Soweto Empowerment Zone

Day 12: Johannesburg - Thu 04 Feb 2016

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February 4th 2016
Our last day on the tour we were allowed a lie-in as we didn’t start our touring until 8.30 am. We had our last Jeff breakfast and made up our lunch boxes, made sure that all of our stuff was loaded on the coach and left the hotel for a coach ride round Johannesburg. . We drove through Sandton which is only about 30 - 33 years old and passed the largest mall in South Africa. Amos was rather ... 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