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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1092]
Cape Town - the meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, the Southern-most tip of Africa and a climate that, at times, reflects Europe more than it does Africa. Surrounded by mountains and flanked by sandy beaches with sea temperatures that vary ... Read more >
Tags: carjacking, crime, long street backpackers, mandela, politics, rainbow nation, safety, south africa, tip of africa
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [802]
The smell of jet fuel invariably brings with it the stirrings of adventure that start somewhere in the midrift region. Rather like the rich aroma of a freshly cooked meal being served to an empty stomach.
I have always loved airports, aeroplanes and ... Read more >
Tags: atlantic, bays, cape town, driving, flying, indian ocean, karoo desert, south africa, table mountain
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By jericafromamerica | Views [551] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Her face remained soft and unbothered by the audible calamity of her assault. As she cuts the wood, I ask her what the sign on the wall says. With her eyes still like ponds in tawny enclaves, she cracks down the ax and says, "Bawo Ndiphe Amandla ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By sarahkate | Views [190] | Scholarship Entry
A big shady blue gum tree stands outside our farmhouse, right next to the barn. As seeds fall from it and dry on the ground, parts of them that look like perfect little rondavel roofs get scattered among the leaves. I love to collect them and stack them ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By thepeoplegallery | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
She disappeared in an instant – the pink sweater skilfully dodging the edge of a broken wall. I tried to listen; to catch the direction of her escape, but even the tiniest stir of sound echoed the lively chatter of invisible speakers, booming music and ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By gz89 | Views [383] | Scholarship Entry
I stood on the tip of my toes to overlook the crowd and gazed at the windows demonstrating kilos of raw beef, sausages and chicken on the opposite side of the small room. There was a lot of hoo-ha in front of the counter as well as behind. So when we ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By leadewitt | Views [253] | Scholarship Entry
The electronic doors whoosh open. Hot, sticky wafts of the midsummer South African breeze ooze over me. Instantly sweat pops out on my slightly sun-crisped forehead. The air turns to shimmering waves steaming off the Pick ‘n Pay parking lot pavement.... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By lisaweideman1 | Views [202] | Scholarship Entry
I have always loved the Karoo. I love the way copper-coloured boulders lie in piles, collected by clans of giant neurotics. I love the crescendos in the sounds of beetles, and the air. Farmers bump along in tractors before the sunlight soaks their fields.... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By loveshepherd | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry
The presence of a newspaper in a household in the western world is nothing out of the ordinary, piled on a stack or held in someone’s hands. However, in most townships in South Africa the presence of a newspaper is revered if found in someone’s hands ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By thoughtpod | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
I’m sitting on a bench made out of a plank stacked on bricks, in a shebeen (unlicensed pub) in one of Cape Town’s largest townships. The township’s name, Llanga, literally means “The Sun”. It’s apt for the day. Cape Town has been experiencing an unseasonably ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By lady-thorns | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry
Her cheeks had traces of tears and I looked up her eyes when they met mind, reminding me of the night that changed my perspectives about life. Activators where chanting war cries, delaying time to say ''goodbye'' She came close and wrapped me with with ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By thandekamujati | Views [215] | Scholarship Entry
Greeted by a hypnotic saxophone, whose melody creates a mirage like trance which accentuates the beauty of Camps Bay Beach in Cape Town, South Africa. The beach is the zenith of African decadence, nestled between one of the Seven Wonders of the World, ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By samwise | Views [368] | Scholarship Entry
Once upon another time, my mother and I were traveling in Cape Town. She had a conference, and I was there to make sure she did more than discover the hotel's multiple plug points for her laptop. We took the cable car up Table Mountain. Discovering its ... Read more >
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