 hoursContinueContinue reading “Wooden Ships on the waters of Hout Bay”
Boeing, South African Airways to make jet fuel from tobacco
Originally posted on Daniel Sidis:
Solaris plants, a new hybrid type of tobacco plant, at a test farm in South Africa’s Limpopo province (Photo: SkyNRG) 6 August 2014 South African Airways is partnering with US aerospace giant Boeing and Amsterdam-based SkyNRG to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant, in…
THe Labia Theater turns 65 this year please support This Iconic Theater
Originally posted on Daniel Sidis:
It has survived South Africa’s apartheid censors and political boycotts, but going digital is the Labia film theatre’s biggest challenge yet. ExerptsFrom the Guardian & Daily Maverick The Labia cinema in Cape Town is trying to raise money to update its equipment. Photograph: Flickr The cliché most often attached to…
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