STERKFONTEIN CAVES #2, (FROM SWART STER OOR DIE KAROO, JAN RABIE, 1957) JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG
SIVUYILE MANXOYI(FIVE YEARS LATER) #2, SAAO, OBSERVATORY, CAPE TOWN
SIVUYILE MANXOYI(FIVE YEARS LATER) #1, SAAO, OBSERVATORY, CAPE TOWN
SEARCHING WITH MARIE (FROM "DIE HEMELBLOM" BY JAN RABIE, 1971), BLOMBOS CAVES, WESTERN CAPE
‘But I was never in the Earth room yesterday!’ Says Marie indignantly. ‘You are imagining it!’
From Die Hemelblom (The Heaven Flower) by Jan Rabie, 2nd edition 1974, Tafelberg, first published 1971. Translated from the original Afrikaans.
The Hemelblom was sent to the earth by a concerned galactic council to ensure the survival of life on earth in the face of a new world war. The plant was specifically grown to remove the poisonous elements introduced by humans - feeding on pollution it would rapidly cover the earth and wipe out most of humankind but leave a new earth covered with fresh fertile soil.
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SUNRISE NEAR BEAUFORT WEST, WESTERN CAPE
SUN MAN (SU-GAR), 10.15 AM, CAPE TOWN
The Sun Man, as some refer to him, stares at the sun every day. He makes a little hole between his fingers to protect his eyes, but they still become red and swollen on some days. We realised that he changes position and posture based on the availability of sunlight in certain areas and the position of the sun. When it is midday for instance, he needs to sit down to be able to lean back and stare straight up to the sun.
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Why do you stare at the Sun?
'For no reason.'
What is your name?
'Sugar.'
And your surname?
'Su... Ga.'
MeerKAT, SKA site, CARNARVON, NORTHERN CAPE
'We saw it from far away, the dish - we saw it going up and then turning. Turning all around. It doesn't move fast - just slowly all around. It is very beautiful to see it happening.' - Abie Makok, Church Warder, United Reformed Church, Carnarvon, Northern Cape.
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SANSA, SA NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY, HERMANUS, CAPE TOWN
SANSA, SA NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY # 7, HERMANUS, CAPE TOWN
SANSA, SA NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY # 6, HERMANUS, CAPE TOWN
SANSA, SA NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY # 5, HERMANUS, CAPE TOWN
SIVUYILE MANXOYI, SAAO, OBSERVATORY, CAPE TOWN
‘So I think it can form a basis for humanity, the world, to say that we all have a relationship with the stars and we have used stars for different purposes. If we start sharing those experiences, those practices, those stories - it is one way in which we can unite our people.’
Sivuyile Manxoyi, South African Astronomical Observatory, SALT Collateral Benefits Programme
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SKA BILLBOARD, CARNARVON, NORTHERN CAPE
SKA SITE # 1, CARNARVON, NORTHERN CAPE
STIPAGROSTIS OBTUSA (DELILE) NEES # 2, BETWEEN CALVINIA AND WILINSTON, NORTHERN CAPE
SAAO OBSERVATORY # 5, SUTHERLAND, NORTHERN CAPE
STADSAAL CAVES # 2, CEDERBERG
