In this eighth episode of Oom Willem van den Berg’s travels, we continue to recap his journey through South Africa, which he captured on 16mm film. The footage offers a truly unique and fascinating glimpse into the country’s history, and it seems that this time Oom Willem travelled from Standerton—where he first farmed just before moving to Levubu in the early 1930s—all the way down to Durban.
This time, we were somewhat “bowled out” by Oom Willem’s film and had to call on the expertise...