“Comedy is really getting popular is South Africa.” (Trevor Noah)

Miriam Makeba was born in Johannesburg in 1938, she is South African. She died in Italy, in 2008.

While crime rate is high, the wave does not touch the tourist industry.  But it is indicated to be warry of pickpockets anywhere, at any time;  no difference with Milan or Rio.

 

The Rooftop Market at Rosebank Mall is a shopping attraction for tourists.  But don’t be surprised if some items are priced higher than they would be in Brooklyn, NY… This is an effect of globalization.

 

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, is located in Soweto, Johannesburg.  With 3800 beds, 6400 staffers, it is the third largest hospital in the world.

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, OWLA (for short: Oprah’s school), welcome girls from 8th to 12th grade. It is located in Henley at about 30 miles for Johannesburg. It is a 40-million-dollar luxurious educational institution that was inaugurated in 2002. Current enrollment: 380.

 

In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to have had organized a FIFA World Cup. The national team, Bafana Bafana, was the first team, of an organizing country, to be eliminated in the first round of the competition…

 

In term of bookings, South Africa is the #5 safari country. It comes behind Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, and Kenya.

 

The Cullinan is the biggest piece of diamond that has ever been extracted.  It was found in Cullinan, South Africa, in 1905. It weighs 3106 carats (621 grams).  It was given to Edward II as gift, by the Transvaal Colony.  Its current market value is estimated at around 400 million dollars.

 

Nelson Mandela stoically endured prison time for 27 years. But Madiba could not endure marriage for very long…  His first marriage to Evelyne Mase lasted 14 years (1944 – 1958).  His second marriage to Winnie Madikizela lasted a grand total of 8 years (1958 to 1964, then 1990 to 1992), not the years he spent in jail.  Finally, on his 80th birthday, Mandela married Graca Machel; the union lasted 14 years (1998 – 2003), till his death at the age of 94.

(The Traveller, Monday, October 10, 2017)

 

 

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