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ArticleDutch settlement, the Indian Ocean slave trade and slavery at the Cape - seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
… skills can still be seen in the Cape Dutch buildings and architecture built at that time. Cape Dutch architecture. Image source The slaves brought, to Cape…
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… its neighbouring Regions, as well as the cultures of the Xhosa, Sotho , San , and Zulu peoples. This Provincial … and was included in the Maloti-Drakensberg…
ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… Xhoza women smoking their pipes Image source The Xhosa tribes came from Central Africa and settled in the … about 500mm of rain during the summer growing…
EventThe Groote Kerk pulpit, sculpted by Anton Anreith, is inaugurated in Cape Town
… at Church Square in Adderly Street, Cape Town . Its architecture boasts a peculiar combination of Greek and … on 28 September 1962. Beside the church’s great…
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
… The newspaper was published in English, SeSotho, Zulu, Xhosa and SeTswana in order to attract wide readership and … Cleopas Kunene was the editor responsible…
BiographyMzwakhe Mbuli
… 1959. His parents were Roselinah Msuthukazi Mbuli, a Xhosa woman, and Elijah Katali, a Zulu man who was employed …
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… expanded along a frontier at the expense of the Khoikhoi, Xhosa, and other indigenous peoples, a process similar to the … came into conflict with, first, the…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… of these New Deal programs was the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) which gave jobs to unemployed youths and …
PlaceSkukuza Airport, Mpumalanga
… stands as a testament to South Africa's commitment to conservation. The airport management, in collaboration with …
ArticleBlack South African literature
… began to produce their first publications, initially in Xhosa, such as an elementary spelling book, some hymns, and a … main literary task was the…
PlaceFort Cox
… The latter was named the Mgolombane Hall in memory great Xhosa Chief Sandile. 1985: A Ciskei Special Committee chaired … 1986: College introduced a three…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… Arabinfluences, were later remodelled with Baroque-style architecture by Jesuit missionaries. Fort Jesus (Mombasa, … late 18th century has a mix of North…
PlaceLanglaagte Deep Residential Village, Johannesburg
… hall and club facilities were also provided. The conservation project has retained 35 units of the married …
ArticlePondoland
… is the traditional area of the Pondo people, one of the Xhosa speaking peoples. Pondoland area is situated on the …
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… indistinguishable from the eight frontier war. 1857 The Xhosa cattle killing The catastrophe that befell the Xhosa following the decimation of their…
PlaceKruger National Park
… management started to become a reality. The People and Conservation Department was formed mainly to promote … Transfrontier Park , to become:" One of the…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
… in the fields of history, theory and criticism of art and architecture by: promoting research encouraging liaison and …
PlaceFort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape
… Fort Beaufort (Xhosa: iBhofolo). Fort Beaufort is situated in the Eastern … the town and Adelaide - has as its main purpose the conservation and protection…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the G20 Finance Ministerial Conference, Kleinmond, Western Cape
… even when modifications to the international financial architecture became necessary, especially during periods of … process to contribute to the emerging…
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
… have arrested one man for contravention of the Nature Conservation Act. READ: Man arrested over devastating Betty's …
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
… 1892 and 1945 as well as provide an insight into the architecture, celebrities, clothing, industry, and trade of … like between 1892 and 1945 as well as an…
PlaceRosebank, Johannesburg
… and fun. Rosebank also boasts, spectacular art deco architecture with beautifully designed facades and buildings. Why not take a tour exploring this…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… their control to the east, they also fought with the local Xhosa inhabitants. There were nine wars between the government and the Xhosa, called the frontier …
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
… to preserve some of the most attractive 19th Century Architecture in the Western Cape. The Village shares the … in Architectural and Social terms, to promote…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… was named after the daughter of Samuel Mqhayi , the famous Xhosa poet. However, Winnie’s joy at having a second child … They were not permitted to speak to…
PlaceWindyridge House, 24 Newington Road, Port Elizabeth
… This is one of the best examples of Victorian Architecture in Port Elizabeth, and is typical of its Town …
Mission Stations - T-Z
… The sight of this fortification so discouraged the (Xhosa) that they did not venture to attack them any more. … used to be current years ago as to the…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… arrived in what we call the Eastern Cape - home to the Xhosa people. Conflict between the Trekboers, the British and …
PlaceGrove Road 4, Green Point
… late 19th century and it is a good example of Victorian architecture. It was declared a National Monument under old …
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… the Western Cape. (Which is greatly thanks to the Stanford Conservation Trust, which was formed in 1992.) 4. Stanford is …