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CAPE TOWN

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July 3rd 2009
So Judy, Cathy and I flew from Malawi to Jo'Burg a few days ago. It was a packed flight. They even made us check our carry-on luggage under the plane (poor "Don". He was the guy who took my backpack. I told him that I would be naked for 2 weeks if he lost my bag, and that I would come back and visit him if it happened...In hindsight, maybe that wasn't so nice). Then when we got to Jo'burg we w ... read more

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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