The World Cup brought South Africa to the forefront of the world's attention, providing a great chance to remember the foreseen, history of the country's fight against apartheid.
The football may now be over, but if you head to South Africa one chance you should not pass up is the chance to visit some of the main points of interest in the struggle for freedom.
MISSIONS TRIPS TO AFRICA
Apart from the iconic Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 27 years, there are a amount of other places in South Africa where the struggle is remembered and brought vividly to life.
Red Location Museum
Red Location first came into existence as a shanty town back in 1877. Black citizen were relocated here by force at the starting of the 19th century, and it became one of key areas for anti-apartheid activists in the country. Now its name is synonymous with the anti-apartheid movement.
Situated right in the middle of New Brighton township on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth, the Red Location Museum is one of the best museums dedicated to the fight against apartheid. Lots of activists and political leaders from South Africa were born in the township, and many events while the struggle to end apartheid also took place here.
The award-winning architecture ensures a spectacular setting for the museum, but it is the exhibits inside that will precisely amaze. The museum takes a unique advent to highlight the contribution of the citizen of the area in the apartheid struggle, and it makes for a intelligent afternoon.
The free time Route
The KwaZulu-Natal free time Route is a journey that takes you straight through some of the most important areas of South Africa in the history of the fight against apartheid. The main locations on the route are the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
In Durban you can visit the Luthuli Museum and Cato Manor, the hamlet where Mahatma Gandhi was based for a time. There are also lots of museums to visit, along with the homes of famous activists, and Anc hideouts. The KwaMuhle Museum is also of singular interest.
In Pietermaritzburg you can visit the Old Prison, see the statue of Ghandi, visit the Mandela Capture Site and take a trip to the Sobantu township. Here you can visit real communities of South Africa, eat the local food of the township and talk to local citizen who lived straight through the bad dream of apartheid. There is no best way to palpate the real history of South Africa.
Liliesleaf Farm
Liliesleaf Farm has gone down in legend in the country as the private location where high-ranking members of the Anc planned their attempts to overthrow the government. This hideout even housed Nelson Mandela for a while. Following a police raid in 1963, many senior members of the Anc were arrested, important to the Rivonia Treason Trials. It is well worth a visit to see one of the most important locations in the anti-apartheid movement.
A dissimilar View of South Africa
South Africa may be visited more for its astonishing wildlife and foreseen, natural scenery, but if you want to palpate the new history of the country straight through the eyes of the citizen who lived straight through the horrors of apartheid, the above locations provide you with a unique chance to do so.
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