Destination guide — South Africa

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TRIBAL SHIELDS, SPEARS, MASKS, BEADS, DIAMONDS,
INDIAN SPICES, IVORY, JEWELLERY, KRUGERRANDS
AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE SOME OF THE SOUVENIRS
TO BE FOUND. LOCAL WINE, BRANDY AND LIQUEUR ARE
CHEAP AND USUALLY EXCELLENT.

ALL CITIES AND TOWNS HAVE MODERN SHOPPING CENTRES.
IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL, PRETORIA THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES TO SHOP FOR SOUVENIRS. THE
SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF ARTS IS ON THE FIRST
FLOOR OF THE MOMENTUM CENTRE IN PRETORIUS STREET.
IN GREATER PRETORIA THERE IS THE CROCODILE RIVER
ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPLEX. PAINTINGS DRAWINGS,
SCULPTURES, HANDWOVEN RUGS, JEWELLERY AND DESIGNER
CLOTHES CAN BE PURCHASED. THERE IS ALSO THE ORGANIC
VILLAGE MARKET IN CULROSS ROAD, BRYANSTON. THIS IS
A COTTAGE INDUSTRY SELLING HANDICRAFTS AND JEWELLERY
AND AT MAGALIESBURG THERE IS A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS
SELLING SCULPTURES AND POTTERY.

IN CAPETOWN SOUTH AFRICAS LEGISLATIVE CAPITAL, IN
GREENMARKET SQUARE THERE IS A FLEA MARKET AND ALSO AT
THE RAILWAY STATION. GOLDEN ACRE CENTRE IS A SHOPPING
COMPLEX. ON THE SOUTH WEST CAPE THE RESORT OF HERMANUS
ON THE SHORES OF WALKER BAY, IN ARUM STREET SEMI
PRECIOUS STONES AND JEWELLERY CAN BE BOUGHT.

IN THE DURBAN REGION RAMSGATE IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS
ANTIQUE SHOPS AND GALLERIES. IN DURBAN ITSELF THERE
ARE THE ORIENTAL ARCADES OF MADRESSA AND AJMERI WHERE
STREET VENDORS AND SMALL SHOPS SELL A VARIETY OF
GOODS. AT THE INDIAN MARKET EXOTIC JEWELLERY, SPICES
AND CURIOS CAN BE PURCHASED AND AT THE AFRICAN ARTS
CENTRE ORIGINAL CREATIONS BY ZULU CRAFTSMAN CAN BE
FOUND, BEADWORK, BASKETS, CERAMIC POTS, SCREEN PRINTS,
FABRICS AND GRAPHIC ART.

IN THE TRANSVAAL, MELVILLE IN THE JOHANNESBURG AREA IS
WELL KNOWN FOR HOME MADE FABRICS AND CLOTHES. IN
ROCKEY STREET, JOHANNESBURG, MODERN CLOTHES,
JEWELLERY, ART AND ARTEFACTS CAN BE PURCHASED.
IN THE MARKET THEATRE COMPLEX THERE ARE SHOPPING
MALLS.

AT PAPATSO IN THE SOUTH WEST TRANSVAAL TWELVE AND A
HALF KILOMETRES NORTH OF HAMMANSKRALL IS THE TRIBAL
HANDICRAFT CENTRE.

IN THE STATE OF NATAL AT RORKES DRIFT THERE IS ALSO
A TRIBAL ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTRE SELLING HANDWOVEN
ARTICLES, WOODCUTS, SCULPTURE AND POTTERY.
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