Nobel Peace Prize Statues
Four South African Nobel Peace Prize winners...including Nelson Mandela.
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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: Beautiful South Africa: Country of Hope
Date: March 14th 2007
South Africa: Country of Hope March 9-15, 2007 The flight from Perth to Cape Town, South Africa was long….very, very long. Eleven hours of flying time to Johannesburg, two hours to clear customs and wait, another 2.5 hours of flying combined with a 7-hour time change, made for two weary Canadians. Despite it being 9:30 at night (SA time) and our having been up for more than 24 hours, we ... read more
Date: March 14th 2007
South Africa: Country of Hope March 9-15, 2007 The flight from Perth to Cape Town, South Africa was long….very, very long. Eleven hours of flying time to Johannesburg, two hours to clear customs and wait, another 2.5 hours of flying combined with a 7-hour time change, made for two weary Canadians. Despite it being 9:30 at night (SA time) and our having been up for more than 24 hours, we ... read more
