He competed with other regional winners for the title, who included Lekgotla Mabombo from Berg River, Bernard Louw from the Breede River Valley, Tashwill Toto from the Central Karoo, Lance du Toit from Elgin, Grabouw, Vyeboom and Villiersdorp, Simon Zeeman from Franschhoek, Ntombifuthi Mphetshwa from the Garden Route, Thomas Oosthuizen from the Klein Karoo, Mabonele Molefi from the Hex River Valley, Jacobus Fredericks from the Langeberg, Hermiena Hendricks from Piket-Bo-Berg, Priscilla Hektor from the Olifantsrivier, Dirk Joubert from the Overberg, Ronald Jordaan from Stellenbosch and Marlon Coert from the Swartland.
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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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