Spot the Nick

Reaching Wider Ground

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March 19th 2006
Howzit. That's how they say "hi, how are you" here in South Africa. The first couple of weeks we thought people were speaking Afrikaans to us, and once we deciphered "howzit" we began to wait (in vain) for "howzit.....going?". Finally, in despair, we began to reply "howzit" back and this seemed to make people happy, so we stuck with it. Last Wednesday, while staying downtown, we finally mana ... 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