On 9th August 1956, 20,000 South African women, of all races, marched on Pretoria's government buildings to protest the requirement for Blacks to carry passes to move around the country. The women came together, stood in silence for 30 minutes, sang a song and then left peacefully after depositing their petition. Today, the date of this dignified protest is marked as a national holiday honouring the achievements of South African women. I was keen to go to Cape Agulhas for the long weekend as I had not yet seen the southern-most tip of Africa. Lindsey searched and searched and eventually found somewhere on Airbnb in a town called Bredasdorp (but pronounced "Bredaahsdorp"), about 30km from Agulhas. We had planned to leave early to explore before getting to Bredasdorp but we ended up being detained by large
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