Well-known Louis Trichardt residents Gwen Loots and her sister, Margaret van Zyl, bade farewell to the Soutpansberg this week.
Gwen, born in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1954, is embarking on a new chapter in her life, leaving the South African bushveld for the sun-kissed shores of Brisbane, Australia. She met and married her husband, Pieter, in Harare, and their shared journey took them to Gwelo (now Gweru) in 1976 because of Pieter's air force career.
In 1982, the couple made the life...