Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary & Mbabane Photo 8

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary & Mbabane

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August 25th 2012
I got very lucky on the day I was leaving Sodwana Bay and South Africa. Curtis, from USA, who was also staying at Natural Moments, was leaving the same day I was for Johannesburg in his rented car. He kindly agreed to drop me close to the Swazi border, but in the end brought me all the way to the Onverwacht border post with Swaziland. At first, this didn’t look like it would be the best bo ... read more

Africa » Swaziland » Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

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Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly a... ... read more