Short introduction to South Africa

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 subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Boers resisted British encroachments, but were defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902). The resulting Union of South Africa operated under a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races. The 1990s brought an end to apartheid politically and ushered in black majority rule.

Source: World Factbook

  1. Cape Town
  2. Satara Rest Camp
  3. Letaba Rest Camp
  4. Kruger
  5. Kruger National Park

  6. Lower Sabie
  7. Johannesburg
  8. Sun City
  9. Pretoria
10. Sabie-sand

11. Limpopo Province
12. Marion Island
13. Addo Elephant National Park
14. Umfolozi Game Reserve
15. Drakensberg

16. Durban
17. Hluhluwe Game Reserve
18. Stellenbosch
19. Port Elizabeth
20. Grahamstown

  1. Cape Town
  2. Johannesburg
  3. Durban
  4. Pretoria
  5. Kruger National Park

  6. Satara Rest Camp
  7. Limpopo Province
  8. Kleinmond
  9. Sasolburg
10. Kruger

11. Port Elizabeth
12. Johannesberg
13. Knysna
14. Tzaneen
15. Muizenberg

16. East London
17. Letaba Rest Camp
18. Hartbeespoort
19. Skukuza
20. Lower Sabie

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