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Like the author’s family, before cups knew the feeling of a tea bag, we used a small strainer to contain the tea leaves during my younger days in rural Ruigtesloot, North West. Fresh milk from my grandparents’ livestock and two teaspoons of sugar concluded the ritual.

A reverent ode to matriarchy and heritage in South Africa

Local author brews a powerful tribute to her grandmother and her love of tea

  • Des Erasmus
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