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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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Published March 3, 2021Updated March 3, 2021
The Kopanong Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the Xhariep District of the Free State Province. It is the largest of the three Municipalities in the district, making up almost half of its geographical Area. Initially the Town of Trompsburg, was the location of the Municipal Head Office. This was known as Jagersfontein Road, before the branch Railway was built, from Springfontein to Koffiefontein via Jagersfontein. Later it was named Hamilton after Sir Hamilton J. Goold-Adams, governor of the Orange River Colony from 1902 – 1910.
Published March 2, 2021Updated October 13, 2023
Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alongside the Country's busiest National road, sets its own pace as a prosperous sheep and cattle farming centre. The Town was founded on 24 February 1862 when the farm Rietfontein was purchased to built a Church and an active Berliner Missionary Station, the oldest of its kind in the Free State. At the Dutch Reformed Church, there are 19th Century Voortrekker graves.
Published March 1, 2021Updated March 2, 2021
Koffiefontein became the site for a large internment camp during World War II, with up to 2,000 Italian and German prisoners of war being held there, along with around 800 South Africans who were thought to be pro-Nazi. Prominent political figure John Vorster was among the South Africans held captive at Koffiefontein. In the 1800's, Koffiefontein was an, 'oasis' location for transport riders traveling between the coast and the diamond fields and gold Mines, to the North. "Coffee fountain" is a reference to the strong coffee brew transport riders made, during their stopover.
Published February 25, 2021Updated February 25, 2021

The political importance of women’s food committees in Cape Town during the 1940s has been emphasised by both Cheryl Walker and Tom Lodge. According to Lodge, through the development of food committees in the Western Cape, protests over subsistence issues and food supply escalated into demands for popular suffrage. The motto of the food committees became ‘Today we fight for food, tomorrow for the vote and then for freedom for all’.

Published February 25, 2021Updated May 24, 2024

The fruit-canning industry in South Africa can be traced to the late nineteenth century, when the first jam factories opened in Paarl and Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. Fruit canning began in the early twentieth century, when the demand for canned food led to an increase in production by 400 per cent (Cameron, 1986: 90).

Published February 25, 2021Updated February 25, 2021
The actual wreck lies off The Isle of Wight, in the English Channel. In Britain the story of the SS Mendi is almost unknown. In South Africa she is famous; as a symbol of a racist past and an icon of unity and reconciliation. In the dark and fog of the night of Wednesday 21st February 1917, the SS Mendi, a Liverpool-registered steamship. Sank after being involved in a collision in the English Channel was rammed by another ship. More than 600 South Africans died onboard.
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