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  • Book review: The Puppet Boy of Warsaw

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    For various reasons, World War II novels do not count among my favourites. Maybe it’s because of the often graphic…

  • Wat is ‘n boom?

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    As mens n droee lente ervaar soos nou by ons, besef mens die belangrikheid van bome in die ekosistem.

  • Eerder bieg as lieg

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    Wel, ek sal maar eerder bieg as lieg. Ek lees liefdesverhale. Én geniet dit. So tussen die hordes ander boeke…

  • The Gigantic Mole

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    Yesterday I noticed a mole-hill the size of an African ant hill that had appeared in my garden in less…

  • Crocodiles fighting

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    During the civil war in Mozambique Dr Cobus Raath and myself spent some five years of our free time trying…

  • Kan ‘n man dan nieee…?

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    Later het hulle so aangegaan met daai deeg, dat daar op ‘n kol net een man op ‘n pan ingepas…

  • Force of habit

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    Then Sundays we wake up late, or if our conscience bothers us enough, storm to church while nurturing a hangover.…

  • I can’t stop sweating!

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    Imagine sitting in a tent with Moses, sweating, gasping for breath. No way. Couldn’t he take a train or a…

  • How to enjoy Oman

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    Did I mention that it is hot here. Not Marloth Park hot, HOT. Between Komatipoort and hell there is only…

  • Stealing the horn off a living rhino

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    Let me share this with you - it happened in the hectic days when we battled to restore sanity in…

  • Deep-sea hippo charging

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    I have just returned from a seven week road trip, and have many tales and pictures to share.

  • The truth will out

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    Finding out who you are and where you came from has always fascinated me.

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