The Songimvelo Game Reserve is located South of Barberton in the South-Eastern part of the Mpumalanga Province on the South African-Swaziland Border. The diversity of living things that occur in the Barberton Area today form a stark contrast to the ancient, single-celled organisms that are captured in the rocks here. It took more than 3 billion Years before multi-cellular life evolved and only about 425 million Years ago, vegetation Colonised Land followed by the first land animals. And since then Mother Earth went full throttle with a variety of species arising and disappearing over time.
Hundreds of people braved the cold weather to attend the Eidgah. The Eidgah was hosted next to the Mohammadiyya Qadriyya Majid at the Nirvana Drive, open field. The event marked the end of the fasting Month of Ramadan. Members of the Community were encouraged to continue assisting needy people even after Ramadan. President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa also conveyed his well wishes to the Muslim Community.
The District located in the Province of Gauteng, near Johannesburg. Since 1973 there has been extensive expansion of the Area, due to demand of more housing. In 1965, the land was declared an Area for the exclusive settlement of the Coloured South Africans, under the Group Areas Act. It became part of Johannesburg in 1970.
On the Southern edge of one of the Country’s most famous townships, Soweto, lies the equally Historic Avalon Cemetery.
The biggest cemetery in South Africa lies in Soweto, as is the final resting place of many heroes of the struggle. It is also the site of the Mendi Memorial. The Avalon Cemetery opened in 1972 during the height of Apartheid, it was reserved exclusively for Blacks. It spans 1.72km2 is filled with 300 000 graves!
The huge extension was officially opened on 9 February by Matshidiso Mfikoe, at the time a mayoral committee member for environment and corporate services.
Liliesleaf Farm is the location where prominent leaders of the opposition to South Africa's Apartheid Government used to attend meetings in order to plan their resistance. Today visitors can visit the Farm and learn about the fascinating History.
The story of Liliesleaf Farm is one of incredible strength, power, passion and struggle. Liliesleaf Farm is situated in Rivonia off of George Avenue. The Farm is the location where prominent resistance leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Joe Slovo and Ahmed Kathrada used to meet, and seek shelter during the Apartheid years.
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Faith Gasa
Born:
January 1, 1945
in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (Free State Province)
Died:
August 4, 2005
in Richards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal
Faith Gasa was born on 1 January 1945 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). She graduated with a diploma in nursing in 1967. Gasa attained a Bachelor of Arts scholarship to study at the University of Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) from 1968 to 1972. She then went on to study History and Afrikaans in 1972.
The Quanza was a four-masted steamship of 942 tons which went ashore at East London on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 5 am! She struck the rocks just East of the Orient Beach -- close to today's Wimpy on the Esplanade. No lives were lost! The Quanza was at anchor, where it was thought too be sheltered, loading a cargo of about 3,000 bales of wool destined for London. She was almost ready to sail when she was struck by a heavy South-East gale. Her anchors dragged -- and soon she was on the rocks.