Class 7A, Ikaya Primary School

Kayamandi weekend

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October 21st 2006
Slightly different weekend so far to the Cape Town trips I've become used to! Am staying in Kayamandi this weekend. Last night was spent in one of the township bars...its a buzzing atmosphere. It's predominantly male, and pretty overwhelming when you walk in, but again host bro and friends look after us like royalty...if anyone tries their luck that they don't approve of, they get rid of them v ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Stellenbosch

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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