South Africa in 2 Weeks, week 2
(Sunset on top of Table Mountain) (View of downtown with Robben Island in the distance from the top of Table Mountain) I promised to talk a bit about Apartheid, a story many of us are aware of but never looked at more closely. It started with our talk with the owner of Mzansi restaurant - Nomonde, as earlier discussed, about her take on Apartheid, which she lived through, as she brought food to her brother in jail. (The Funicular up saves several hours of climbing to the top) (The "Tablecloth" covering the mountain) He was arrested during the 1976 student demonstrations as a result of a new government decision, requiring high school students to also learn Afrikaans as well as English. She met there his friend now her husband. (Museum about apartheid and slavery) (Above and below typical buildings showing the cities age and former grandeur) Nomonde said that her present quest was to improve the lives of her neighbors using her success story in transforming her street into mor