The Other Soweto Football Team

Jo Burg Baby!

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January 8th 2006
So I arrive at the airport. No accomodation booked. My Mobile phone had almost no charge. I could bearly keep my eyes open. No local currency, AND I didnt havve a luggage trolley so had to carry my back pack every where. GRRRRRR I managed to get hold of a list of hotels and hostels in Johannesburg, and managed to get hold of a pay as you go sim card which was kindly put into my nearly dead phon ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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 subjug... ... read more