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The Fairy & the Farm. Part XI: The End

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February 27th 2007
They found a map of the crossroad between Africa, Asia and Europe where someone had jotted down sharp lines for borders; “Modest claims by Theodore Herzl”, it said. The map wasn’t of much help to them. They opened an atlas named the “The spread of the humble Jihad” and they looked at a map that depicted the Mediterranean Sea with Arabic symbols and swords drawn on it. “I recognise th ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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