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The Berlin Conference can be best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the te
At 11am on the 11th November 1918 a truce came into effect between Germany and the Entente forces. This was supposed to
Present-day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during the scramble for Africa in the l
1 August 1960: Dahomey (now Benin) gains independence from France
The village of Greyton was established in 1852, although the first plots of land were only sold in 1854.
The valley is perhaps best known for its production of some of the country’s finest wines. Estate wines such as Twee Jon