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Indwe’s rich history lives on through Eugéne Barnard’s passion and storytelling legacy

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Today, we are stepping into the heart of South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, and the rich history of a small town with a big legacy. We speak to Eugéne Barnard, known affectionately to his friends and family as Boysie. Growing up in Indwe during the 1960s, Eugéne went on to have a distinguished four-decade career as an architect, arbitrator, and mediator. But it is his deep-seated passion for heritage and storytelling that brings him here today. He has spent years meticulously researching the roots of his hometown, a journey that has culminated in his two-volume work, The Indweans, comprising his books, The Tale of Tom and Alice and Heart of my Hometown. To talk to us about  preserving the soul of a community through words and history, Eugéne spoke to Tsepiso 

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