West Africa
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Monrovia toe vir ‘n “joy-ride”
‘n Mens kan sommer baie leer by ‘n hond. Goete soos lê en dut in die son. Drink baie water. Vat ‘n joy-ride elke kans wat jy kan! My Ouma was reg toe sy sê ek is nes ‘n Maltees-hond: As die wiele draai – dan wil ek saam vir ‘n “joy”-ride. So gebeur dit…
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Ebola freaks out the uninformed
Click on Playlist top left corner —> select the second Video…. Russell Howard really tells it the way it is! Click to subscribe to his posts TODAY. At least he does not make fun of the actual disease but he definitely takes the uninformed apart. Let me state that at this very moment in time we…
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African Traditions are all Different
Ghana is a country with more than a thousand Chiefs, Princes, Princesses, Kings and Queens. They are traditional African Royalty; adorned with beautiful clothing and jewellery. Nothing else can leave you in genuine awe like attending an authentic royal wedding or burial. That is when you realise African traditions are as old as the mountains…
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Do not avert your gaze
If you knew that a bomb was about to go off, surely you would do anything in your power to stop it. Taking into account the human loss and your own safety. The next six weeks are of vital importance. Currently we are sitting on a time bomb. All of us know about it, but…
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Géén Kiekies nie….Sierra Leone
Alhoewel ek die skriffel nou eers plaas, was hierdie besoek in April 2014. ‘n Paar maande voordat die Ebola ding ontplof het… Wie sou nou kon raai – ons vlug na Freetown (Sierra Leone) is so te sê net Afrikaans. Vaal vellies, kortbroeke met die Ons-kán-kamp-K-way-blertsie op die baadjie en ‘n koue biertjie in…
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So Hop-hop oor Afrika
Net verlede week spoor ‘n langlaas skoolvriendin my op met vandagse elektroniese sosiale-media foefies. Haar boodskap lui ons tweetjies moet gaan koffie drink in die Ooste van Pretoria, (my tuisdorp) en effe opvang om die spasie van 28 jaar in te kleur. My eerste gedagte is dat sy pas geskei is en mylpale of skatte…
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