Apartheid Museum and the Voortrekker Monument
Written by Peter
The Commemorations and Memories of a Race Struggle
South Africa is one of the few countries in the world where the politics of revolution are a tourist attraction. Every backpackers lodge in Johannesburg offers a variant of the Soweto tour, and of course it is impossible to complete a visit to the Mother City without a trip across the bay to the penal settlement of Robben Island, where a peep into the prison cell of former president and iconic revolutionary Nelson Mandela is somewhat akin to a visit to Graceland. Moreover, one of the most compelling and popular sites on the urban map of South Africa is the Apartheid Museum of Johannesburg.
History Travel South Africa
Written by Peter
From the arrival of the white man at the Cape, and subsequently the advent of recorded history, South Africa has been locked in a restless struggle both within and between the major racial groups. Events of great significance, such as the Great Trek, the Anglo/Zulu and the Anglo/Boer Wars, the wars of pacification between occupier and native in various parts of the country, and the ongoing confusion as to what defines a native of South Africa, have all contributed to a lively, and indeed living history.