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EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
… The ladies remained behind while De Mist met Gaika, a Xhosa chief. After this they travelled to Graaff-Reinet, …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter V - Political role of the mission
… L.M.S. missionaries in breaking down the resistance of the Xhosa chief, Ngqika. The Rhenish mission concentrated on the … appointment of these resident…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… especially as associated with African society; (Xhosa and Zulu, literally humanity, goodness) Umkhonto we … Sizwe – the armed wing of the African National…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… and force, or the threat of such. Areas of African (Xhosa) occupation on the eastern frontier however, although … by the cattle-killing of 1856-57. The story…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… to other major African kingdoms in the country, like the Xhosa, the Zulu and the Pedi. The story of the Basotho in the … Africa. He had heard how the British…
ArticleKora
… Currie. Together with 400 mounted Boers and Basters, 100 Xhosa and 200 regulars, Currie was soon able to scatter the …
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… dose is given. The Bitter Aloe The Bitter Aloe (umhlaba in Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho) is used as a traditional medicine. The …
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… who Killed to Save about the 1857 Cattle-Killing of the Xhosa. In it, he argues that although it caused great …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 1 - The Uneven Development of Colonialism in South Africa by Jeff Peires
… British troops, such as the murder and mutilation of the Xhosa king, Hintsa, in 1835. humanitarian - a person … to change (see box on J.C. Warner) . Jacob…
PlaceDutywa, Eastern Cape
… Mbhashe River.The name means "place of disorder" in the Xhosa language. Its spelling was officially changed from … Mbhashe River.The name means "place of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… into the groups that we know today (Zulu, Ndebele, Tswana, Xhosa etc). 1601 Joris van Spilbergen, leading a Dutch fleet, … the Namaquas. 1660 The Thembu,…
PlaceCala, Eastern Cape
… the Tsomo River, 28 km South West of Elliot. The name is Xhosa for ‘adjacent to’, referring to its situation West of … the Tsomo River, 28 km South West of…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… between the different tribes in South Africa' Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Pedi, etc. This was a 'divide and rule' …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… Abantu-Batho (‘The People’), a multi-lingual (English, Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho language) weekly newspaper. 18 May, …
ArticleThe Influenza epidemic
… that combined aspects of Christianity and traditional Xhosa religion. She drew on the notion of the Apocalypse …
PlaceNdabeni
… and sometime in 1902 its name was changed to Ndabeni, a Xhosa word meaning; "place of debate" It was also the …
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… Abdurahman Moturu, one of Cape Town's first imams, and the Xhosa prophets, Nongqawuse and Maqana Nxele. On 1 December …
PlacePhillipton
… inhabited by (Khoikhoi), (Mfengu) and other people ... A (Xhosa) interpreter residing here, kept an eating-house, and …
PlaceMolweni, Kwa Zulu Natal
… housing and land ownership. The meaning of 'Molweni' is Xhosa and is a general greeting, 'hello'. Land ownership in …
PlaceBuffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and East London
… with the proposed new name being 'Gompo' . "Gompo" is the Xhosa name for the area around Cove Rock, a 14-meter-high …
PlaceFisantekraal, Cape Winelands
… is Coloured. Most of these people speak Afrikaans and Xhosa. Only 5% speak Sesotho. (According to a Census taken in … is Coloured. Most of these people speak…
PlaceTsolwana Game Reserve, Eastern Cape
… Tarkastad. The Tsolwana Reserve derives its name from the Xhosa word ‘spike’, which refers to a 1.9 metre conical …
PlaceZonnebloem College, Cape Town
… Cape Governor Sir George Grey in his drive to strip the Xhosa people on the Cape’s Eastern Frontier of their power, …
EventThe first 1820 British Settlers arrive in South Africa
… and defend the eastern frontier against the neighbouring Xhosa people, and to provide a boost to the English-speaking …
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… only one word for the wonderful institution of braai: in Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, whatever," After a snubbing the …
Digging deeper into our history by Nicole Mccain (News24), 13 September 2016
… through the patterns, bold blue shapes interwoven in Xhosa necklaces and the iconic geometric shapes of the … through the patterns, bold blue shapes…
PlaceMthatha, Eastern Cape- previously known as Umtata
… declared the Capital of the Transkei, the homeland of the Xhosa during the Apartheid era. The former Transkei is now … declared the capital of the Transkei,…
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… Church (1837). The settlers withstood the attacks of the Xhosa by fleeing to the Wesleyan chapel during the Sixth …
PlaceElukhanyweni
… his aim being to preach the gospel among Mfengu and Xhosa clans already residing in the area. The first buildings …
Control: 1910 - 1948
… We are children of Africa We cry for our land Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho unite We are mad over the Land Act A terrible …