Wine o' clock

Shark nets, too much wine, scenic mountains and sea

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January 13th 2015
What does Cape Town have to offer? Plenty! Beautiful beaches, rugged dramatic mountains, spectacular scenic drives, delicious wine farms and a howling South Easter! And that’s just scratching the surface. On the down side there is crime as well. Drugs and gang wars are rife in Cape Town, like anywhere in SA or indeed the world. There have been a few high profile murder cases recently on the new ... 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