Thulamela: Africa's ancient history of civilisation w...
weekly newspaper. A female kudu stopped in her tracks about 200m away from where we stood in the shade of a gigantic baobab tree to eavesdrop on our conversation about life at Thulamela 400 years ago. She hung around for a few seconds, eyeing us curiously across the spectacular stone wall formations that bedeck the hill. When I whispered about her presence to my two SA National Parks (SANParks) hosts, guide Daniel Shibambu and ranger Phathutshedzo Maluta – who had their backs to the antelope – she turned and bolted, disappearing behind one of the stone walls. We were up on the hill at the...