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BiographyZanemvula Kizito Mda
Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda (Zakes), was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 1948 to Rose Nompumelelo, a nurse, and Ashbey Peter Solomzi Mda, a…
BiographyBartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias, also spelt: Bartholomew Diaz. He was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a…
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… on the low-income Black residents. However, in 1897 these sites or stands did not have toilets nor were there any …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… 5 August 2020), Available at: https://learn.mindset.africa/sites/default/files/resourcelib/emshare-exam-resource/History … 5 August 2020), Available at:…
PlaceLady Frere, Eastern Cape
… and 50 km's from Dordrecht. Interesting San Rock sites in and around Lady Frere include: 1) Dubeni San Rock … 4) KuDlaliwe San Rock Art Site: KuDlaliwe has…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… and one of the Western Cape’s most significant heritage sites. Its Cape Dutch buildings, historic cellars and …
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
This article was written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July 1907 in the village…
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
IntroductionStephen (Steve) Bantu Biko was a popular voice of Black liberation in South Africa between the mid 1960s and his death in police detention in 1977…
EventThe Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
The Observatory was founded as the Transvaal Meteorological Department, and was initially meant to be used to watch weather patterns. Astronomer Dr Robert…
PlaceBlombos Cave and Private Nature Reserve, Stillbaai - Cape Town
… tentative serial nomination list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. It is expected to be declared a World Heritage Site …
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
… but the community remains, as does the history and the sites and the stories of the people who lived through it. …
PlaceMapungubwe
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa,…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein, and was followed soon…
PlaceCastle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
When the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck. They erected a Fort built of sods on a site in the Table…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
Reggie Vandeyar was born into a poor family on 15 July 1931 in Newclare. His father was originally from India, who had come to South Africa to seek fortune. …
BiographyWalter Ulyate Sisulu
Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu was born in the village of Qutubeni in the Engcobo district of the Transkei on 18 May 1912. Sisulu was born out of wedlock. His father…
PlaceBrandfort, Free State
It was established on the Farm in the Free State Province, named "Keerom" (which means "Turn around"). Settlers occupied the Area in the 1830's and the Town…
PlaceGriqualand East
… flights, Historic stone walls and Iron Age Archaeological sites to explore. This Area is famous for both the quality …
PlaceADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'
… in a circle, and it's one of the Provincial Heritage Sites that can be found on South Africa's Heritage Trail . It … in the 14th Century. However, as more…
PlaceMaputo National Park
… oversees the protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites, deemed to be of “Outstanding Universal Value!”. The … Square Kilometres. It was one of seven…
PlaceKhami Ruins, Zimbabwe
… the later Zimbabwe period. It is one of the few Zimbabwe sites that were not destroyed by treasure hunters and its …
SAHO Milestones
… Mandela Foundation, depicting Apartheid-era courts as sites of struggle. The exhibition was on display at the …
PlaceDinorben Farm, Eastern Cape
… Africa. It is one of the most easily accessible rock art sites in the Eastern Cape. Usually one would have to hike … is covered with innumerable tiny white…
EventMK’s Luthuli Detachment and ZAPU in a joint operation
Umkhonto we Sizwe's (MK) Luthuli Detachment in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Zimbabwean African People's Union (ZAPU) guerrillas engaged Rhodesian forces in Wankie …
Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
… improved. We are implementing similar programmes in seven sites across the country, benefiting 21 wards. By 2014, we aim to have sites in 160 wards. We want…
PlaceNairobi National Museum, East Africa
… The Museum has also acquired under its jurisdiction; Sites and Monuments, which the Government has set aside as …
PlaceWinburg
… connection to the Anglo-Boer War , with several Historical Sites commemorating the conflict. These include war … makes it a fascinating place to explore,…
PlaceKwazulu Natal Province
… as: 'Zululand'. This Province boasts two World Heritage Sites – the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba …
ArticleTswana
… builders in this part of the country, because Iron Age sites studied by them resemble the areas reported by early …
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… they receive, young people turn their schools into sites of mobilisation. Soweto 1976 marks the beginning of the …