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Published February 24, 2023Updated August 17, 2023

The history of Umhlanga Rocks is really interesting. Umhlanga Rocks was initially home to San hunter-gatherers and was later occupied by Nguni-speaking people who were united under King Shaka in the early 1800's into the proud Zulu nation.

Published February 22, 2023Updated February 22, 2023
Additional Date: February 6, 2023
The Former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates legend who was known as "Dungi" was part of the Pirates team in 1995 that won the CAF Champions league title and also member of the Bafana squad thet lifted the 1996 African Cup of Nation

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One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March Lilian Ngoyi
One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March, Lilian Ngoyi
victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo
A young victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo stands next to a missionary. 
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Riot police play a game of soccer with youths in Nyanga on 27 August 1976
Riot police play a game of soccer with youths in Nyanga on 27 August 1976. Photo by John Paisley
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A certificate of slavery
A certificate of slavery for an infant named Sophie, dated 1827 Cape of Good Hope. 
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Riot police attempt to block the way of workers
Riot police attempt to block the way of workers leaving a May Day meeting at Khotso House in Johannesburg in May 1985. 
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A family sits outside the front door of their District Six home
A family sits outside the front door of their District Six home in Cape Town in the 1970s, prior to their forced removal. Photograph by Jansje Wissema. 
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In August 1960, Dugmore Boetie fled South Africa and entered Bechuanaland (present day Botswana) on foot. He was part of a flow of “discontented young men” that included the otherwise unfamiliar Johannes Moeng, Jacob Lesabeer, Spencer Tlhole, and Victor Vuysine Vinjike, observed by colonial intelligence agents.

Published February 21, 2023Updated April 12, 2024

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Published February 20, 2023Updated February 20, 2023
Mokopane is also known as Potgietersrus. This is a Town in the Limpopo Province, of South Africa. The Town was established in 1852 by the Voortrekkers who named it: 'Potgietersrus', after their leader Piet Potgieter. In 2003 the name was changed to Mokopane in honour of the local chief Makapan.
Published February 20, 2023Updated June 9, 2025

Atlantis was created in the early 1970's as a “model industrial node”, within the framework of Apartheid spatial Development Policies. These policies were designed to physically separate and divide South Africans along racial lines.

Published February 20, 2023Updated February 20, 2023

Mokopane is also known as Potgietersrus. This is a Town in the Limpopo Province, of South Africa. The Town was established in 1852 by the Voortrekkers who named it: 'Potgietersrus', after their leader Piet Potgieter. In 2003 the name was changed to Mokopane in honour of the local chief Makapan. Who was the Chief during the the Matabele Wars 1836-1896.

Published February 16, 2023Updated February 20, 2023
The Battle of Mhlatuze River was a battle fought between the Zulu and Ndwandwe tribes in 1820, following the Zulu Civil War. The Ndwandwe hierarchy was a largely scattered population after this Battle. The Ndwandwe, with the Mthethwa, were a significant power in present-day Zululand, at the turn of the Nineteenth Century.
Published February 16, 2023Updated February 16, 2023
Once a little fishing Village, Richards Bay is now a busy Harbour Town and popular KwaZulu-Natal Holiday Destination. Where one can enjoy activities like: 'Swimming; Surfing or Bird Watching'. It was also had a Temporary Harbour during the Anglo Boer War of 1879. Richards Bay was named after; British naval Commander Admiral Sir Frederick William Richards.
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