Copper Transport in Namaqualand

...This tortuous route quickly became the preferred route to the sea, and a new profession was born to take on the challenge – the era of the copper rider had begun...
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Pietermaritzburg Heritage

...Pietermaritzburg's City Hall was destroyed by a fire at the beginning of the last century. After it was rebuilt, it is said to be the largest red-brick building in the southern hemisphere, with the largest organ...
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South African Wine by Law

...  The Western Cape Liquor Amendment Act, 10 of 2010 focused on the province of the Cape Winelands, and offered regulations for the licensing of the retail sale and the micro-manufacture of liquor in the Western Cape Province...
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Hiking Lion's Head

...Do not cross the fence; instead, follow the path as it doubles back and gently climbs - the last 20 m of the climb are fairly steep.Chain Ladder©Roger de la HarpeHiking up the last part of Lion's Head before reaching the top.At the top of the slope..
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Exploring the Ivory Route in Limpopo

...Bulpin’s book, The Ivory Trail.It tells the story of legendary hunter Cecil Barnard, or Bvekenya (the man who staggers), as the Shangaans called him, who made the Limpopo Valley his home at the beginning of the last century...
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What’s On a Wine Label?

...The front label is the showcase piece of the wine estate or producer, which will have the name of the wine estate or collection name, the variety of wine, as well as the logo and/or slogan...
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Breeder Market Poultry

...At the time of writing, he was struggling to keep up with the demand in the African market, so there is also good export potential for these birds...
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Historic Buildings of George

...In 1900 it became the Gables Guest House, run by the van Niekerk sisters. The Tourell family bought the property in 1948 and changed it to the Outeniqua Hotel...
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Struggle Heroes Imprisoned on Robben Island

...Over the years, members of the ANC, Pan African Congress (PAC), the South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO), the National Liberation Front, the African People’s Democratic Union of South Africa, the non-European Unity Movement, the..
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Management of Weaners and Growers

...The better the food, the better the growth rate and the carcass grading.By Dr Jim Robinson..
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Waxbills

...The swee waxbill is endemic and the violet-eared is a near-endemic. Waxbills earned their name from the small waxy layers of keratin that are exfoliated from the base of their bills...
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Cederberg Accommodation

...©Jacques MaraisDrive to the Cederberg in the Cape West Coast.❮❯With a vast striking beauty stretching throughout the mountainous region, it's hard not to be transfixed by the sheer geographical majesty that is the Cederberg region..
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Monkey Orange - From Music to Wines

...The fruit is high in vitamin C and the B vitamins, but monkey orange seeds are poisonous. Wood is used for carving and timber while the bark, root or unripe fruit are used against snake bite due to the presence of strychnine...
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Early Life of Winnie Mandela

...she worked at Baragwanath Hospital, as she saw first hand the abject poverty the people in the townships were living in...
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Things To Do in Himeville

...The best time to attempt this trial run is in the winter months (April - August) when the weather is stable...
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Identification of Baboon

...They usually start eating at the milk stomach, intestines are removed and the skin is torn to provide access to the rump...
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Water Requirements of Pigs

...the body...
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Why Do Vultures Use Thermals?

...Pockets of rising warm air form when the sun heats the ground during the day and these thermals provide lift to the enormous birds...
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AKWA House

...Avril and Magrietjie de Villiers purchased AWKA House in the hopes to extend the feeling of a “home away from home” to guests who are looking to explore the beautiful town of Hermanus...
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Schoone Oordt Country House

...Alison and Richard are the owners of Schoone Oordt Country House and the couple has always shared a deep love for the countryside...
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Ann Gadd

...During the initial years, she was extremely grateful for the benevolence of the Revenue Services (tax refund), the galleries who liked her work, and the patrons who bought it...
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Grandmother Stories of Marriage in Xhosa Culture

...After the feast, we all went to the big community hall to dance, at midnight eating the remainder of the feast, which the women had brought to the hall...
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The Feeding of Honey Bees

...Carbohydrates are used to maintain the temperature of the bee’s body and the internal temperature of the hives. Bees also need pollen as a source of protein, vitamins, minerals and some carbohydrates...
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Kruger National Park: The Past Colour Bar

...But then, in 1961, the ‘Olifants’ name was given to the newly renovated whites-only camp on the other side of the river and the black camp changed its name to ‘Balule’, a contraction of the XiTsonga name for the Olifants River...
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Nightjars

...The most iconic of African night sounds is the ‘Good Lord deliver us…’ chant of the Fiery-necked Nightjar. The sound of the Square-tailed nightjar is also a common nighttime sound in the Lowveld...
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