Africa

Former MK Leonard Tebogo Tume’s remains reburied

Dan Sleigh

South African historian and novelist. He began working in the Navy and later in education. During the 1960s, he graduate...

Leonard Tebogo Tume

Leonard Tebogo Tume known as Norman Nkosi was born in Galeshewe, Kimberly. In November, 1976 he became an uMkhonto weSiz...

The Gallows Museum Exhibition

The Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility previously known as the Pretoria Maximum Prison Gallows in Pretoria, Gauteng was...

Namibia is showing wear and tear after 30 years under SWAPO rule

Namibia turns 30 this month. Its former liberation movement, the South West Africa People’s Organisation SWAPO, has...

Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon

Early in the nineteenth century, Hermanus Pieters, used to walk ‘over the mountain’ from Caledon, year after year, to ca...

Redelinghuys, Cape West Coast

Lying but two hours' drive from Cape Town, Redelinghuys is known as the potato Capital of the Sandveld. It lies on the R...

Strand, Cape Province

Lying at the foot of the Hottentots Holland Mountains, between Macassar and Gordon's Bay and just 40 minutes’ drive from...

Van Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal

Named after the little town of Van Reenen, which seems to stand guard at the top of this majestic Pass which winds its w...

Magaliesberg Region, North West Province

Go on a journey through the ecology and geology of one of the oldest Mountain ranges in the world – estimated to be 2,50...

Mohammed Tikly - A Tribute

Explore this africa item to learn more about South African history.

Sterkfontein Dam, Free State

The vast expanse of water which is the Sterkfontein Dam lies a few kilometers from the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpmen...

Bethlehem, Free State

Bethlehem is located on the N5 road to the Free State provincial capital Bloemfontein via Senekal and Winburg to the N1....

Laaiplek, Velddrif, West Coast of Cape Town

Almost indistinguishable from Velddrif, Laaiplek lies on the West side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name deriv...

Elandsfontein Phosphate Mine, Hopefield

Kropz acquired the Elandsfontein property in August 2010 and has since invested some US$120 million on exploration, bulk...