Botshabelo, which means 'place of refuge', is the largest Township in the Free State, after Soweto which is the largest in the South Africa. Botshabelo and Thaba'Nchu are known collectively as: 'The Thabelo Area'. People originally moved there in search of work, when they left their rural homes in the Free State to move closer to Thaba'Nchu (a homeland).
Botshabelo Mission Station can be found in Middelburg in the Mpumalanga Province. Originally a place of refuge for Christians, Botshabelo Mission Station grew into an important and rather influential centre where the Gospel was widely proclaimed among the black people. It became a place where both black and white people received education and training and even where commerce and industry were practiced. Established in 1865. No longer an active Mission Station, there are two Churches of Historical value.
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Audrey ‘Bobbie’ (her childhood nickname) Cobden was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) on 15 April 1923. She grew up in Johannesburg and when she was 12 years old, her parents – Sydney Dodson (who was the piano department manager of a furniture business in the city) and Olive (neè Hiles) got divorced.
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Mtwalume is a small seaside Village situated in the: 'Umdoni South Coast Municapilty' and Ugu District, of KwaZulu Natal.
This quaint Village was named after the: 'Mtwalume Tree'. The bark of which was traditionally used by the Zulus for medicinal purposes!
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This Township was established when Centurion was incorporated into Tshwane in 2000. Olievenhoutbosch is a fast growing Residential Area and offers visitors interesting attractions, such as a Koi fish-breeding Farm and the Ndebele Cultural Centre.
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Selloane Ethel Leisa was born on 22* February 1914 in Ga-Marishane, Northern Transvaal, (now Limpopo Province). Upon completing her schooling, she moved to Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) where she trained as a nurse. The city exposed her to racial and gender discrimination first-hand, which left her feeling shocked and eventually spurred her to take part in the liberation struggle.
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Women demonstrators march to the Union Buildings during the 1956 Women’s March on August 9, in opposition to the 1952 pass laws.
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