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PlacePeddie
… on a milk wood tree commemorates the resettlement of the Xhosa tribe, the Mfengo, who cooperated with the British … built in 1841, just in time to withstand…
PlaceGugulethu Township
… Town. The name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for 'Our Pride'. This township was established along … of Cape Town in the Western Cape…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… To the south of him, the maNdlambe, the maNgqika and other Xhosa tribes were being squeezed into an ever-narrowing strip … we shall use for convenience…
EventGrammy Award winner Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg
… in Johannesburg on 4 March 1932 to a Swati mother and a Xhosa father. Her mother was a sangoma and a domestic worker …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VII - “The Missionary Charter”
… hand held the sword more comfortably than the pen. For the Xhosa people, the period of "peace" differed little from that … painted a picture of the "growing…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… the year 1530-1760. In the late 18th and 19th Century the Xhosa and White Settlers arrived. The Bushmen were displaced …
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… to Fort Glamorgan Prison. Known as kwa Nongqongqo in Xhosa, this prison was famous for having held many political …
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… Such an enquiry clearly makes little sense, for the Xhosa, Zulu, Pedi, Dinka, Himba, Berber, Arab, and so forth … Contained within South Africa's borders…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… against White oppression. After the defeat of the Xhosa by the British in the frontier wars, three significant …
PlaceLovedale Missionary School
… but slept apart along racial lines. Classes were taught in Xhosa and English (there were no Afrikaans teachers). …
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… for freed slaves, as well as the cattle raids by the Xhosa on the Cape Frontier, from which the British government …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VIII - “Christianity and Civilization”
… an act of terrible faith on the part of the Xhosa and Thembu people, increased that labour force by … of his people. They had heard of the sufferings of the…
PlaceSada
… Sada (Xhosa word meaning “at last”), a Township about 30km North of … not. Though I appreciate the fact they still practice our Xhosa traditions. I maybe…
PlaceQunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood
… Libraries and pre-Schools. The people who deeply rooted in Xhosa Culture , are proud to have Madiba as the reason for … the air is unpolluted and you can…
PlacePort Elizabeth and the City Hall
… Africa, the name was changed to Gqeberha, embracing its Xhosa heitage and celebrating its iconic river. Port …
EventThe first British Settlers arrive in Algoa Bay
… to strengthen the border against incursions by hostile Xhosa societies. Their first homes, tents given to them by …
PlaceEnon
… Jacob Glen Cuyler, to serve as a buffer between the Xhosa, Tembu and Fingo tribes living outside the Cape Colony …
PlaceMobeni
… Municipality. The spoken languages are: 'Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, …
PlaceMiddledrift, Eastern Cape
… It has a population of 2 140 (2011). It has a traditional Xhosa Chief; Chief Sibulele Mhlambiso, Chief of AmaNgqika-Mbo …
EventSS Mendi sinks in the English Channel on the way to France
… are going to die, but that is what you came to do ... I, a Xhosa, say you are my brothers ... Swazis, Pondos, Basotho …
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban, for whom the city Durban was named, assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
… to contend with the Great Trek and the outbreak of the 6th Xhosa War. Under D'Urban's leadership, the territory between …
ArticleAfrican Traditional Religion
… Africans, especially the Nguni groups like the Zulu and Xhosa. Traditional African religion and culture is passed on …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… - 1819 The British are involved in a second conflict wit Xhosa forces for the territory east of the Great Fish River. …
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… rich history that makes for fascinating reading. From the Xhosa groups that were moving into the area to the German … engine. Stutterheim has a rich history;…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… experienced staunch racism at his performances due to his Xhosa heritage. These compounding experiences eventually … Feza and Moholo. The band name came from…
EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
… African public library in Cape Town. He mediated between Xhosa chiefs and English settlers in Eastern Cape. The …
Adapted from De Rietfonteyn: Founding of Grahamstown By Elron Kleinhans
… today. The town was founded for the purpose of keeping the Xhosa’s out of the Cape Colony beyond the Fish River. It … the Fish River, and serve as a human…
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… name was changed to Gqeberha. ( This not only embraced its Xhosa Heritage but celebrated its iconic River.) It was Boy …
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… independence to the Transkei , a homeland proposed for Xhosa people under the apartheid policy of separate …
EventWinnie Mandela is banished to Brandfort
… spoke mainly Sotho, Tswana or Afrikaans and hardly any Xhosa, which was Winnie's home language. Winnie took a …