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Pick
up at any venue in Johannesburg at approximately 09h00.Get a good overview of the suburbs and some
 of the
City's top schools.
Journey to the old inner-city of Johannesburg
where the early mining "Randlords" established their mining houses,
many early Johannesburg buildings survive
and have important historical connections.
The inner city remains the home of most of the major banks and the Gauteng
Provincial government and a number of regeneration projects are underway.
Newtown is an important initiative to create a vibrant cultural centre
with new housing and commercial components. See the new Nelson Mandela bridge which now makes this area very accessible.
Visit the site where the main gold reef was
discovered in 1886 and view an original shaft and the exposed
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Pick
up at any venue in Johannesburg or Pretoria. 
The then president of
the republic, Marthinus Pretorius, named
Pretoria after his father, Andries Pretorius,
who had become the national hero of the
Voortrekkers after his victory over the Zulu
kingdom in the famous battle at Blood River. The
founding of Pretoria as the capital of the
South African Republic marked the end of the
Boers' settlement movements of the Groot Trek.
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CONTACT US
Martin
Roediger
+27 83 265
2410
satours@roediger.co.za
Articles about South African History,
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The
establishment of Soweto is, like Johannesb urg,
linked directly to the discovery of Gold in
1885. Thousands of people from around the world
and South Africa flocked to the new town to seek
their fortunes or to offer their labour. Within
4 years Johannesburg was the second largest
city. More than half the population was black,
most living in multi racial shanty towns near
the gold mines in the centre of the town. As the
gold mining industry developed, so did the need
for labour increase. Migrant labour was started
and most of these workers lived in mine
compounds. However other workers had to find
their own accommodation often in appalling
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WESTERN CAPE
Mediterranean climate, with winter rainfall. The long summer days are sometimes perfectly still, but are often disturbed by a gusty south-easter and winters are cool.
THE GARDEN ROUTE's climate is equable through most of the year. Plenty of sunshine, with only modest extremes of heat and cold. In summer, strong winds sporadically assault the coastal areas, but for the most part, the days are sun-filled and balmy.
KWAZULU NATAL
Subtropical climate throughout the seasons. The air along the coastal belt is hot and humid. Inland, the heat usually stays within comfortable limits.
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