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Wellington, Western Cape
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Mar 04, 2020

Wellington, Western Cape

The picturesque town of Wellington is a scenic 45-minute drive from Cape Town, 15-minutes’ from neighbouring Paarl and 3...

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Bains Kloof Pass, Western Cape
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Mar 04, 2020

Bains Kloof Pass, Western Cape

The Bains Kloof Pass provides a more direct route from the town of Wellington to the more northern towns of Ceres and Wo...

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Groenberg Mountain, Western Cape
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Mar 04, 2020

Groenberg Mountain, Western Cape

Groenberg is a mountain and is located in Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Doring River, Western Cape
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Mar 04, 2020

Doring River, Western Cape

The Doring River is situated in the Northwestern Cederberg and has its origin the majestic Hex River Mountains towards t...

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Vredendal, Western Cape
Place
Mar 04, 2020

Vredendal, Western Cape

As its name intended, the little town of Vredendal, which borders on the southern tip of the Namaqualand region, is name...

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Biography of Simon Marule by Kendyl Fleury
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Mar 03, 2020

Biography of Simon Marule by Kendyl Fleury

This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project

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Biography of Wellington Mlungisi Tshazibane by Johnny Blumberg
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Mar 03, 2020

Biography of Wellington Mlungisi Tshazibane by Johnny Blumberg

This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project

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Biography
Mar 03, 2020

Masango Caleb job Mayekiso

Masango Caleb Job Mayekiso was born 1913 in Idutywa Transkei. He was a factory worker in Port Elizabeth.He was a genuine...

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Article
Mar 03, 2020

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline 1850-1889

1800s 1850 The Natal Legislative Council passes Law 14 of 1859 allowing the Government to import labour from Indi...

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Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
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Mar 03, 2020

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939

1930 October 5, The Asiatics Land Tenure (Amendment) Bill imposes segregation on Indians in the Transvaal.  The ...

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Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1920 - 1929
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Mar 03, 2020

Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1920 - 1929

1920 January, Gandhi wrote to the press on the South African Appellate Court's judgment in the case of the Krugersdorp ...

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Archive
Mar 02, 2020

The battle of Adwa: an Ethiopian victory that ran against the current of colonialism

On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a...

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Theresapark, Akasia
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Mar 02, 2020

Theresapark, Akasia

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Flourana, Akasia -Pretoria
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Mar 02, 2020

Flourana, Akasia -Pretoria

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Biography
Feb 28, 2020

Moshekile Beleni

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