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Tanzania Maasai - Moran, Eunoto - The coming of age ceremony of the Maasai warrior [05:03]
Arriving from the lower Nile valley north of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya and central Tanzania between the 17th and late 18th centuries; the Maasai -- often misspelled Masai -- territory achieved its largest size during the mid-19th century, covering virtually all of the Great Rift Valley and neighboring Mt Marsabit in the north and as far south as Dodoma. Although today you will find; Maasai moved as far south as the town of Iringa and sometimes beyond. The Maasai, a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic origins, are among some of the best known tribes in Africa. The tribe consists of twelve geographic sectors, each with its own leadership, dialects, customs and appearance, a characteristic still being followed today. Their distinctive dress, with red as a favorite color; Maasai are often known as bright and colorful ornamented warriors. The main article of clothing being a wrap; women's wraps are called kanga, where men's wraps are called kikoi. Another characteristic of these people are the fact that they reside near the many game parks in East Africa. During the German invasion, the people of the Maasai stood against slavery, and outsiders looking for people to enslave kept away from these people who managed to live alongside most wild animals. A myth about the Maasai: each young man is thought to kill a lion before "Emorata", and in doing this, obtains great importance while becoming an icon in the community. Lion hunting has been banned in East Africa, although it ...
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The Key Ceremony and The Firing of the Signal Cannon, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa [02:08]
Built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC - Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie in Dutch) as a maritime replenishment station, the Castle of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. The purpose of the Dutch settlement in the Cape was to act as a replenishment station for ships passing the treacherous coast around the Cape on long voyages between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) From 1678 it was the centre of civilian, administrative and military life at the Cape, until the settlement grew and some functions and activities moved away from the Castle. The Castle was never attacked. Various people have indicated that they have seen ghosts at the Castle. Today the Castle is the seat of the military in the Cape, and houses the Castle Military Museum and Iziko Museums of Cape Town (William Fehr Collection). The Key Ceremony is performed Weekdays at 10h00 and 12h00, followed by the firing of the Signal Cannon. Tir de canon miniature, Fort de Bonne-Espérance, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud Le Fort ou Château de Bonne-Espérance, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud. Bâti par la Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales (VOC - Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie en néerlandais) entre 1666 et 1679, c'est le plus ancien édifice colonial d'Afrique du Sud. Le but de ces deux ouvrages était de servir de station de relai et de réapprovisionnement pour les bateaux effectuant le voyage entre les ...
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Natalia Molebatsi - The Heart of South Africa, The Free State. [01:01]
The beautiful and talented poet, Natalia Molebatsi took a Sho't Left to the Free State and discovered unique people and places.
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Africa2010 [01:52]
In 2010 a team from Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach went to South Africa and Uganda to spread the gospel of Christ through serving, music, and loving on the people.
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PART 4 SOWETO SA [14:58]
SIGHTS IN SOWETO Soweto[2] is a lower middle class populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships.[3] Formerly a separate municipality, it is now incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Suburbs of Johannesburg. Soweto came to the world's attention on June 16, 1976 with the Soweto Uprising, when mass protests erupted over the government's policy to enforce education in Afrikaans rather than English. Police opened fire in Orlando West on 10000[12] students marching from Naledi High School to Orlando Stadium, The rioting continued and 23 people, including two white people, died on the first day in Soweto. The first to be killed was Hector Pieterson, who was 12 years old, when the police began to open fire on the students. Another among the killed was Dr. Melville Edelstein, who had devoted his life to social welfare among blacks. He was stoned to death by the mob and left with a sign around his neck proclaiming "Beware Afrikaaners". The impact of the Soweto protests reverberated through the country and across the world. In their aftermath, economic and cultural sanctions were introduced from abroad. Political activists left the country to train for guerrilla resistance. Soweto and other townships became the stage for violent state repression. Since 1991 this date and the schoolchildren have been ...
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