French roots

Some South Africans are heading back to their French roots. There's already a South African touch in some villages such as Limousin, where Agnes van der Merwe lives. Marlene van der Westhuizen owns a gallery in Charroux, where she lives with her plastic surgeon husband, Deon. Louis Janse van Vuuren, a former Cape Town artist, and his partner Hardy Olivier live in Boussac, Creuse. Louis moved there 10 years ago, after resigning from the Michaelis School of Art at the University of Cape Town. Lanie van Reenen sold her guest house in Cape Town, and bought Chateau Sallandrouze in Aubusson which she's turned into a small hotel.