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2nd biggest slave uprise in the history of the Cape Colony.  A historic overview.

The Cold Bokkeveld meteorite is a rare carbonaceous chondrite from the asteroid belt between  Mars and Jupiter. Cold Bokkeveld is a breccia that was altered by water on its parent asteroid; it contains complex organic compounds different than those encountered on Earth — as well as microscopic diamonds and presolar grains that formed long before the solar system came into existence.  Mass 5.2kg. It is estimated to be about 4.5 billion years old, which is roughly as old as the Solar System. However, it contains something older still

On Monday 29 September 1969 at 22:03 the most destructive earthquake in the history of South Africa struck the Boland area.   The original shock measured 6.3 on the Richer scale, which is equivalent to the explosion of 15 kilotons of TNT and was felt as far as Durban, 1175km. from Ceres.  How did people experience such a traumatic event ?

The transport rider was a trader who transported goods by wagon into the interior in order to sell or barter the goods.   Transport Riders provided valuable services to remote communities, white and black.  The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1881) resulted in a huge rush of diggers, businessmen and transport riders to the diamond fields of Kimberley and the gold fields of the Witwatersrand, some 1000km from the Cape Town harbour, causing an extraordinarily high demand for vehicles.   This enabled the wagon manufacturers of Paarl and Wellington to flourish.

The main route from the coast went through Ceres and this led to great economic progress for the town. But what was their lifestyle and…..

The true story of Klara Majola – a story of courage.