Lesedi Cultural Village

Astounding Southern Africa - Johannesburg, Saturday 2015 February 14

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February 14th 2015
With a few interruptions, I slept until 8:20 this morning! Even so, I managed to be almost late for the tour. From my one-day experience today, I think South Africa may run five-minutes early. Breakfast was a buffet at the hotel: a plentiful spread in a large, full dining room pulsating with business. Our guide, Thabelo, was welcoming and cheerful. These four days in Johannesburg are an extensi ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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