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Wild drive up to have sundowners on the mountain top  
   

Wild drive up to have sundowners on the mountain top

Can imagine worse:-)
Wild, wild East

January 6th 2008
I wouldn't have expected Black Africa in this country, but here I am.... It seems as if Aparheid had never touched this part of the country - and in a way it didn't - Within the "old" South Africa, 10 homelands were created, four of which were granted "independence" by South Africa; the first of them was the so called Transkei, the area in easternmost Cape Province, today's Eastern Cape. And that' ... read more
Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port St Johns

South African Flag 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
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