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Teardrops on the Tankwa
Words & photos: Kevin Kgara Rack Cast: The Avatar, The Shaman, The Bear, The Bear’s son, Oom Daan Soentjies, tracker and story teller !’Aru Ikhuisi Piet Berendse, White Lighting, Kgara, the Powerful Shaman woman who breathes fire, Ras, Angel …More »
Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 5
Solar Santa concludes his Odyssey. Words & pics: Solar Santa Congratulations on making it this far. You must be a Burner. Or planning on becoming one. This story is an attempt to capture in words the magic of …More »
The Night of a Thousand Hugs
Words: Ronnie Jack aka Solar Santa / Images: Ronnie Jack (unless otherwise shown) Solar Santa winds up AfrikaBurn 2019 “Shameless self promotion” declares Travis. As head of Communications for AfrikaBurn, he should know. Her name is Jennifer. Spelt with a …More »
Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 4
Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. You are rewarded for having endured this far with more stories from Solar Santa Sonica has gifted me an amazing site. Corner of 6ish and Black Rock City. Prestigious address linked to the original …More »
Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 3
Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. Solar Santa continues on his merry way. It is early morning on the playa. My first day back. I’m looking for Nathan the builder of SKOP. A bakkie rolls up and I can’t believe …More »
The Whimsy of a Wallflower in the Wasteland
Words by Gernus Oosthuizen on June 1, 2019 Rising like a dusty mirage out of the Karoo heat, there’s a city that many call home. It’s a manifestation of our collective imagination and the culmination of our collective …More »
Tankwa Trip Trials and Tribulations
Words & photos: Paula Rutherford Oh my soul, AfrikaBurn was fantastic indeed. An experience of note. My first of many to come. Here’s my AfrikaBurn Nutshell: Amazing 1 hour drive on the R355 dirt road down from Calvinia , …More »
The fire, the ceremonial firemaster, the fireman and the burner at AfrikaBurn
(Featured image of fireman Rob Erasmus far left and Skeleton Leaf of Change art work burn by John Steele, other images as per credit, text by Eleen Polson unless otherwise quoted.) The big thing about AfrikaBurn, that makes …More »
Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 1
Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. The adventures of Solar Santa at the Burn 2019 in no particular order It is first light. The cherry picker is high in the sky and the DPW (Department of Public Works) electrician hard …More »
Painted Boots and a Beard ~ Part 2
Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. Welcome back to Solar Santa’s continuing adventures. The journey to the Karoo is an ordeal. But an essential rite of passage. After over a thousand kilometres of tar road, in an overloaded car, the …More »
