Inside a home, Motsoaledi

Soweto and Safari

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May 31st 2009
Well, I’m certainly experiencing the contrasts and contradictions of Africa. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever encountered so many in one week! On Saturday I was taken on a tour of Soweto, the residential district formed from the South West Townships where much of the city’s black population was compelled to live (under curfew) during the years of apartheid. It might seem voyeuristic an ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng

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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