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Skyfall, Glencoe
Wow. As the Scottish Highland scene began, I was glad I did not wait for the DVD before seeing the latest Bond movie. On an anniversary date, my wife and I decided right away that we would have to take our sons there. Breathtaking. The National Trust for Scotland rightly expects visitor numbers to increase and [...]
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Church, Economics, Politics, South Africa
Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 7
Philip Jonker, wine maker and owner of Weltevrede estate, chronicles his thoughts on the Western Cape farm protests. Also: Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 1. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 2 Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 3. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 4. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 5. Who [...]
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Western Cape Protests
It was a shock to hear that large numbers of protesters had descended on the farming town of Robertson in South Africa. Road blocks were set up with burning tyres, mobs armed with pangas and machetes marched on farms intimidating the workers into protesting against their employers. The reason? A demand for higher wages. Why [...]
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Church, Economics, Politics, South Africa
Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 6
Philip Jonker, wine maker and owner of Weltevrede estate, chronicles his thoughts on the Western Cape farm protests. Also: Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 1. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 2 Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 3. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 4. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 5. Dear [...]
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Church, Economics, Politics, South Africa
Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 5
Philip Jonker, wine maker and owner of Weltevrede estate, chronicles his thoughts on the Western Cape farm protests. Also: Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 1. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 2 Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 3. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 4. Dear Friends I don’t think life will ever [...]
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Church, Economics, Politics, South Africa
Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 4
Philip Jonker, wine maker and owner of Weltevrede estate, chronicles his thoughts on the Western Cape farm protests. Also: Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 1. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 2. Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 3. Dear friends Everything is peaceful. On the surface at least. Appreciating it while it lasts. I [...]
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James Bond and Grace
I attended the Annual Autumn Ball of the Windsor Conservative Association on Saturday 17th November. It is one of the highlights for the local association and is attended by the MP for Windsor, Adam Afriyie and his wife. Also present was the Mayor of the Royal Borough and local councillors. Inspired by the James Bond [...]
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Church, Economics, Politics, South Africa
Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 2
Philip Jonker, wine maker and owner of Weltevrede estate, chronicles his thoughts on the Western Cape farm protests. Also, Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 1. Dear Friends Thank you for your intercession. The weekend is coming to a close and involved a total of more than 12 hours of meetings in the community, of which some were [...]
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Church, Economics, Politics, South Africa
Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 2
Philip Jonker, wine maker and owner of Weltevrede estate, chronicles his thoughts on the Western Cape farm protests. Also: Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 1. Dear friends Thank you for the prayers. In faith we believe the more than 3 hour meeting was good, but both Oubaas and I are emotionally drained now. We had only one [...]
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Church, Economics, Politics, South Africa
Who Will Rise From The Ashes? Part 1
The Western Cape in South Africa has experienced unprecedented scenes as violent protests took place in rural farming communities by ‘farm workers.’ This follows the August mining protests which led to the deaths of 44 people at the Marikana mine. My interest in this disturbance is personal. An Englishman, I married a South African Afrikaner [...]