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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

SOUTH AFRICA | Monday, 14 January 2013 | Views [338] | View Larger Image

Inside the Kaapschehoop lookout post, watchman Nelson Matsewjwa uses a tin can to boil water on a wood stove, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Matsewjwa uses the water to make himself a cup of coffee; a much required caffeine boost for his 12 hour long shift.

Tags: kaapschehoop, fire, lookout

While explaining where the area’s other three lookout posts are situated, Nelson Matsewjwa points into the direction of Nelspruit, Mpumalanga’s capital city, South Africa. Standing at the top of the tower, Matsewjwa clutches onto his phone and a piece of

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A mountain of fire wood lies stacked outside the Kaapschehoop lookout post in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Although the idyllic scenery makes the area seem like an ideal place to work, the minimum temperatures may drop as low as - 5°c during the winter; which is why the watchmen need as much wood and warmth as possible to get them through the nippy days and nights.

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