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Durban to Jo'burg - South Africa, May 2018

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May 19th 2018
Durban to Jo’burg – South Africa, May 2018 My morning flight from Cape Town touched down at King Shaka Airport, following a 1,000 mile and 2-hour flight across the southern expanse of the continent. 190 years have past since Shaka Zulu’s death in September 1828, but this mightiest of Zulu monarchs is still revered in the Cape region today. According to legend, Shaka was conceived during ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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