Nkosazana

Western Cape

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February 26th 2014
Well there has been a lot of 'playing tourist' in CapeTown. I have contemplated and meditated while walking the old labyrinth at St George's cathedral, gone to the disturbing museum of slavery and stood on the very southernmost tip of Africa: Cape Point, where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet the entire continent sprawling northward above me in all her glory. There have been restaurants that ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape of Good Hope

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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