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PlaceMqanduli
The hometown of Bantu Holomisa, a Political leader in South Africa. Located in the OR Tambo District Municipality, South of Mthatha, with an elevation of 752m…
BiographyChristopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu
Christopher Daluxolo Mpofu (popularly known as Dali Mpofu) is a South African advocate, legal expert, and former African National Congress (ANC) stalwart…
PlaceSlave Church Museum
The South African Missionary Meeting House/ Sendinggestig Museum (short for the Slave Church Museum) was built between 1802 and 1804. It was founded by the…
PlaceZorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands, "you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beauty!"Wine has been a product of this…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron inhabited the area between 350AD to 600AD. Linguistic and…
PlaceKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is situated in Midrand in the Province of Gauteng. It is ideally positioned between the 2 major Cities of Johannesburg and…
ArticleThe Homelands
The Bantustans or homelands, established by the Apartheid Government, were areas to which the majority of the Blacks population was moved to prevent them from…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… In the previous section, we have learnt about the origins of capitalism, however, we paid cursory attention to … Jackson, J., Nadine M. Weidman, and Gretchen…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… world. [2] Tadjo, as an afrocentric writer, balances her origins with the wider world in a way that electrifyingly … the lives of inpiduals throughout Africa…
PlaceSenekal
Senekal was established on 7 June 1877 on the farm De Puk in the district of Winburg. It is the panoramic Eastern Free State on the main route between…
PlaceZuurberg Mountain Village (also spelt:"Suurberg")
Lying in the North Western corner, of the Sundays River Valley, Zuurberg lies at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Historic Zuurberg Pass, almost…
PlaceHuguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek
The story of the Huguenot Memorial Museum is quite fascinating, and lends the Building and its contents a certain charm and intrigue. In the 1700’s, the…
EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
The town of Bethlehem was founded in 1864 (other sources claim 1869). It is nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the towns…
Nqutu, Kwa-Zulu Natal
The name being of Zulu origin derived from 'insquthu'- meaning a flat-topped vessel, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name. It is…
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
Two pages from newspaper. Black lettering and illustrations. Notice of August 9th workshop in Durban. Description of origin of Women's Day with two photographs…
PlaceAddington Hospital, Durban
The first functional Hospital in Durban: "The Bayside Hospital", was situated on the Victoria Embankment at the site now occupied by the Supreme Court. In 1879…
PlaceMoorreesburg
Moorreesburg is a tranquil and friendly little town, about 100 kilometres from Cape Town. The land has been used for large-scale wheat farming for most of its…
PlaceBloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town
Bloubergstrand is a Suburb of Cape Town, 25Km North of the City! The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 Glossary
Ancient: Belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past. BC: Before Christ. Used in the Christian calendar to show a particular…
PlaceAberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
Aberfeldy in the region of Free State is located in South Africa - some 284 km South of Pretoria, the Country's Capital. Aberfeldy is a small Settlement near…
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
On 4 September 1899, an 1820 Settler and early South African naturalist, Mary Elizabeth Barber died in Malvern, Natal Province (now known as Kwazulu Natal)…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… present day, p. 166. [6] C.O. Hucker: The Ming Dynasty Its Origins and Evolving Institutions, p. 4. [7] A. Hart-Davis … South Africa, 2011. Hucker, C.O.: The…
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
… Towns and Villages of the Karoo , Steytlerville had its origins as a parish for the Dutch Reformed Church . In the …
PlaceJacobsbaai, West Coast
Established a few Decades ago, Jacobsbaai is a tranquil getaway between Vredenburg and Saldanha Bay. Home to a small community. Jacobsbaai was originally…
PlaceHuguenot Monument, Franschoek
The Huguenot Society of South Africa was founded in 1953. The original aim of the Society was to maintain and develop the traditions, virtues and ideals of the…
PlacePolokwane Museum
Housed in the famous, Historical "Irish House", the Museum portrays much of the past History of the region. The Polokwane Museum is a fascinating and…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… of the farming societies in southern Africa, from their origins to modern times, are organised around a similar set …
PlaceColigny, North West Province
The town lies 193 km due west of Johannesburg on the road to Lichtenburg, which is 29 km away. Originally named 'Treurfontein' (well of sadness), the name was…
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which limited the free movement of Asians, and restricted their entry into the country, was passed in…
EventEdenburg is founded
The church village Edenburg in the Orange Free State was established when the farm Rietfontein was purchased to build a church. The initial application for…