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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]
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] Blog: Road trip Jo'burg to Kgalagadi Park
Date: August 6th 2009
Road trip - Jo’burg into the Kalahari (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) via Upington No difficulty getting to the Jo’burg airport to drop Jennifer off, but noticed two interesting road signs by on and off ramps on the motorways: “Crime alert - do not stop” and “High-jacking hot spot” and also noticed police cars sitting on the berms - some reassurance we thought. We did however experien ... read more
Date: August 6th 2009
Road trip - Jo’burg into the Kalahari (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) via Upington No difficulty getting to the Jo’burg airport to drop Jennifer off, but noticed two interesting road signs by on and off ramps on the motorways: “Crime alert - do not stop” and “High-jacking hot spot” and also noticed police cars sitting on the berms - some reassurance we thought. We did however experien ... read more
