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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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By boardfreak
October 15th 2009

Safari and Lesotho and Tsitsikamma Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Cape Saint Francis

bospoepers,u bent gewaarschuwd

Hi all!Hopelijk alles goed in Belgie? Believe it or not, dit is werkelijk de eerste keer dat we een internet cafe vinden dat niet failliet is, of niet werkt na een stroompanne;) Ok veel te vertellen dus, let's start with Jo'Burg; De vlucht viel best goed mee en zelfs nog deftig eten,not bad. Rond 5u sochtens landen we en pikken we bij Europe Car de polo met kont op,komt goed uit om al de bagage in kwijt te geraken Na wat verkeerd rijden zijn we op weg naar het oosten, richting een hoop watervallen langs de panoramaroute en meer van dat [View Full Entry]

By ThembaThemba
October 14th 2009

I'm still alive Africa » South Africa

Hey, Just letting everyone know I'm still alive. I was in Lesotho for three days and had limited internet access. I have many entries and photos to post and will be doing that soon. Bye for now [View Full Entry]

By Harry Around The World
October 14th 2009

Durban Africa » South Africa

The Wave - Gateway - Durban
Amazing fun...but painfull if you get it wrong!

Week One complete! Have spent most of the time in and around Durban and Hillcrest. Weather has been ok...bit of sun and also a thunder storm (which...of course...we managed to get caught in walking home - nothing that an 8 rand emergency poncho couldn't handle though!) I have however found my new favourite sport...the wave! Check out facebook for photos but its basically a standing wave that you can bodyboard and surf on. Absolutly amazing. It was so good, we went back and spent nearly a whole day on it! It is situated in the Gateway - a huge shopping complex [View Full Entry]

By ThembaThemba
October 14th 2009

Mountain Kingdom and beyond... Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape

Clarens Inn

11 -12 Oct- In Clarens , we had a great breakfast with a family nathan befriended while I was in the store.. they were from Durban, taking holiday in Clarens..as apparently so does Brad Pitt.. They covered the coffee and breakfast and assured us that Lesotho was a not to miss marvel.. they took us to the main road.. where we caught a lift to the border of Lesotho..then after crossing customs, we caught a lift to Butha Buthe.. incredibly lucky really... Lesotho seemed a bit dreary at first, as it is rainy season-- but the mountains are amazing and they [View Full Entry]

By Weatherqueen
October 13th 2009

Week 4 Eastern Cape - part 1 Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Addo Elephant National Park

Poo-players rule OK

Week 4 Eastern Cape Part 1 Warning - this blog will contain loads of animal photos Wed 7 Oct Bloody typical, the day I have to travel is gorgeously sunny and hot. Anyhow, managed to take in the rays all morning before Ady gave me a lovely lunch and I got a lift up to the bus I decided to use Intercape this time and boy was it a cut above the Baz bus. They had wide reclining seats and huge windows, with a conductress on board to get you checked in and also to bring round drinks. I was lucky [View Full Entry]

Taken through the binocular lens - clever eh?

Passing within inches of our truck - magic

By Weatherqueen
October 13th 2009

Part 2 Eastern Cape - Week 4 Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Oudtshoorn

Largest sea dunes in the southern hemisphere

Sat 10 Oct This morning I went with Maggie and her friend to a local tourism award ceremony at a really nice lodge with a long bar, comfortable sofas and warm open log fires at each end of the room. They served champagne and excellent canapes and gave two Golden Tusk awards to outstanding local businesses. From there we went to the Addo Rose Festival to see local craft stalls and food vans as well as several tents displaying roses of all types. The event was quite small - about the size of a large village fete - but was interesting [View Full Entry]

By Khanyisile
October 13th 2009

Wednesday Part 2 - food parcels and petticoats Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Howick

Food Parcels

Well here we go.... I left off on Wednesday morning at the clinic, from there we went to the Family Centre, where we sorted out the food parcels. Each week, every family that attends the centre (37 in all) receives a food parcel, which is particularly useful over the weekend when the Family Centre isn't open. That week, the food parcels consisted of 1 onion, 2 cups of mielie meal, 1 cup of rice, 1 cup of sugar beans, 1 tin of beans and a packet of gravy mix. These food parcels are so important because otherwise the families quite literally [View Full Entry]

By TraceyB
October 13th 2009

Cape Town Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

So now we're in Capetown staying in a backpackers hanging out until Friday when Jac, Kath and Kate fly off to South America and I head to Qatar to see the Storms. It was quite a strange feeling to leave the tour yesterday and as I've already mention we are choosing to still spend time together as a group. We went on a trip out to Robben Island yesterday afternoon, the island holds the prison where a large amount of political prisoners were held during the apartheid years including Nelson Mandela. It was also a leper colony for many years, a [View Full Entry]

By Natpants
October 13th 2009

I've arrived!!! Africa » South Africa » Limpopo » Tzaneen

Well after 31 hours plane/airport time I arrived in Pretoria at my backpackers hostel. Not Jo'burg like I thought but close enough. The guys in the hostel said that the crime has moved to Pretoria from Jo'burg so not really safe to wander on my own! As it was my room was in a seperate annex from the main house so I had to walk a block to get to it. They got one of the guys there to walk me back on the nightime. Much safer! I ate with them all too, lots of locals and we're sat watching the [View Full Entry]

By Khanyisile
October 13th 2009

The Delights of the Braai! Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Howick

my ikhekhe :)

My oh my do I have a story to tell about my first Saturday.... Well it began with me waking up far too early, so I thought I'd visit my hosts from July, Nelly and Primrose. Unfortunately, Primrose, the lady I stayed with, wasn't in, but Baba, her husband was, so I said sawubona etc and told him I'd call back the next day to see her. I popped next door to see Nelly, who was sitting outside her house with her poorly son on her lap, don't worry though, he's better now - the joys of writing a blog post [View Full Entry]

The music guys - clearly a bit worse for wear!

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