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Meet South Africa's Frans Hugo: The 90-year-old journalist who delivers news in the desert

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Frans Hugo, 90, has been delivering newspapers in South Africa's Karoo region for four decades. He edits and hand-delivers three local papers, The Messenger, Die Noordwester and Die Oewernuus. Hugo leaves at 1:30 a.m. from Calvinia, a small town of less than 3,000 souls about 500 kilometers north of Africa's southernmost tip.

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WION

Meet S. Africa's Frans Hugo: 90-year-old journalist who delivers news in the desert

Every Thursday without fail, 90-year-old Frans Hugo travels to distribute newspapers in the South African desert, packing a flask full of coffee, some boiled eggs, and a towel to cover his bare legs from the sweltering heat. This aged editor has been travelling the 1,200-kilometer (750-mile) round trip across the semiarid Karoo area of the country every week. This has been his routine for around 40 years, as reported by AFP. He was perhaps the

1 year ago·Noida, India

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Arab News

S.African journalist, 90, delivers news in the desert

CALVINIA, SOUTH AFRICA: Armed with a flask of coffee, some boiled eggs and a towel to shield his bare legs from the scorching sun, 90-year-old Frans Hugo sets off every Thursday to deliver newspapers in the South African desert. Week in, week out, the elderly editor has made the 1,200-kilometre (750-mile) round trip across the semi-arid Karoo region in the country's south. He

1 year ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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VOA News

South African Journalist, 90, Delivers News in the Desert

Four some four decades, week in and week out, Frans Hugo has made 1,200-kilometer round trips with his paper across the semi-arid Karoo region in the country's south

1 year ago·United States

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Gulf News

Meet South Africa's Frans Hugo: The 90-year-old journalist who delivers news in the desert

Hugo drives 1,200 km every week to distribute his newspapers, which he owns and edits

1 year ago·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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The Guardian Nigeria

South African journalist, 90, delivers news in the desert

Armed with a flask of coffee, some boiled eggs and a towel to shield his bare legs from the scorching sun, 90-year-old Frans Hugo sets off every Thursday to deliver newspapers in the South African desert. Week in, week out, the elderly editor has made the 1,200-kilometre (750-mile) round trip across the semi-arid Karoo region […]

1 year ago·Nigeria

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