One Hundred Cows
The custom of negotiating lobolo, (a bride-price), seems like a tradition worthy of consideration in the western world.
Dreamers and Poets and Clowns
“If only I could travel faster than the speed of light, I could be there in a year or two”.
The Elvis of Anthropology
Homo Naledi lived in the Rising Star Cave System, northwest of Johannesburg.
Click on Naledi’s frontal lobe for the whole story…..
A Sleeping Lion
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is arguably the most popular South African song of all time.
Which of us is Truly Alive?
I came away from the experience with the sense that, despite the difficult reality of living in Africa, there is a wholesomeness to life here.
Sala Kakhule
Together, we will take trains, planes, and automobiles across three southern African countries.
Home to Africa
It will take about 20 hours to fly from Calgary to Johannesburg, a relatively brief journey when you consider that the outbound leg of the trip took 200,000 years.
I Will See Africa
My fascination with Africa began during a Saskatchewan blizzard.
Click on the African sky for details…
Making Big Rocks into Little Rocks
If customers couldn’t crush gravel for lack of manganese cones, they couldn’t make payments on their loans.
The Fine and Dandy Club
Arcola’s Fuller Brush Man was a charismatic character, he reminded me of Guy Smiley, from the Muppets.