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Nov 22, 2017

Haakbospan

Formerly Ellisras, it is a low lying area North-East of Kiesel. Afrikaans for 'hook-bush pan', the name refers to the ma...

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Nov 22, 2017

Haaiiklip Island

Haaiklip is a rock and is located in Western Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 8 me...

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Nov 22, 2017

Seal Island

Hout Bay has now become well known as the port of departure for scenic day trips to Seal island or Duiker Island, home t...

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Nov 22, 2017

Prince Edward Islands

The sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Island Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward Island ...

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Nov 22, 2017

Robben Island, Cape Town

There is a Kramat (holy shrine) on the island dedicated to the Prince of Madura – Pangeran Chakra Deningrat – who died o...

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Archive
Nov 21, 2017

National Consultative Conference on the African National Congress 17 – 19th November 2017

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Archive
Nov 21, 2017

Ronnie Govender Interview

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Biography
Nov 21, 2017

Ronnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)

Teacher, journalist, playwright, novelist, founder of the Shah Theatre Academy, Marketing Manager of the Baxter Theatre,...

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Arts and Cultural Development Network (ACDN)
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Nov 20, 2017

Arts and Cultural Development Network (ACDN)

The Arts and Cultural Development Network (ACDN) was founded in 1991 as an initiative to influence government policy at ...

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Nov 20, 2017

Haarlem

Sixteen kilometers East of Avontuur and 29 kilometers from Uniondale, a village was established by the Berlin Mission So...

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Article
Nov 17, 2017

Key terms and definitions Grade 12 topic 4

  Key terms definitions Abolished Officially ended or put to stop, especially a sy...

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Timeline for Grade 12.4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
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Nov 17, 2017

Timeline for Grade 12.4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present

1955 The Freedom charter is adopted. This was the statement, charecterised by its demand that “ the people shall gove...

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Grade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
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Nov 16, 2017

Grade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980

What was the nature of the civil society resistance after the 1960s? During the 1960s and the 1980s South Africa was ...

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Article
Nov 15, 2017

Political revolution between 1820 and 1835

The Mfecane (a Zulu word which translates to “the crushing”) or Difiqane (a Sotho word which translates to “forced remov...

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Article
Nov 15, 2017

The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign

Introduction During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on ...

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