The Braamfontein Explosion
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 25, 2024
The city of Johannesburg in South Africa was founded on gold after the precious metal was discovered on the Witwatersrand by Jan Gerrit Bant...
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Sarah Baartman: The Black Woman Who Was Exploited For Her Big Booty
Kaushik Patowary
May 2, 2023
The story of Sarah Baartman is a story of abuse and objectification that has become a powerful symbol of colonial exploitation and racism, a...
Kruger Shalati: The Train Hotel Over Sabie Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
May 9, 2020
For several years, it was possible to hop into a train at Komatipoort, on the South Africa-Mozambique border, and ride through the wildern...
The Shipwreck That Gave Birth to South Africa
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 15, 2020
On 16 January 1647, a fleet of three Dutch ships—the Nieuwe Haerlem, the Olifant and the Schiedam—left Batavia, which is now Jakarta, for th...
Where Do The World’s Oceans Meet?
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2019
Two huge ocean waves clashing. Photo credit: David Bostoc/Shutterstock.com There are five oceans on earth, and all of them are connected w...
Jack The Baboon Signalman
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2019
During the later part of the 19th century, travellers entering Uitenhage railway station, near Port Elizabeth, in South Africa, frequently ...
Orlando Towers in Johannesburg
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 29, 2016
In Orlando township in the urban area of Soweto, in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, stands two cooling towers of the decommissioned ...
Drone Photos Capture The Rich/Poor Divide in Cape Town
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 22, 2016
Although South Africa’s apartheid era ended more than twenty years ago, there is still a palpable economic tension between the blacks and th...
The Most Visually Impressive Impact Craters on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2016
It is estimated that the earth’s surface is struck by about 500 meteorites a year, but only about 5 or 6 are large enough to be detected by ...
World’s Most Beautiful And Outstanding Piers
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 20, 2016
Piers were originally built for the purpose of getting people and cargo from the boat to the shore without getting their feet wet, before th...
The 3-Billion-Year-Old Klerksdorp Spheres of Ottosdal
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2015
In the small town of Ottosdal, in central North West Province of South Africa, miners working in pyrophyllite mines have been digging up mys...
Bo-Kaap, The Colorful Neighborhood in Cape Town
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2015
Situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city center, Bo-Kaap is one of the oldest and the most fascinating residential areas in the ...
Cape Agulhas: The Place Where Two Oceans Meet
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 5, 2014
When Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias rounded the rocky headland of South Africa’s Cape Peninsula in 1488, he became the first European t...
The Sardine Run, South Africa
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2014
Every year, between the months of May and July, massive schools of sardines travel north from the cold southern oceans off South Africa'...
Bourke's Luck Potholes
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2014
Bourke's Luck Potholes are a natural water feature found within the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, about 35km north of Graskop on ...
The Painted Houses of The Ndebeles
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2014
The Ndebeles are an African ethnic group living in South Africa and Zimbabwe known for their artistic talent, especially with regard to thei...
Johannesburg's Ponte City Tower
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 13, 2014
Ponte City Tower is the tallest residential building in Johannesburg, and is one of the city's most striking urban landmarks. The 54-sto...
10 Interesting National Parks of Africa
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 18, 2014
When you think of Africa, you think of wild animals. Africa contains some of the world’s most dense population of wildlife and the richest d...
Goat Towers
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 5, 2014
Goats are extremely curious animals and great climbers, known for their ability to climb and hold their balance in the most precarious place...
Shanty Town: Slum Themed Resort for the Tasteless Rich
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 11, 2013
Themed hotels and restaurants can offer people an alternative and fantastic experience and can be quite popular among tourists when done tas...
