Evan Thomas lived in South Africa from the ages 8-14 and spent a year in boarding school aged 13. I sat down with him as he reflected on his time in Limpopo and specifically the boarding school. The school he attended was one of the best not just in Limpopo (a South African provenance that borders Mozambique and Botswana) but in the whole of the country. When I asked him the classic question of “what was it like?” He answered that it was like a 50s boarding school style, he quipped “the teachers can’t beat you, but the students can.” The majority of students were from rich backgrounds from different countries spread across Africa. When applying there was a weekend which Evan described as being like an audition where they determined whether they’d let you into the school or not.
Mark Murphy Journalist 