Township children

Confessions from Cape Town, South Africa

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July 29th 2008
So some of you will have received a postcard from me when I was in South Africa raving about shark diving. I have a confession. I didn't dive with Jaws. Now - don't go thinking I was too chicken. Time constraints made it quite impossible. I was gutted, obviously. Afford me your sympathies, please. Anyhoo, my thoughts on South Africa. Surprisingly more technicolour, vibrant and striving and far ... 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