Episode 276 — Okavango Khwebe Wind and a Dorsland Trekker Angolan Odyssey

History of South Africa podcast by Desmond Latham

May 24, 202618:42History

Die Dorsland — the Thirstland — is part of the Kalahari that has an interesting history when it comes to pastoralists. The San didn’t call it the Thirstland, for them it wasn’t a barrier but part of a network of seasonal...

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