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Vryheid, Northern KwaZulu-Natal
Place
Apr 08, 2021

Vryheid, Northern KwaZulu-Natal

the Phongolo River revealing the World`s oldest rock formations, is a game viewers paradise!

Remembering the Battle of Adwa
Article
Apr 07, 2021

Remembering the Battle of Adwa

The year 1896 signifies an important moment in African history. In that year, on 1 March 1896, a historic battle between...

What an Educated African Girl Can Do - Alfred Xuma
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Apr 07, 2021

What an Educated African Girl Can Do - Alfred Xuma

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Driefontein, Mpumalanga
Place
Apr 07, 2021

Driefontein, Mpumalanga

Found in the Municipality of: Mkhondo Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga, South Africa

SALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
Article
Apr 06, 2021

SALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000

The clippings collection built up by the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (Saldru) in the School o...

Anti-Fascism in South Africa 1933–1945, and its Legacies by Jonathan Hyslop
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Mar 31, 2021

Anti-Fascism in South Africa 1933–1945, and its Legacies by Jonathan Hyslop

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2000 Africans Moved from Freehold Land (The Star Newspaper) - February 1963
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Mar 30, 2021

2000 Africans Moved from Freehold Land (The Star Newspaper) - February 1963

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Survey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
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Mar 23, 2021

Survey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)

The yearly Human Rights Day public holiday in South Africa in late March commemorates the Sharpeville Massacre, when pol...

Patensie, Eastern Cape
Place
Mar 22, 2021

Patensie, Eastern Cape

Antoniesberg Pass on the Northern side of the Baviaanskloof Mountains via a River crossing just below a weir, without a ...

Augrabies Fall National Park, Northern Cape
Place
Mar 18, 2021

Augrabies Fall National Park, Northern Cape

During the Middle Stone Age man had created more formal work tools and began to utilise fire. The Late Stone Age, which ...

Biography
Mar 15, 2021

Cheryl Ellen Gillwald

Community worker, member of the African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament, Deputy Minister of Justice and Cor...

Global Photographies. History - Memory - Archives, edited by Stefanie Michels/Sissy Helff
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Mar 15, 2021

Global Photographies. History - Memory - Archives, edited by Stefanie Michels/Sissy Helff

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Somerset Hospital, Cape Town
Place
Mar 15, 2021

Somerset Hospital, Cape Town

The Hospital established its own nurse training school and was the first hospital to train non-white nurses. It was also...

The Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
Archive
Mar 15, 2021

The Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs

South Africa’s most famous monarch holds fast to power and prestige at no cost to himself.

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes by Paul Simon
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Mar 12, 2021

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes by Paul Simon

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