Category Archives: South Africa

Sipho Luther Sgwentu has been elected president of his senior class at the American International School of Cape Town. Congratulations, Sipho!  This is just one of your many achievements to date… with even more to come!

When Nonzwakazi was here, we talked about another friend from South Africa, Bulelwa. She is on a Ford Foundation Fellowship somewhere, but we didn’t know the details. Google came through for us, and we found out she’s at Brandeis! Here … Continue reading →

Our conversation went on to a little bit of me telling her that I believe countries like D.R.C., Tanzania, Nigeria, Burundi, South Africa, and some more… When these got to be stable in terms of educationally and economically, just them … Continue reading →

Boy is doing well, tired but missing me. Scared of connecting with his son – he does not want him to miss the opportunity of being fully here right now. I told him Sipho is gone out to swim with … Continue reading →

As we got out of the car, I ask my son Sipho to take a picture of my head from the back. I want to look at them sometime but not while I am here (U.S.). I know they will … Continue reading →

The CIA has a great reference site, called the World Factbook, and it has wonderful information on South Africa. Very current, very useful.

Here is your introduction to our great friend, Nonzwakazi… I’m going to help her set up her own weblog, and she’s using mine right now to begin her story: I am finding the Deepest Beauty Princess again. It is so … Continue reading →

Our friends arrived this morning! Welcome to our new home, Nonzwakazi & Sipho! Sipho will be here for over a month.  Nonzwakazi will here for two weeks.

This is the school in Cape Town – American International School – that Thania and Sipho attend.  It was set up as a school for American expats’ children to attend and keeps to the US school year, despite the seasons … Continue reading →