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    Pic of the week

    Old Volksie in Lüderitz

    By Manni Goldbeck
    September 24, 2024

    I took this photo of an old Volksie in Lüderitz. Its rusty body reminded me of the words of an old man I met there. I had asked him about life in the coastal town and he replied: “If you stay more than three days here, even your ‘geloof’ (faith) will rust or blow away.”

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