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Seretse Khama is born
1921

Seretse Khama is born

1 July 1921

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Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe

Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe

Landing page contentThis topic provides a brief introductory overview of the settlements in the Limpopo Valley before Mapungubwe, and a brief...

Black Sash

Black Sash

The Women's Defence of the Constitution LeagueIn 1955 a small group of white middle-class women who were predominantly English-speaking formed an...

Black Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009

Black Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009

1903 William Edward Durghardt Du Bois publishes The Souls of Black Folk rejecting the notion that Black people need western values be to...

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Old Morley

Old Morley

In 1828 the Wesleyan Missionary Society established a station at Amadola. A year later it was attacked and burnt down by amaMfengu warriors.

Zorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

Zorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands, "you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beauty!"Wine has been a product...

Versfeld Pass

Versfeld Pass

This superb Pass is rich in South African folklore. John Versfeld was a resourceful farmer from Bo-Piketberg who built the original pass in 3 months,...

Porterville

Porterville

Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples. In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck established a small colony on the Cape...

Koringberg

Koringberg

Koringberg, one of many in the areas to have its roots in the church. It was only when the community broke away from the Dutch Reformed Church in...

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Where the red dunes and scrub fade into infinity and herds of gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest follow the seasons, where imposing camel...

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