Hello to everyone who will be following the experience of those of us going to South Africa. I thought I might make a little entry here before heading off this coming week and let you know some interesting things that I will talk about later. I will be arriving much earlier then the rest of the group and will be traveling up into Zimbabwe to visit my family I hope that this will be an experience that I can use to further my understanding in the course and that will give me insight into the two different methods being used by the two different countries. I am also looking forward to seeing my family of course. I will also get to visit some other family who were quite opposed to the apartheid system and were able to help some people in need. I will occasionally try to sprinkle Zulu into my postings and the odd photo that might illustrate an important point. I look forward to many more posts.
P.S. I did this to help quell my nerves and excitment
Hamba Kahle! Until we meet again Ryan E. Hardman
Mimi
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A little history from the horses mouth
- Cabeza de Vaca
- I am a native of Boulder who has grown up with a diverse family that has lead me down many different and winding paths. I work in music but love history, I hold to the past but strive to know the future. I am a traveler who makes contacts in many different locals and who holds his word to be worth more then his weight in gold.
Good points. While land redistribution may be popular, even a political necessity, a key question is how to do it so that it does not cause more problems than it solves. In Zimbabwe, land redistribution was very popular with those affiliated with the ruling party (not so much with the black tenants/workers on the white farms....). However, the redistribution was a direct cause of widespread famine. This has been the outcome in other countries where this has happened.
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