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Finding King Shaka's Isivivane

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In Zulu, the word "isivivane" means to "throw your stone upon the pile". Our book "Op Pad in Suid-Afrika" ( http://www.loot.co.za/product/b-p-j-erasmus-op-pad-in-suid-afrika/xhjf-2791-g650 ) also available in English ( http://www.loot.co.za/product/b-p-j-erasmus-on-route-in-south-africa/jvws-2791-g480 ) had a very short little paragraph under the section about Umzumbe (where we spent a week) telling the story of how King Shaka's "isivivane" was still at the spot where he made it in 1828.  It said that Shaka picked up a stone in his left foot, muttered a prayer, took it with his right hand, spat on it and put it on the ground. All of his men then followed suit and they created a huge pile of stones. This was in order to gain favour from the ancestors for his next invasion. (into Pondoland) We were immediately curious about this interesting place and I started googling for some more information. I came across this article on the Umz...
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Gamkaskloof - the road to a hidden paradise

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The start of the road into Gamkaskloof. If you go straight, you carry on with the Swartberg pass (which is also amazingly beautiful) Warning sign at the start of the road The memorial to the guy who arranged for the road to be built Suddenly none of us had anything left to say. In absolute silence we struggled down the last 10 kms of the 400 metre drop into the kloof. I kept on thinking how great it was that we had bought the Pajero... the Polo would have made the ride a little more...er .... ominous. The winding road down into the kloof Breathtakingly beautiful scenery surrounded us. The barren mountaintops of the Swartberge had transformed into something magically fruitful in the kloof. Beauty on the outside with trembling on the inside made for a feeling of ecstacy only unventured roads can bring. Contrasts everywhere. Nerve-wrecking to say the least. I hate to admit it, but I was glad tha t Mr Cloete ended up coming with on this trip that was mea...
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