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PLAN YOUR TRIPREAD THIS Dead Man’s Land by Monty J. Roodt is a crime-fiction novel set in the Bathurst district, featuring some thinly disguised locals. At Relix & Thingz in Bathurst (R230) or on Kindle via Amazon (R45).

GETTING THERE

Bathurst is on the R67, about 12km inland from Port Alfred on the Sunshine Coast’s R72, midway between East London and Port Elizabeth. Travelling from Makhanda (Grahamstown), it’s 45km south-east.

STAY HERE

in the heart of the village has comfortable rooms, lots of

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