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Afrikaans, English, and the Stellenbosch University Debate

Afrikaans, English, and the Stellenbosch University Debate

by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 28, 2017 | Environment, Language, South African languages | 0 comments

Note: this will be the first in a series covering the languages of South Africa, and some of its complicated politics surrounding it. For a country of 55 million people, South Africa has a lot of languages: eleven official ones, along with a wide range of dialects...
At the End of the World: Cape Agulhas and the Cape of Good Hope

At the End of the World: Cape Agulhas and the Cape of Good Hope

by Henri Steenkamp | Apr 21, 2017 | Environment, South Africa, Travel | 0 comments

Rocky, wild, and windswept, there are few places on earth as rugged and foreboding as either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Agulhas. Long believed to be the intersection of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Cape of Good Hope possesses a dangerous, savage beauty, its...
12 Reasons to Visit South Africa, part 2

12 Reasons to Visit South Africa, part 2

by Henri Steenkamp | Dec 7, 2016 | Culture, Environment, South Africa, Travel | 0 comments

Cape of Good Hope For centuries, before the construction of the Suez Canal linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean (and by extension, East and West), the only way for European ships to reach Asia (and vice versa) was to sail around the tumultuous Cape of Good Hope....
12 Reasons to Visit South Africa, Part 1

12 Reasons to Visit South Africa, Part 1

by Henri Steenkamp | Nov 28, 2016 | Culture, Environment, South Africa, Travel | 0 comments

Cape Town                     Where to begin? Cape Town is, in my opinion, South Africa’s prettiest and most dynamic city, with its azure-blue waters framed by lush, soaring mountains and pale fringes of beautiful...
The Dwindling Rhinos of South Africa

The Dwindling Rhinos of South Africa

by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 28, 2016 | Environment, South Africa | 0 comments

The rhino population of South Africa has been in danger for years because of poachers killing for horns. Criminal groups are hunting down these endangered animals because an average rhino horn can fetch upwards of $150,000, or six times the price of a bar of gold. Is...
Rhino Poaching Runs Rampant in South Africa

Rhino Poaching Runs Rampant in South Africa

by Henri Steenkamp | Dec 10, 2015 | Environment | 0 comments

Across Africa, two types of rhino roam the land–the black and white rhinos. Ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 pounds, these majestic herbivore creatures can live up to 40 years while growing up to 60 inches at the shoulder. They can even gallop to 30 miles per hour....
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