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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Discover the resilience of life in Namaqualand, where survival hinges on the fickle nature of rain and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.

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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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May, 11 2025 in books, Bittersweet Karas home, Bittersweet Karas Home Chapter 3

Bittersweet Karas Home - 40

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

By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck

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