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Johnnesburg

April 25th 2009
The bus journey from Maputo to Johannesburg was a gooood one! The border crossing was a bit tricky though. Our 'bus helper' told us to leave the queue and go down some stairs where the queue was a lot shorter. -Great! we thought. But after queuing for about 10 minutes the woman at the desk refused to stamp our passports! -Only pedestrians! Bah! So we missed our place in the queue and now had to do ... read more
Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

South African Flag 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
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