Op 28 November1987, stort die Helderberg, Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens vlug 295, met 159 mense aan boord in die see naby Mauritius. Daar was geen oorlewendes nie.
Dit was ʼn onstuimige jaar. Suid Afrika gaan gebuk onder buitelandse boikotte. Verskeie klandestiene organisasies werk onverpoos om dié boikotte te omseil.
ʼn Reisjoernalis van Pretoria verdwyn vanaf haar toerbus in die onherbergsame woestyn van Tsjaad tussen N’Djamena en Khartoem. ʼn Franse diplomaat word dood aangetref deur ʼn Britse TV span by die Makgadikgadi-panne in Botswana.
ʼn Stil, onbekende man wat voorgee dat hy ʼn vryskut skrywer is, smelt weg tussen ʼn groep internasionale verslaggewers by die befaamde American Colony hotel in Oos-Jerusalem. Ter selfde tyd is daar toenemende onluste en gerugte van ‘n opstand onder die Palestyne.Waaraan werk hy agter geslote hekke by Ben Gurion lughawe?
ʼn Afgetrede Mossad agent in die ou hawestad van Jaffa ontvang ʼn boodskap: “Die walvis het Donderdag vir Jonah ingesluk.”
ʼn Vreemde vliegtuig land in die vroeë oggendure by Waterkloof.Wie stuur ʼn verjaardagkaartjie met slegs ʼn verlepte pienk roosblaar as boodskap? Waarom is die Franse diplomaat se beeldskone weduwee toevallig daardie middag in Sandton City?
Hoe is die gebeure gekoppel of enigsins aan mekaar verwant? Wat is die werklikheid en wat is slegs onbevestigde gerugte?
From Bloemfontein to Bargème
Price range: R109.00 through R359.00From the dusty plains of Bloemfontein to the timeless hilltop village of Bargème in France, From Bloemfontein to Bargème, is a deeply personal journey across continents, cultures and memory. Through vivid recollections and reflective storytelling, Kobus de Villiers traces the winding path of a life lived beyond expectations — from a childhood shaped by the rhythms of the Free State to extraordinary travels through Europe, Africa and beyond. With honesty and gentle humour, he explores identity, belonging and the restless urge to seek more than the life that was mapped out for him. Each chapter unfolds like a carefully preserved photograph: moments of love, loss, adventure, military service and quiet reflection woven into a tapestry of experience. Along the way, landscapes become characters, memories blur with imagination, and the question of home evolves into something far greater than geography. This memoir is not only a travelogue but a meditation on time, heritage and the stories that shape us…
