We allow for free ads for donkeys so if you are looking to sell one, you can create a free ad. I hope so, of course, because I’d love to know a few phrases in some of these languages. You can tell a horse what to do and force it to obey. Two or three times a week, she’d don her Voortrekker kappie and dark glasses (probably the source of her nickname – Uiltjie or Little Owl), pull on gloves, put Sarah and Kleinveld in harness, cover her skirt with a blanket and head off to town to sell her goat cheese and vegetables. This is a two-wheeled cart with one shaft (disselboom) and two donkeys, spanned one on each side of the shaft. We also bought a package deal from uncle Andries about 5 yrs ago. Don’t worry, though, we haven’t screwed up and purchased any donkeys (Indie would be really confused). Nothing could be further from the truth. It was a historic day when the four donks (Rocky, Destiny, Olivia and Gina) touched down on South African soil on 30 November 1998. The game was up. So are Kleinveld and Sarah. ( Log Out /  On 24th of this month, Uganda became the latest African Country to protect its working donkey population by banning the trade in donkey skins in a strongly-worded statement. The way into a donkey’s heart is via a mournful slide guitar (or any available string instrument, really) into his long ears. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The first was that once in harness, Sarah had only one mission, and that was to move. They love boeremusiek or country music, she said. Television newscasts often include a sign interpreter, and I assume the interpretation is in the same language as the audio, which is most often English, from what we’ve seen in our short time here. Two months earlier‚ the South African Police Service (SAPS) reported that they had found 5‚000 donkey skins in a container in Benoni‚ with an estimated value of over R4-million. Thanks for the updates. Find donkeys, asses, jennys and jacks for sale on EquineNow. I’m making lots and lots of donkey cart harnesses.”. Oh my, how confusing for Indy. There was a lot of mournful fiddle playing after that episode. Magrieta had two problems, though. But you have to negotiate with a donkey.”. I wonder how many people, like me, have accessed this page actually wanting to buy a donkey? South Africans may not unwittingly eat horse in their beef burgers, but they do eat donkey, water buffalo and goat, a … “Donkeys are very cheap to run, much cheaper than a diesel bakkie,” she said, pointedly staring at our Isuzu double-cab. ( Log Out /  The median salary was R366,001 while the total pay ranges from R235,042 to R1,021,286 per year. As mentioned by a source on the web, aeronautical engineers in South Africa earn up to R362,778 per year with a yearly bonus of R10,174 and profit sharing R5,087 per year, on average. Mobile: +27 (0) 82 500 5344 She’ll look back twice. The other problem was that she was so often stopped by ‘Kaapse karre’ (people in Cape Town cars) who wanted to take a photograph of them. Any animal that is used to pull or carry things is called a beast of burden. And the rising price of fuel – as Magrieta Botha points out – is only aiding their cause. Listening to the radio – at least, to certain stations – is akin to listening to a young Puerto Rican girl in Chicago talking on her cell phone to a friend while riding the El: it’s an utter jumble of languages and interjections and slang that is almost always fun to hear. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! From there, word spread that I wanted to buy spotted donkeys and I found more isolated groups of them across South Africa.” “They just eat grass and lucerne pellets.”. Change ). Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In Kenya prices have more than doubled since February 2017. Like all extant penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Now you know as much Afrikaans as we. Over one million people benefit from donkeys in the new South Africa, and many people predict that the number of donkeys will begin to increase again in the coming years. I guess, like Willie, they’re always keen to be “on the road again”. The difference here is that instead of Spanglish, which we can understand, we are dealing with Afrikaanglish, which is much more difficult (and guttural) and leaves us scratching our heads. Karoo donkeys – still a major form of transport in the desert lands of South Africa. Andries is particularly proud that Rooi Jan can train a donkey within four days – so well that it comes to a halt at stop streets. We looooovvvvveeee donkeys. much fun. To get hold of Andries or his son Marthinus Smit, visit smitandco.co.za or call 078 244 1752. http://ewn.co.za/StandAloneMedia/130211rodriguez. They are sentimental souls with a particular love for old-time country and western music, as sung by the likes of Hank Williams Jnr and Willie Nelson. “Buy a donkey” is the only Afrikaans phrase we’ve learned so far. So, by now you must be wondering about the title of this post: Buy a Donkey? And if I’m not already on board by the second glance, she’s off and I’m walking.”