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Background: After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Boers resisted British encroachments, but were defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902). The resulting Union of South Africa operated under a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races. The 1990s brought an end to apartheid politically and ushered in black majority rule.



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Week 6 and 7 - Cape Town to Ulovane
September 30th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Grahamstown
After rain, rain more rain, broken fuel pipes and water in the diesel it felt good to finally leaving Cape Town, not to mention the rain. Our last week in Cape Town was fairly unmentionable; we did ge ... 14 photos [full story]

The Grahamstown Film Festival Caper
87 days ago: Schwann published a blog
The Grahamstown Film Festival Caper
July 7th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Grahamstown
Everyone’s looks for a magic bullet at one time or another. In my case, I wasn’t sure what it was, except that a road trip seemed important. Not so surprising, when I’d just spent a ... 13 photos [full story]

88 days ago: mlambert116 published a blog
grahamstown national arts festival
July 5th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Grahamstown
what a spectacular weekend out. the grahamstown national arts festival-- think south africa does the edinburgh fringe. that fit-it-all-in-and-chase-it-down-swiftly type of vibe. brilliant. and if ... [full story]

Leaving...
121 days ago: Megan McHugh published a blog
Leaving...
June 7th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Grahamstown
Finished my exams. Finished my thesis. I'm done with college and it's an awesome feeling. But I'm leaving Rhodes today which is not so awesome. I can't believe how fast this semester went by, and ... 6 photos [full story]

Maintain the Banana - An Adventure in Skydiving
May 19th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Grahamstown
Since I was missing graduation, I decided that I needed to do something awesome. And that something awesome ended up being skydiving. Jess joined me and we did it in Grahamstown, so it was cool to f ... 7 photos [full story]


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