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Gerrit Haarhoff was born in Pretoria. Educated at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool and the University of Pretoria, he went into private medical practice in Hazyview, where he stayed for twenty years. During this time he obtained a Masters Degree in Business Leadership at Unisa.
He worked in Ireland for a decade before returning to the Lowveld where he now works as a General Practitioner. He is a member of the Mpumalanga Heritage Society and has on numerous occasions shared his research for this book on field trips with the society.
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Mpumalanga Heritage AwardIn recognition of a worthy contribution made towards research, documentation and conservation of the unique heritage and history of this region Awarded to Dr. Gerrit Haarhoff August, 2018 |
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Forgotten Tracks & Trails of the escarpment & the Lowveld
The Battle of Italeni Die slag van Italeni
The camp was near a strong-flowing river that falls in a winding course into the Sabia… This was the fifth day of hunger for me and it can be understood that I contemplate the future with a jaundiced view. The promontories are bare on the ridges, the gorges all heavily wooded. Tree ferns are plentiful in wet places and near springs. While crossing a pass in the highest part of the range, I suddenly grew weak and became dizzy, so that I fell to the ground and seem to have been lying there unconscious for at least an hour. My people were unaware of me and passed me, thinking that I proceeded ahead…