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    Historic depiction of the 1897 Xamsib Kloof battle, showing German troops confronting Afrikaner Oorlam warriors after the rinderpest outbreak. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 24 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 11: Transcontinental rinderpest

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    At the Mercy of Empire: The Hill Family and Power Shifts in Great Namaqualand Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 24 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 10: The second generation

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    Historic southern Namibian landscape with semi-arid plains, grazing livestock, and distant mountains, reflecting 19th-century settler life. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 24 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 9: A home in Groendoorn

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    Early 19th-century mission life in southern Africa, reflecting the journey of missionary Michael Wimmer, his family, and indigenous mission communities. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 24 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 8: The road to the Richtersveld

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    Ox-wagon traders travelling through Namaqualand in the 19th century, reflecting early trade routes, frontier transport, and the formative experiences of Charles Henry Hill. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 23 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 7: Leaving the Eastern Cape

    The second Hill generation tended to remain in the Eastern Cape and to marry within 1820...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    British settlers, faced immense challenges and cultural clashes upon relocating to South Africa in 1820, seeking new opportunities amidst colonial expansion. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 17 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 6

    The huge leap from London’s neatly laid out garden beds and the squalor of European city...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    The lives of three families in the semi-arid Great Namaqualand, exploring historical interactions, cultures, and conflicts in southern Namibia. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 17 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 5

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    The lives of three families in Namibia's Karas Region, a land rich with history, hardship, and blessings, in our serialized saga. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 16 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 4

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    Journeys of the Hill, Walser, and Hartung families navigating hardship and hope in Namibia's Namaqualand. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas Home Chapter 3

    February, 16 2026 in Bittersweet Karas Home Chapter 3
    Bittersweet Karas Home 3

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    Discover the resilience of life in Namaqualand, where survival hinges on the fickle nature of rain and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 5 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Finding one’s place (‘Ti oms’) – an Introduction

    ‘Namaqualand is hard land. Here happiness and hardship walk hand in hand.’ ...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
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