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Published August 5, 2020Updated September 15, 2023

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Terence Albert Bell
Born: September 12, 1942 in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa

Terence Albert Bell (Terry Bell) was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa on 12 September 1942. 

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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 August 5, 2020Updated December 28, 2022
The name translated from Afrikaans, means 'Still Bay', for those people who are charmed by the safety, tranquility and harmony! For almost two hundred Years Stilbaai has grown in favour as a Holiday Destination and Retirement Village. It has long stretches of white sandy Beaches, mild weather and a River which is navigable for 15 km.
Published August 4, 2020Updated March 31, 2023

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Lettie Malindi
Born: March 26, 1922 in Firgrove near Stellenbosch, Cape Province (now Western Cape)
Died: June 27, 2010

Lettie Malindi was born in Firgrove, near Stellenbosch, on 26 March 1922, the fifth of eleven children. Her father, John Matibi, was a railway worker from the Eastern Cape, and her family later migrated to Cape Town. Matibi had joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1912 when it was formed, and her mother Harriet was also a member of the organisation.

Published August 4, 2020Updated June 4, 2021
This North West Town of Brits, in the the pretty Region of Bonjala Municipality, This Region borders on Gauteng and is surrounded by Citrus Farms. Brits plays an important role in the South African Mining industry: 94% of South Africa's Platinum comes from the Rustenburg and Brits Districts, which together produce more platinum than any other single Area in the World. In addition, there is a large vanadium Mine in the Area too.
Published August 4, 2020Updated August 4, 2020
Britstown located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, a small farming town Named after Hans Brits, who accompanied David Livingstone on a venture to the interior and then settled on the Farm;'Gemsbokfontein'. In 1877, an association of local men, headed by T.P. Theron, bought a section of the Farm on which they built a Community centre and a Church. Soon after the discovery of diamonds at Hopetown and Kimberley, Brits realised that he and his neighbours could earn good money serving the growing traffic along the Diamond Way.
Published August 3, 2020Updated August 20, 2020

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Maggie Oewies-Shongwe
Born: 1940 in Namaqualand, Cape Province (now Northern Cape Province)

Maggie Oewies-Shongwe was born in 1940 in Namaqualand, Cape Province (now Northern Cape Province). As the youngest in the house, she often stayed at home with her grandparents (who raised her) while her older relatives went to work. She would help her grandmother, who was the local midwife, take care of new-born babies.

Published August 3, 2020Updated April 24, 2025

Blombos Cave is a World-famous Archaeological Site, overlooking the sea and located in a private nature Reserve which is NOT open to the public!

"Archaeologists have uncovered some of the first evidence of symbolism, cognitive thinking and technological advancement, traits used to define modern human behavior."

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