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Johannesburg

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October 23rd 2008
The main purpose of our stay in Johannesburg was to visit my brother, Michael. However it was a good opportunity to revisit some old stomping ground which we left 10 years ago due to the level of crime. People in Jo'burg will maintain that the crime is really not as bad as the world makes it out to be. In the same sentence they would advise us not to drive at night, and if we do, to not go by ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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