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Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
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Jan 22, 2020

Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape

The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist region known as the Garden Route, foun...

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Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn
Place
Jan 22, 2020

Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn

29 km from Oudtshoorn, at the head of the picturesque Cango Valley, lies the spectacular underground wonder of the Klein...

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Biography
Jan 20, 2020

Sandi Smit

Born in 1962, Sandy Smit was an ECC Media Committee member, Jodac member and Afrapix photographer. On the 15th of June, ...

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Biography
Jan 20, 2020

Zubeida Vallie

Zubeida Vallie was born in 1963 in Newlands, Cape Town from which she and her family were forcibly removed under the Gro...

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John Liebenberg
Biography
Jan 20, 2020

John Liebenberg

John Liebenberg was born in 1958, in Johannesburg where he also currently works and lives. He was introduced to Namib...

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Landmarks in SA Jazz - Mannenberg
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Jan 17, 2020

Landmarks in SA Jazz - Mannenberg

The iconic music of Abdullah Ibrahim’s Mannenberg, recorded in 1974, celebrated contemporary South African reality as we...

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Koelfontein Wine Farm
Place
Jan 17, 2020

Koelfontein Wine Farm

Koelfontein has been the proud heritage of seven generations of the Conradie Family. Every person who has been fortunate...

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Garden Route, Cape Town
Place
Jan 17, 2020

Garden Route, Cape Town

The Garden Route begins about four hours outside Cape Town, and includes one of the most beautiful stretches of coastlin...

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Hogsback, Eastern Cape
Place
Jan 17, 2020

Hogsback, Eastern Cape

It is situated high up on the Amathole mountains of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and is surrounded by cent...

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Groenendal Wilderness Area
Place
Jan 17, 2020

Groenendal Wilderness Area

The 30 000 hectare Groendal Wilderness Area protects the water catchment area of the Swartkops River (KwaZungha River), ...

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The SACP – the communist tail that wags the ANC dog and its mythical future for SA
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Jan 16, 2020

The SACP – the communist tail that wags the ANC dog and its mythical future for SA

Sara Gon writes about the history of communism and wants to know how the South African Communist Party, which has advoca...

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Biography
Jan 16, 2020

Robert L Barber

In February 1977 a Cape Times report revealed that a detainee,Mr Robert L Barber,had died in detention in October 1976 i...

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Archive
Jan 15, 2020

January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 108th Anniversary of the African National Congress by Cyril Ramaphosa, 8 January 2020

Today, the African National Congress celebrates 108 years since its formation. We mark this occasion in the hist...

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Gayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
Article
Jan 15, 2020

Gayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground

The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a challenging one for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Unde...

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Biography
Jan 09, 2020

Aaron Baleka

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