. Prices vary from as little as $20-$25 per day in Peru and Bolivia to $50-$80 per day in Chile and Argentina, where they can also be much harder to find, except in popular areas such as Aconcagua. The deejay, for example, may be describing a song or an event in English, then switch to Afrikaans to deliver the important details. “And it teaches them rhythm.”, Of course, some people think donkeys are untrainable and obstinate. Singer Antoinette Pienaar, who is learning about healing Karoo plants from him (as documented in her book The Griqua’s Apprentice) told us “If Oom passes a donkey cart and the owner is whipping the donkeys, he stops, halts the donkeys and gets the whip from the driver, all the while offering to show him how to make the donkeys go faster. Explore 84 listings for Donkeys for sale at best prices. “I learnt a lot from him. … the situation is even worse. Hastig se donkiewa. You lost us. There is, however, an ongoing debate among farmers, agriculturalists and the wider population about the implications of keeping donkeys, particularly on communal lands. SOLD JKP Daisy Born: June 20,2020 Dam ( Mom) Gracie Gray brown /black 32 and 1/2 inches Sire (Dad) JKP Adian brown 31 inches Some people call them the dogs of the … That said, one can Google: American Sign Language. The donkey population in Botswana, for example, has decreased 39 percent from 229,000 in 2014 to 142,000 in 2016, according to SPANA. Your email address will not be published. Our milk is available in frozen form in convenient 225ml glass jars, it is pure, raw donkey milk which can last for at least 3 months in your home freezer and once defrosted has a shelf life of up to 3 days when kept refrigerated. Actually, it’s baie danke and it means “many thanks.” Baie dankie = buy a donkey. “I began searching for spotted donkeys but found only references to them overseas. Do you know anybody in the business ! I got myself a small span of 6 to 8 oxen and taught them to turn on command.”, “You know how long it takes to train an animal? Now you can experience donkey cart tours in Willowmore, Nieu-Bethesda and Beaufort West. All the carts have the same basic configuration, with one shaft, two wheels and some form of a body on a main frame. Animals that are used to carry things on their backs are also known as pack animals. By mid-2016 the donkey skin trade was firmly rooted in West Africa and Ghana had … Later they moved closer to Steynsburg and Middelburg. He eventually went into the leather business, mostly doing riempies (rawhide straps for chairs). “But camels are good for milk, meat, blood and to carry things,” I tell them. Wheels always have pneumatic tyres (neither wooden I’d keep the best ones and put them with my leghorn rooster. By far the most common donkey cart in South Africa is the double donkey cart. His donkeys had been banned from Nababeep because during a particularly bad drought he’d snuck them into people’s well-tended gardens to graze. Beasts of burden. “Chocolate and Laftrap were popular names for donkeys back then,” he said nostalgically. Would like other interested people to contact us should they like to take part as we believe there is safety in numbers as well as for the sake of companionship on the road. And they just didn’t understand about Sarah and her need for speed. Am planning slow trip around Karoo back roads and surrounds with wife in light “Gypsey” van on hitchcart powered by donkeys over extended period soon after winter 2015. Many decades ago, donkey carts were the main form of transport. You’d buy them as a package deal. Hi Julie, I know this is strange but im desperately looking for a herd of Saanen goats, 2 donkeys and a cart! She used to farm with a few milk goats, sheep and vegetables on a little smallholding some