South Africa Diaries: Part 8 – Back For Good
Cutting the ties On October 22nd 1995, at the ripe old age of 53 and following a two week cheap package holiday…
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South Africa Diaries: Part 7 – Tina Turner!
Sea of change The thought of leaving England for Durban in February, for the third time, to soak in the balmy Indian…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 6 – Mission Two
Preparing For England Within minutes of our arrival I was on the beach and wallowing in the warm, shark-infested, waters of the…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 5 – Langebaan Here We Come Penguin Wake-up Call
No need for alarm clocks here. Inquisitive penguins were playing round the boat before dawn broke. Seagulls, cormorants and oyster catchers added…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 4 – On To Cape Town [Dec 1990]
Out of Transkei As Umtata disappeared behind us in the early morning mist I breathed a sigh of relief at escaping the…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 3 – Launching the Transkei Lottery [Dec 1990]
Score-a-lot Mvezo village, Umtata, is the birthplace of Nelson Mandela who was only released from prison in February 1990. Nine months later…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 2 – Unexpected Welcome In Transkei [Nov 1990]
The real worth of Castle lager I didn’t realise the significance of the case of lager we were carrying nor did I…
Read more →South Africa Diaries: Part 1 – Why It Took 25 Years To Get To South Africa
Shattered dreams When I heard the news, on 11th November 1965, that Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) had declared UDI I was devastated. I…
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