Kliptown Guide

Astounding Southern Africa - Johannesburg, Monday 2015 February 16

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February 16th 2015
We saw so much today, I’m finding it hard to process. Our morning started with a drive through some of the affluent districts near our hotel. The main impression is that everyone lives behind decorative but solid walls, topped by various styles of deterrent, including razor wire. We did stop at Nelson Mandela’s house in Houghton Estates, bought in 1990 by the ANCf ... 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