PROTEA SOLO

KIRSTENBOSCH

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October 19th 2007
KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN PLEASE, PLEASE, FIX THAT TYPO It is perhaps the longest running uncorrected literary error in history. I checked at the offices, with a number of people, but they all denied any involvement or culpability. “It apparently didn’t get picked up by ‘Spell Check,’” I was informed. “Oh, what a lame excuse,” I snorted. “Do you know that she’s ... 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