Know your inkonjane from your inhlolamvula? Here’s a guide that’s taken off
Second print run is under way as first copies of book that records Zulu bird names fly off the shelves
26 October 2020 - 20:03
When Themba Mthembu first became obsessed with birds and conservation, people called him names. He was a “madman” wandering about, carrying binoculars; he was “brainwashed” when he talked sustainability, or suggested that locals be mindful of birds’ breeding seasons when they burnt the fields...
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