dancers at a school

Capetown and around Durban

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March 18th 2009
Hello everyone! I am still doing really well out here. I spent last weekend down in Cape Town, we had an orientation for the Rotary Club. So all the scholars in South Africa, Botswana, and Mozambique were there, as well as a couple outbound South Africans who were getting ready to start their scholarships in Sweden and Canada. I was not completely looking forward to the weekend because I ha ... 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