A brief history of domestic service in South Africa
Colonial History of Domestic Work
Tokai, Cape Town
The Suburb of Tokai took its name from Tokaj, a range of Hills in Hungary. It was built in the late 1940's due to the urgent need for housing for South African soldiers, returning from World War II.
A 'Tokai' is the ancient Malabaris's ( who originated from the State of Kerala) word for the tail of a peacock. (The name represents the importance of the Malabar region where, rumour has it, the British spotted a peacock for the first time.
Isandlwana Battlefield Site, Nqutu
'Nquthu' is an isiZulu name meaning: "the back of the head", also spelt 'Nqutu'. The Battle of Isandlwana was the first engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War, on 22 January 1879. Umzinyathi District has a total area of 8 079 square Kilometres and is located in the North of KwaZulu-Natal.
Rorke's Drift, KZN
Rorke's Drift, situated 46 km South East of Dundee, on the Battlefields Route. Is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War. Years later in 1847, an Irishman named; Jim Rorke, bought some Land alongside a Fjord, in the Buffalo River.
Writing the 1973 Durban Strikes: From ‘black worker unrest’ to the ‘birth of independent trade unions’ by Debby Bonnin
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference
Debby Bonnin (Department of Sociology, University of Pretoria)
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Komatipoort
The original inhabitants of the region around Komatipoort were the Bushmen. Their paintings they have been discovered under rock ledges, that date back from a hundred to a thousands of Years ago. The Town of Komatipoort came into being in 1887.
