- JZ - a man of many talents: contradictions, contortionist, chameleon and octopus

ZUMA SHOULD BE PROSECUTED WITHOUT DELAY I am writing as an individual that is extremely concerned about the apparent raping of our legal system and the apparent inaction of the prosecuting authorities to act speedily and decisively against the former President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. The short history behind it is that Zuma was subpoenaed by the Zondo-commission into State Capture to give evidence. Zuma walked out and now refused...

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PLEASE VISIT MY GALLERY AND HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT MY PHOTOGRAPHS

 Oaktree at Chrissiesmeer, MpumalangaJerry Uelsmann had a tremendous influence on my photography. I recall many many years before I was introduced to Jerry's work, I did some composites but was not confident to publish it wider. Then, at photo club, some photographers referred to Jerry's work and that gave me confidence. Click on this link: Jerry Uelsmann's artA bit of a confession from my side: I am back again at doing the composite images...

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COVID-19 NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. BEAUTY IN IT

The covid-19 2020 treeMy wife and I were treated/blessed with a week holiday at a trout fishing farm in Mpumalanga - and that was a blessing.As I was walking around and looking at the plants and wondering about it and the old historic relics of erstwhile people living there, I was taking photos at random. And I took a photo of the original covid-19 2020 tree below: The original covid-19 2020 treeAs I was walking away from this tree, the thought...

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CATHEDRAL PEAK VISIT

My wife and I went to Cathedral Park Hotel during November 2020. And  it was such a blessed experience - we met the most wonderful people. Please have a look at my short audio-visual that I created and you will read their names. They told us stories about their lives and we in exchange told them stories.  While surrounded by majestic mountains, I constantly thought of my seedlings and cuttings of plants that I cultivate back home. Being surrounded by these mountains I was in awe of God's handiwork. But, having referred to my seedlings,...

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Grendel Papawers Lockdown Poppies 2020

 February 2020 was a normal month with normal human interaction and the comings and goings on between people continued on the face of it just like always. There was a threat brewing but, it was in the background and therefore part and parcel of background noise. Or so it seemed.Suddenly by end of March 2020 in my country, South Africa, our government locked our country and started telling/commanding us to wash our hands. To keep a social distance...

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MY BOSVELDER CHICKENS

 I am looking down onto my Bosvelder chickenswhile they are feeding.My Bosvelder chickens Ever since I was a young boy I had chickens - at times, for instance when I did my military training I did not had any. The last lot were the Hi-Lines which were bred for their egg laying capacity. And then they got old and were replaced by the Bosvelder's. Bosvelder means "from the bushveld" - they are very robust and strong chickens. It is the first...

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CAITLIN ROOSKRANTZ - INSPIRATION DURING COVID-19 NOT ONLY FOR SOUTH AFRICANS BUT FOR HUMANITY

CAITLIN ROOSKRANTZ SOUTH AFRICAN OLYMPIAN 2020AND BEYONDYesterday, Sunday 2 August 2020 at 10:00 Caitlin should have performed - but she didn't. Covid-19 stopped her from representing my country at the 2020 Olympic spectacle! But it didn't stop her form showing us what she could have done. You want to have a look? I bet you would like to - well, you can by clicking on this link and then watch it. Please follow the instructions to have a look at her...

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