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King Shaka
King Shaka Zulu Chief (1816–28) born c. 1787 Founder of Southern Africa's Zulu Empire he is credited with creating a fighting force that devastated...
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Zulu Warfare
King Shaka made the Zulu Nation into a mighty war machine. The military inventions included such as the shield and iklwa the Zulu thrusting spear a “...
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The Cape Sparrow
“Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?” Cape Sparrow ( Passer Meralunus ) Afrikaans – Gewone...
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Earth-Globe Riddles
We think of the Earth as a perfect sphere. I have three problems, fortunately we won't need sketches! The following are our problems 1. The complete...
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Trigonometry is fun!
We learn to do all kinds of difficult and complicated problems in school and to do them fast, but do we understand what we are doing? We hardly know...
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And I say to myself
Posted on Sun, 15 Oct 2023
And I say to myself, what a wonderful world!
See you! Tom
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Northern Muse
Posted on Sat, 07 Oct 2023
If you liked the story on Dr Frank you should also read “A dweller on the threshold” in my set Shosholoza!
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I wonder how many
Posted on Wed, 11 Oct 2023
I wonder how many families still sit around a table for meals? It is sad. It is part of ages old rituals an integral part of society and life. I know from when I lived alone, especially supper it felt so wierd and spooky on your own.
And...
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Blade Runner
Posted on Wed, 25 Jan 2017
Oscar Pistorius with nickname “Blade Runner”, as South African athlete participated in international sprinting events. Both his legs were amputated just below the knee, he has carbon-fibre prostheses.
A career of remarkable sporting...
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Very sensitive
Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2023
Very sensitive Richard, you know what a guy wants! Tom
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I think there are forests
Posted on Mon, 04 Sep 2023
I think there are forests in Magoebaskloof and Blyderivier Canyon but they are partly destroyed to make way for alien plantations, which are stone dead not a mouse stirring, total silence. The Knysna forest Jacques spoke of must be incredible the...
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I found it fascinating
Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2023
I found it fascinating that my shadow was so long late afternoon and so short at midday. How do you explain that to a kid?
In the one cowboy movie Terrence Hill can draw his revolver faster than his shadow. Movie for kids, great fun! ...
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... drawing back curtains
Posted on Tue, 26 Sep 2023
... drawing back curtains; greeting the sunshine and wondering! Fantabulous!
See you! Tom
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Once a tourist
Posted on Mon, 02 Oct 2023
Once a tourist here in the Kruger Park got out the car to have his picture taken with the lion, he got mauled yes and I believe they got it all on video, there was also a woman in America that sent her boy to paint a Grizzly with honey for a...
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All this makes me think
Posted on Mon, 02 Oct 2023
All this makes me think of Newton, according to the story he discovered the Law of Gravity seeing an apple falling from the tree. Romantic hey? There probably is some truth to it. Einstein discovered his "law of gravity" sitting in a barber's...
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