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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…
The Afrikaner Bond
… The Origins of the Afrikaner Bond The Afrikaner Bond, an …
XII - Unanswered Questions
… constructed. He pointed out that, whatever its economic origins, 'after generations of exploitation white people on …
Women’s Food Committees in Cape Town during the 1940s
… tomorrow for the vote and then for freedom for all’. The origins of these committees lay in the crisis over the …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Glossary
NSDAP- Stands for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and was a national Socialist German Workers’ Party.[1] Communist Party- The Communist party…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Glossary
Terms You Need to Know: Christopher Columbus arriving in the America. Image Source Abolition: The ending of a law, a system or an institution. During…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… Williams, Donovan. "African nationalism in South Africa: origins and problems." The Journal of African History 11, no. … Williams, D., 1970. “African…
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…
ArchiveBibliography by Howard Barrell
… in the Modern World. The terrorist mentality, its origins and consequences (London: I B Tauris, 1987). … (n.d. [circa 1986] INCLUDE IN APPENDIX. Seekings, J…
PlaceTsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist Region known as: 'the Garden Route'. This region is found in the Southern…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
Two members of the African National Congress, Mr Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and Mr Sivuyile Botwe Qegu were convicted in the Supreme Court in Bisho for terrorism…
EventBritish create the settlement of Sierra Leone, for freed slaves
The colony of Sierra Leone was conceived by British philanthropists and abolitionists as a home for African slaves freed in England. A Temne king sold a strip…
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… one South Africa's most vocal advocates for human rights. Origins of opposition towards homosexuality and history of …
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… when he described how the principle also claimed Emery’s “origins were a ‘horror.’” [viii] The principle from Saint …
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… who ruled until 1879, when he was succeeded by Nyabele. Origins of the name “Ndebele” The name, Ndebele, was probably …
PlaceButterworth, Wild Coast
Butterworth is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast (the former Transkei - a black…
PlaceSchoenstatt Retreat and Conference Centre, Cape Town
Schoenstatt’s Founder was a priest, Father Joseph Kentenich was born in 1885, near Cologne in Germany. In 1912, he was appointed Spiritual Director in the…
PlaceArniston, Cape Agulhas
Lying on the shores of Marcus Bay, just north-east of Cape Agulhas, is the tranquil little fishing village of Arniston, also known as Waenhuiskrans - ‘wagon…
PlaceCenturion, Gauteng
Centurion is an area with 236,580 inhabitants situated between Pretoria and Johannesburg. The area’s proximity to Midrand and Pretoria makes it a popular…
Chapter 1 - Interpreting the Character, Role and Significance of SASO AND SANSCO
… on the analysis of their character. First, regarding the origins of a radical organisation, the comments of Maravall … On the one hand students, because of…
PlaceKamieskroon
… Range in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Its origins lie in the 1860's. It is 7 kilometers North of its …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… production.' They must learn to help themselves, hence the origins of bodies like ' The Native and Coloured Industrial …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the SOWETO Uprising on 16 June 1976 16 June 1994
… learning and teaching in all schools. No matter what the origins of the profound education crisis might be, the fact …
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931 Part Four - The origins and development of Trotskyism in South Africa …
PlaceUbuhlebezwe Municipality (previously Sisonke District Municipality), Highflats
Ubuhlebezwe Municipality is a local Municipality within the Harry Gwala District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. Ubuhlebezwe is an isiZulu word…
PlaceOlive Convention Centre, Durban
The Centre originally opened their doors in 2010. Since inception, the Olive Convention Centre has become a firm favourite in the Conferencing and Events arena…
EventSouth West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo Ya Toivo…
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
Simon van der Stel was born on 14 October 1639 in Mauritius, the son of Adrian van der Stel, a Dutch East India Company (DEIC) official and Maria Lievens, the…
EventWits attains full university status
The University College in Johannesburg attained full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of…