kilometres out of town. Hi Julie. A typical donkey husbandry should provide facilities for grazing/exercise, shelter, watering adlib, feeding and restraint with back up nutritional supplements to improve performance and output. Your email address will not be published. Have a look at our FB page. As a rule of thumb, you’re probably looking at around $1,000 per donkey per year as your ongoing maintenance cost. Thank You. The subject drifts on to names, specifically names of donkeys. Andries favours names like Witbooi, Appel, Bakskeen, Vos, Spiekeries, Sokkie, Salsien, Koffie, Ysterman, Soldaat, Kasper, Buks, Valk, Doortjie, Jagel. I even read almost to the end wondering when you were going to get to the point!! Like mules, however, they are generally genetically unable to breed, due to an odd number of chromosomes disrupting meiosis. selling a donkey for money will bring misfortune to the seller (Mutharia, 1995). By Julienne du Toit. Nothing could stop me now, and after a few hick-ups and a lengthy importation procedure the first four donks, three jennies and a jack arrived in South Africa. However a Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation report indicates that the donkey export trade doesn’t earn Kenya as much as the local income it generates. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! ( Log Out /  Get it? For an ox, three months, horses three weeks and donkeys three days. “I loved this idea. ( Log Out /  When it comes to Pedi, Tswana, Ndebele, Sotho or any of the other languages primarily spoken by black South Africans, there’s just no hope. Tel: +27 (0) 48 881 2660 So I’d get huge bundles, which I sold on. “Buy a donkey” is the only Afrikaans phrase we’ve learned so far. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Many years ago, Oom Kallie Gagiano of Nababeep used to play the fiddle for his donkeys out on his little plot three kilometres from this Namaqualand mining town. People like Oom Johannes Willemse (now a legendary healer on Theefontein farm near Beaufort West) would make donkey carts, harnesses and train the donkeys that went with it. Fortunately, we haven’t heard any of that language “spoken” just yet. The cheapest offer starts at £2. Grasveld is a popular name for donkeys. Cheers, Rodney & Sarah, Pingback: The End of an Annum « AfricAnnum, Glad you happened to have this “Buy a Donkey” post as it was the only hit just now when I was trying to figure out what Rodriguez meant in an interview I just heard here: But five years ago, he did what Oom Johannes Willemse used to do and started making donkey carts for farms and tourism. All this is good because there’s a bit of a donkey boom on at the moment. Between 2016 and 2018, the country earned KES1.82 billion (US$18 million) from the donkey export trade, whereas KES28.3 billion (US$283 million) could have been earned were the donkeys put to work locally. Decide what you’re looking for in a donkey and locate local sources for the type of donkey you want and need. Most interested stories I read in a long time. We once met two music-loving long-eared steeds that answered to these names pulling a neat little cart belonged to Magrieta Botha of Williston. The Donkey Dairy PTY LTD Magaliesburg South Africa 0346 Phone:+2782 853 1606 Email: info@thedonkeydairy.com Now, as in the past, donkeys prove invaluable in rural areas as cheap, affordable and sustainable power sources for agriculture and transport that It was only with great difficulty that Magrieta taught the donkey not to hare through a gate and keep going until the next one. Hope you find a nice ass. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. And why do donkeys favour old Texas country music? His grandmother used to tell Andries stories about the Jewish smouse (pedlars) and how they used to travel around on their little horse or donkey carts, selling things. cost....$1500. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. A brief history of donkeys in South Africa. 14. South Africa. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. In early 2018, SPANA staff in … Actually, it’s baie danke and it means “many thanks.” Baie dankie = buy a donkey. Adults weigh an average of 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and are 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Thank You. Oom Kallie is long dead by now, and his donkeys too, but Grasveld’s genes live on around Nababeep. