Nelson Mandela Bridge

Astounding Southern Africa - Johannesburg, Sunday 2015 February 15

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February 15th 2015
I am back at the pool, but no little girls to play with. Writing these notes instead. Not sure if the temperature reached 30°, because the pool felt colder today. Although during our visit to Gold Reef City, the heat was sweltering. Our departure this morning at 9:00 took us south, through much more affluent neighbourhoods. We glimpsed the mansions of [url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/cec ... 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