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Josh/EJ - Union Buildings Pretoria, Capital Building South Africa

The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. The imposing buildings are located in Pretoria, atop Meintjieskop at the Northern end of Arcadia, close to historic Church Square and the Voortrekker Monument. The large gardens of the Buildings are nestled between Government Avenue, Vermeulen Street East, Church Street, the R104, and Blackwood Street. Fairview Avenue is a closed road where only officials can enter to the Union Buildings. Though not in the center of Pretoria the Union Buildings occupy the highest point of Pretoria, and constitute a South African National monument. The Buildings are one of the centres of political life in South Africa; "The Buildings" and "Arcadia" have become metonyms for the South African Government. It has become an iconic landmark of Pretoria and South Africa in general, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city and an emblem of democracy. The Buildings are the location of Presidential Inaugurations.

Pretoria  South  Africa  Union  Buildings  Nelson  Mandela 

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Johannesburg, Soweto, Apartheid, Mandela Tour

Johannesburg, Soweto, Apartheid, Mandela Tour

Johannesburg  Soweto  Apartheid  Mandela  Tour 

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Michelle Obama speaks in South Africa

The First Lady of the United States inspires young women in a speech in South Africa. .

South  Africa  Obama  Michelle  First  Lady  President  Mandela 

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Cape Town, South Africa - One of the Most Beautiful Cities in the World! (Vlog #50)

Watch me explore this amazing city! From Table Mountain to Robben Island to the wineries of Stellenbosch and more! --- Music by ANSANE

cape  town  south  africa  robben  island  camps  bay  beach  ocean  bo  kaap  bobotie  wine  tour  tasting  vineyard  township  langa  penguin  colony  simmonstown  nelson  mandela  table  mountain  waterfront  kirstenbosch  gardens  world  cup  2010  travel 

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Added: 361 days ago by SAClips

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THE REAL DURBAN FISHERFOLK

This is a look at an important fishing community the world forgot. The Durban Seine-netters were Indian Indentured labourers who turned their back on sugar cane farming, just five years after arriving in Natal (1860). They turned to the sea for their livelihood. By 1900 they had established the first community fishing industry in Southern Africa. But throughout their years they were dogged by racial discrimination until finally in 1963, after a century of fishing, the Apartheid Group Areas Act forced them to leave their fishing grounds for good.

fishing  durban  seine  net  banana  boat  indian  fish  legends  tides  fisherfolk  angling  shad  sardines  history  south  africa  harbour  flood  mgeni  chatsworth  curry  seafood  sea  spotter  apartheid  removal  community  150  years  indenture  old  photos  book  rescue  1917  padavattan  heroes  shark  wood  and  iron  homes  nelson  mandela  kwazulu  natal  zulu  1860  sugar  cane 

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Added: 430 days ago by SAClips

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