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Donkeys can each carry 40kg, mules and horses up to 60kg, llamas as little as 25kg. In Niger the average price of a donkey climbed from $34 to $145 between 2012 and 2016. were recently closed due to violations) in South Africa, per-day quota of 20 donkeys (Kimon de Greef) Estimates = South Africa’s total export of donkey hides to China around 1 million each year (Sheree Bega) 3 high-level investigations from 2016 -2017 yielded discovery of nearly 25,000 hides South Africa’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has, in the past year, confiscated more than 1,000 hides headed for China, says chief inspector Mpho Mokoena. Check it out! Bet you want to add him to your family. Keep writing about them. Where donkeys are kept as a pack lot or for draught purposes such nutritional support is recommended for vitality, repair and energy needs of the animal. He is registered and pedigreed. Inspanned and pulling the donkey cart were the donkeys Mens and Blouberg with Jonathan Bantom (aka Rooi Jan) and Henry van Tonder (aka Kraan) at the reins. Only people he didn’t know or particularly like, Oom Kallie hastened to add. 10 years … (Of course, like typical Americans, we do not care nearly enough about Kylie Minogue.). When determining how much it will cost you to have a donkey, look through the categories above. Photographs by Chris Marais. Donkey Kong (Multi Screen) - R1500Donkey Kong JR. - R1500Tropical Fish (Complete in Box) - R8000 Safebuster (Complete in Box) - R3500Mickey Mouse Multi Screen (Complete in Box) - R 3500Located in Durban Can Courier via TheCourierGuys and PostnetWhatsapp 0762469129 for more info and pics ! Donkeys are loyal and loving creatures. Magrieta used music to train her donkeys. Of course! You can go hiking in the Cederberg with donkeys walking alongside, transporting your luggage. In one case earlier in 2017, the SA Police Service seized 2 921 donkey hides at a value of R4 381 500 in Benoni; the hides were destined for China. He called the donkey in front of us Mens (Human) because everyone calls him Andries Perd (Andries Horse). According to Amasaba Aluizah of the Ghana Society for the Protection of Animals, J’FAMCO set up a donkey slaughter section but it was not licensed to begin slaughter operations. I’m emailing you the contacts. Donkeys are used extensively in Namaqualand and other rural areas in South Africa for pulling carts, carrying loads, ploughing and threshing grain. by Jeanne Hardy (KwaZulu Natal, South Africa) Hi, we are a small farm in South Africa, surrounded by large commercial farms. Are donkeys friendly? So, having stated that sign language is universal, you, may in fact, buy a donkey! Now, no discussion of official languages would be complete without including Sign Language. According to a promo for a popular TV drama here, there’s actually a 13th and “Unofficial” language here: Gunfire. They are sentimental souls with a particular love for old-time country and western music, as sung by the likes of Hank Williams Jnr and Willie Nelson. We use it at the farmers market in Bloemfontein every Saturday. We will sometimes see references to the “12 Official Languages of South Africa”, with the 12th being sign. Sigh, indeed. I put the word out with horse traders, and found my first spotted donkey in 2012. You can visit the Karretjimense and their donkeys at the Eseltjesrus Donkey Sanctuary near McGregor: we'd recommend staying at Tanagra Wines http://www.tanagra-wines.co.za/ who offer six beautiful self-catering cottages in birder-friendly surroundings under clear Karoo skies from R1 100 per room per night. Donkey meat in South African burgers . With these animals he built a dam on his farm. Unless the conversation includes words that have no equivalent other than English, but, still, I don’t know if my ears will be able to adjust. http://ewn.co.za/StandAloneMedia/130211rodriguez. In South Africa, the longevity of donkeys is celebrated in a local saying that states that if a donkey is presented at a wedding the … The current price of our milk is R65 per 225ml jar. Delivery can be conveniently arranged to your home or work address. Whatever I was paid, I said I wanted half in cash and half in clothes. “I’ve taught her now to wait once I’ve opened and closed a gate, but she only gives me so long. Here’s something you may not know about donkeys. Oom Johannes learnt to love and respect donkeys, and hates seeing them treated