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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - For all its sunshine, South Africa spent a long time in darkness.
Africa's southern most nation had lived for years under the cloud of apartheid, the policy of racial
segregation that suppressed the country's black majority. As world outrage mounted, South Africa
became increasingly isolated, scorned as both a business and travel location.
"Over the last 10 years," said David Bristow, a contributor to Fodor's "Southern Africa" guide book,
"I've seen South Africa move from the No.5 destination on the continent to now, where it's way
ahead as No.1."
Travelers heading for South Africa will have a variety of places to choose from: from the big city
urban life of Johannesburg to the sophisticated environs of Cape Town. Gamblers can try their luck
at the resort and entertainment complex Sun City and the adventurous types can go a safari, where
they can spy the "big five"lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino.
Obviously, the country's problems have not vanished overnight and both crime and segregation are
serious issues. Still, travel experts say South Africa has so much to offer that a ride over this
rainbow is definitely worth the effort.
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The urban experience in South Africa has diversity to spare. Johannesburg, or Jo'burg, is the largest
city in sub-Saharan Africa. Many people who know this sprawling town of six million say it is not a