Outside Mandela's cottage

Bit of South African history

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November 13th 2012
Second last day before homeward bound and it is raining so the reclimatisation programme has begun! Visited Liliesleaf today which is where the African Freedom movement was born with Nelson Mandela, Walter Susula and others planning the action against apartheid. It is also where in 1963 the farm was raided by the police and Mandela and twelve others were put on trial and ended up in prison. Mandel ... 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