badly. The late Elizabeth Svendsen, who started the Donkey Sanctuary in England, said “They are not stubborn, they are simply intelligent. Also from uncle Andries -only one a in the name. (Jenny and I have always wanted a secret language so we could talk about things in front of others without their knowledge, so maybe Zulu…). In South Africa, they occur where zebras and donkeys are found in proximity to each other. Here’s something you may not know about donkeys. On average, you can spend as little as $100 for an adopted, mature donkey, to as much as $3,000 for a younger one that … A donkey’s price will be determined by a number of factors such as breeder of the animal, bloodlines, sex, color, personality, and size. Jessie Christellis is the owner of South Africa's only Donkey Dairy Farm which produces skin care products using donkeys' milk as the main ingredient. Donkeys are often called beasts of burden. Donkeys, carts/tents and sleeping stuff essential. Then he lashes the driver between the shoulder blades, so he knows how much it hurts.”. Another person who is seeing a lot more donkey business is Andries “Perd” Smit in Graaff-Reinet. Over the last few years, Tanzania’s neighbouring country invested millions in the construction of four donkey slaughterhouses, which altogether were able to slaughter 800 donkeys a day – 300.000 animals a year – without any consideration of the existing animal welfare laws. Required fields are marked *. Oops. Local sayings reflect local communities’ attitudes towards donkeys. Email: info@karoospace.co.za. So, by now you must be wondering about the title of this post: Buy a Donkey? The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. Now you know as much Afrikaans as we. Andries has been involved with draught animals and thongs and harnesses for as long as he can remember. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Thanks for visiting. ‘Sit on the driver’s seat, I’m going to the back,’ he’ll say. Then I started asking for chickens as part payment. Animals that … Years ago you’d only have seen donkey carts on farm roads. For the Maasai, the traditional beast of burden is a donkey. May. But then his favourite donkey Grasveld stepped into a tin can and woke up the whole neighbourhood as he clip-clop-clattered down the road. Engela Kruger, who started GDE Leather in Middelburg (Eastern Cape) says she’s noticed a distinct uptick in demand for donkey harnesses. “Instead of sending a farmworker with a bakkie to look for the ostrich eggs on the farm, they’re now sending a donkey cart. It is giving us sooooo much joy. Kylie Minogue at Sun City (Photo: Paballo Thekiso), It’s a good thing English is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, because I’m not sure we have enough time to learn to speak or understand any of the others. We thoroughly enjoy your posts. In Southern Africa, trade has been associated with a spike in donkey thefts, severe animal welfare abuses and illegal slaughtering. He grew up in the Camdeboo district, and his father had 20 Afrikaner oxen and five mules. Afrikaans would probably be the “easiest” since it is a Germanic language based in Dutch and has many cognates that we recognize in English. So, by reading an Afrikaans newspaper, for example, we could tell that Kylie Minogue was in town last Friday (Vrydag) and that we should probably care about it. Karoo Keepsakes II: Rock ‘n Roll Across the Northern Cape! Sigh! 2of ours is also called Blouberg end Salsien. Donkeys are very clever, but it is true that they don’t like to be pushed into anything.”. Later I find out a camel costs 60 000 Kenyan shillings, around US$ 700/R 6 700. For the group of Samburu men with their goats, they would have to trade 36 goats to acquire just one camel. Details to come…, buying a donkey instead of a car would make for an interesting commute , Hi Ryan, I seem to recall that a great deal of sign language is universal. Filmed at Hennops Offroad Trail just outside of Pretoria in South Africa in 1999 and then again in 2014. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. That’s how I started chicken and egg trade, supplying restaurants and the hotel in Middelburg.”. DONKEY VALLEY FARM. The country is said to be the center of exports of donkeys from East Africa to China. We are, however, very close to buying a car! So I got together a cart and donkeys and began to smous with clothes and shoes. Get it? Very much interested.