AFTER THE RAIN

DOING LINES IN SOUTH AFRICA

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March 3rd 2008
DOING LINES IN SOUTH AFRICA It’s addictive. I only did a little bit at first. Forgive me. Initially, because of all the miserable things associated with it, I was very anxious. But I went ahead. Forgive me. My heart raced. I poured sweat. At night, when I walked in the dark, paranoia. It’s true, I said to myself, real, no joke, because the knifepoi ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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