Episode 288 - Squabbling Europeans Dissect Africa and the Sultan of Zanzibar gets Shafted
History of South Africa podcast | 16.08.2026 14:04
In the last few episodes we have tracked the miraculous discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand — the importance of which cannot really be overstated. While diamonds placed South Africa on the map, gold was going to convert the struggling region into a financial paradise for British financiers — and therein lies the imperial rub.
