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Glen Retief

Letter from Trumpland — a visit to historic Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania reopens an old ache

World

Letter from Trumpland — a visit to historic Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania reopens an old ache

By Glen Retief

A modern American gulag will remain standing, no matter who wins the upcoming election

Op-eds

A modern American gulag will remain standing, no matter who wins the upcoming election

By Glen Retief

A South African comes dead last at traditional coal cracker boilo competition

South Africa

A South African comes dead last at traditional coal cracker boilo competition

By Glen Retief

Metacom, the chief who almost kicked the English out of North America

World

Metacom, the chief who almost kicked the English out of North America

By Glen Retief

Letter from Connecticut: The extinction of the Wangunks has been greatly exaggerated

World

Letter from Connecticut: The extinction of the Wangunks has been greatly exaggerated

By Glen Retief

Letter from KZN – Churchill, the Boers and my quick-thinking maternal ancestor

South Africa

Letter from KZN – Churchill, the Boers and my quick-thinking maternal ancestor

By Glen Retief