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South Africa: Country Profile

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South Africa is an efficient, 'second world' society. Its cities are large, developed and cosmopolitan. Its attractions are diverse and spectacular. Is it any wonder, therefore, that the country is Africa's most popular tourist destination? Philip Briggs takes a closer look.

This a legacy of the past, when council regulations forbade Malays to keep pets (because of the closeness of the houses). But keeping pigeons was allowed, so many of the houses have pigeon lofts. Noticing a large number of pigeons being fed by an old man, I asked Zany about this and she told me the story about the pigeons.

If I was charmed at first, I was dismayed when, later on, she added that as children they made pigeon pie when the birds became too plentiful. I looked at her, shocked by this disclosure, and she gazed back at me peacefully, in typically Malayan fashion. And behind that 'timeless gaze' I thought I discerned the faintest trace of humour.

Johan Liebenberg is a freelance journalist, based in Cape Town.


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A striking aspect of Johannesburg, at least to the unintiated, are the flat-topped yellow hills that dot its outskirts. These mine dumps are glowing reminders of the fact that southern Africa's wealthiest, most populous and fastest growing city ...

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And if you count yourself among those for whom wining and dining is an integral part of any holiday, then South Africa's prolific vineyards won't let you down. Not only is the wine damn good, but it is damn good value for money. ...

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The so-called Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo - are all present in the Kruger in significant numbers, along with such perennial favourites as zebra, giraffe, wildebeest and warthog, more than a dozen antelope spec ...

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Train buffs, for instance, can select from the mega-expensive Blue Train and Rovos Rail or content themselves with more affordable short-distance puffers like the Banana Express and Outeniqua Tjoe-Choe. For birdwatchers, roughly 800 sp ...

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There are no glaciers in South Africa any more. As a potential ski-holiday destination, it ranks only slightly above Libya on the 'no thank you' stakes. And whatever you might say about the Dutch-built Castle of Good Hope - the country ...

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On the whole South Africa is a dry country with a mean annual rainfall of 20 inches (502 mms). Rains fall during the summer, except in the western Cape which has a Mediterranean-type climate with dry summers and cold wet winters. Rainf ...

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Kruger National Park: Accommodation in Kruger's 23 camps is usually fully booked a year in advance. There are five private camps in the park. Three of the world's largest private reserves, Kaserie, Timbavati and Sabi S ...

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The Big Hole, the world's largest man-made hole, can be viewed from a platform adjoining the Museum and the visit completed with a ride back to the City Hall on a restored electric tram, the last of its kind. Whilst in Kimberley also v ...

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The government stands accused of lacking the political will, or even the capability, of taking serious steps to redress the situation, but people and organisations like the police, the business sector, local authorities and even just local communities, ...

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In Cape Town, South Africa's most popular tourist attraction, the provincial government has already held a number of highly successful joint police and military anti-crime operations. It is setting up a 'super task team' modelled on similar organisatio ...

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The South African Police Service has issued a set of guidelines for tourists (and locals) to make life easier, and safer. These include: Plan your journey before you leave your hotel and, if in any doubt, check with the hotel to ensure t ...

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After prayers they return home with their gifts and in the dimly lit streets their sonorous voices can be heard calling out, their white flowing robes gleaming in the street lights as they trundle across cobble-stone streets. When the ...

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They settled in the Bo-Kaap on the slopes of Signal Hill and this area constitutes the Malay Quarter. Their houses, which their ancestors built with their own hands, attest to the Malay skills as builders. They were also tailors and ca ...

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On the wedding day the bride wears a headdress that reminded the poet I.D. du Plessis of the golden ballets of Bali - the medora - and a veil. She receives guests in her first wedding dress while the bridegroom attends the ceremony at ...



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