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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.



Links: Gauteng Travel Blogs (336) | Gauteng Travel Photos | South Africa Travel Forum | South Africa Facts | Map of South Africa

Areas in Gauteng: Alberton | Edenvale | Johannesburg | Pretoria

Magaliesberg og Cape Town
4 hours ago: FrkMadsen published a blog
Magaliesberg og Cape Town
September 3rd 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Pretoria
Hejsa Efter en afslappet weekend forrige uge med pool-session og bytur, har sidste weekend været ret action-packed. Lørdag var jeg i Magaliesberg - et bjergområde ikke så langt udenfor Pretoria - sam ... 11 photos [full story]

Alive with Possibilities!
8 hours ago: JenKitch published a blog
Alive with Possibilities!
September 3rd 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
Well, it took 24 hours just to get to South Africa, but the flights weren't as bad as I though they'd be. First, I had a 10 hour flight from Seattle to Amsterdam. Knowing we'd arrive in Amsterdam ... 5 photos [full story]

September 4th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
I'm working in Johannesburg. I have so many many things to write about - I've been bad with the entries largely because I've been internetless for much of the past month. Anyway, I've been into L ... [full story]

3 days ago: GP Joe published a blog
That was Africa
September 2nd 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
Well here I am, 3 days away from being back after 3 months! I am in African Nickels Jo'burg offices and have been going over some of the processing method for the Magnetic work I did in Tanzania. I ... [full story]

"Sanibonani" Johannesburg
8 days ago: S Marie published a blog
"Sanibonani" Johannesburg
August 27th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
I have a deeper respect for those who regularly craft intelligible and detailed travelblog entries while travelling. I am tired, and, not very fond of paying for each minute I use on the internet. T ... 2 photos [full story]

Drakensberg
15 days ago: FrkMadsen published a blog
Drakensberg
August 18th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Pretoria
En ny opdatering her fra mig. Vi har endelig fået vores lille, fine bil, som dog endnu ikke er blevet registreret i vores navn. Den er allerede blevet døbt George, når den er sød, og Keld når den e ... 12 photos [full story]

SoWeTo
15 days ago: mlambert116 published a blog
SoWeTo
August 17th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg » Soweto
So. Soweto. The South Western Townships. Or the dusty fields on the outskirts of Joburg where the Apartheid regime dumped all the blacks so as to prevent any unwanted contact (save, of course, ... 12 photos [full story]

15 days ago: mlambert116 published a blog
Journey to 21ks...
August 20th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
so this past Saturday I went out on a long run with my new running club- the SQWAKIES (or something like that--I think it's an abbreviation for Squeaky Takies, 'takies' being south african for sneaker ... [full story]

16 days ago: shadowgoth published a blog
Give me 'ope Jo'anna
August 16th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
Long haul flights, all I (Annabel) want on a long haul flight is my own TV screen and a footrest so we boarded the South African Airways plane ready for the 12 hour flight from Perth to Jo’b ... [full story]

Finally here
20 days ago: BradDenton published a blog
Finally here
July 16th 2008  Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
July 16 Okay, so I finally got access to some email. Whew! It took some finagling. The flights here sucked but no worse than expected. Actually, the leg to NYC was the worst. There was a guy i ... 4 photos [full story]


Gauteng Blog Entries

All of us
Your cuteness has left me powerless against you.
Rhino
Jenny Loves Giraffes
Lion Cub
Fetishes
Me with a couple of the girls
Nick with one of his new friends
Wild Life Viewing
The Oribi Gorge
The reading of the Ridvan Tablet
Elephants at sunset
Lioness II - die zweite
The Other Soweto Football Team
Ram and I at the Winelands
Young Girls




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