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November 28

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Dot Bekker was born and raised in Bulawayo in the south-west of Zimbabwe. After thirty-eight years away — the last twenty of those in Europe — she decided to return to the country of her birth; however instead of flying home like everyone else, she chose to drive on her own through West Africa.

Now you can follow Dot’s extraordinary 20,000km adventure in her first book, Going Home to Africa, where she describes the ups and downs she faced over the course of her grand expedition: the countries, the people, insane traffic, corrupt borders, marriage proposals, perilous potholes and good old Africa Roadside Assistance.

Her fascinating journal also highlights the varied landscapes and cultural history of Africa that she discovered along the way, t ...more

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