Under the shadow of Table Mountain, PBPL 85 sought to understand how official reconciliation – and the ANC's moral compass – went wrong.

After a restful night in Pretoria working on the memo, PBPL85 visited the U.S. embassy and said goodbye to Johannesburg. Up next is our final destination: Cape Town.

Concluding our time in Johannesburg, the group set out to South Africa's executive capital, Pretoria. In our first of two days in Pretoria, the group met with Roelf Meyer and others, as well as the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation.

Invigorated after our weekend at a bush lodge and yesterday's meetings across Johannesburg, the team of PBPL 85 students settled in for a...

After our weekend adventures in the Pilanesberg National Park (and near van breakdown on the return drive), the PBPL 85 class buckled down to get back to work.

While enjoying a weekend at the Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge located in Pilanesberg National Park, our crew of PBPL 85 adventurers embarked on two safari game drives.

The cast of PBPL 85 piled into the springbok van following another luxurious breakfast at our Johannesburg hotel. Fluctuating between world weary fatigue and kindergartener excitement, we embarked for our weekend safari retreat.

The PBPL 85 class finally took a brief step away from interviews and explored South Africa. Follow along to learn about the students' visits to the Apartheid Museum, Soweto, and their talk with Dr. Sithembile Mbete.

On their first full day in South Africa, the students of PBPL 85 met with a photographer, a think tank, a non-profit, and a financier to learn more about what racial reconciliation might look like in the Rainbow Nation.

Kyle Mullins '22 details the trials and tribulations of traveling across the world as well as the group's first interviews in South Africa. Features of this post include climbing, conspiracy theories, and corny jokes.