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ArchivePrison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto
A handwritten letter in isiZulu on prison notepaper, sent from "V963 Petros M'Khize, Central Prison, Private Bag 45, Pretoria." It opens …
ArchivePretoria Central Prison execution register entry and prison photograph of Petros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize, recorded as "Mkhise P", File V963
A photocopied page (numbered 134) from the execution register of the former Pretoria Central Prison. The upper portion is a tabular entry…
ArchiveStruggle and archive
PlaceNamib Desert, Namibia
The Namib Desert, one of the world’s oldest and driest, stretches north to south for over 2,000 km along Namibia’s Atlantic Coast. This…
PlaceAddington Hospital, Durban
The first functional Hospital in Durban: "The Bayside Hospital", was situated on the Victoria Embankment at the site now occupied by the…
PlaceBreederivier/Breede River, Western Cape
The Breede River enters the sea at Witsand in the Indian Ocean, forming a large estuary in the Western Cape of South Africa. The mouth is…
ArchiveBiography: Robert Cedric Wilcox
PlaceZambia
On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain with Kenneth Kaunda as the country’s first…
ArchivePolice station operations, 1986, Former journalist guilty of treason, The Cape Times, 4 November 1986
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
Uitenhage, officially renamed Kariega, is an industrial town in South Africa's, Eastern Cape Province. Which is situated within the Nelson…
PlaceWellington, Western Cape
The picturesque town of Wellington is a scenic 45-minute drive from Cape Town. The train station is built on land donated to the Town…
PlaceMontagu, Route 62
Montagu, founded in 1851 on the farm: 'Uitvlucht' and named after Colonial Secretary John Montagu, is a Western Cape small town gem…
PlaceRiebeek Kasteel
The village of Riebeek Kasteel was established in about 1861, and was located at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Area was…
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
Stanford is a small Riverside Village, in Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape. Located only 16 km East of Hermanus and 22 km North…
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
Legend has it that our Breede Valley neighbors would admonish their errant children with "Behave! Or I'll send you to McGregor!" and no one…