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ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
This Order is to be awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. Organisation …
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
Landing page contentThis topic provides a brief introductory overview of the settlements in the Limpopo Valley before Mapungubwe, and a brief concluding…
ArticleThe Johanna
The Johanna, or Joanna, was a British East Indiaman vessel sailing from Kent, England, to Surat, India, under the command of Captain Robert Brown. She embarked…
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
This spectacular sandstone Mountain is a backdrop for the town of Zastron, in the South-Eastern Free State Province of South Africa. At 2207 m (approx. 7240…
PlaceKranskop, KZN
… Ashburton, Wartburg, Claridge and Dalton. From Battlefield sites of the Anglo-Boer War to historical churches, outdoor wilderness, waterfalls and birding…
Doing Oral History
Edited by Dr Johan Wassermann (2002) This publication is a product of an Oral History workshop organised by the Department of Education and the facilitator…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… the school curriculum. For more detail, and for research sites for your Continuous Assessment Tasks, you should refer …
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
Before the arrival of European Settlers, it was a watering ground for early Khoi Herders. The first encounter between these herders and Europeans was with the…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… who had been executed were buried in pauper’s graves or on sites where protests were unlikely to erupt. In October 2010, …
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… at the time sought the relocation of these facilities to sites further out of town, making the whole area available … A recent search identifying Soweto’s…
PlaceMweni Valley, Drakensberg
… rock art custodian can guide those interested in rock art sites in the Area. …
EventThe Reburial of Mapungubwe Human Remains
The reburial of the human skeletal remains at Mapungubwe an Iron Age archaeological site located in Limpopo Province, was preceded by a handover and cleansing…
Insurrections I,II and III: Music as Ancient as the Future by Samuel Hove
Rumours had it that the Insurrections Ensemble was working on a piece loosely based on Aime Cesaire’s version of the Tempest for 2015. It has been hard to say…
BiographyJulius Sello Malema
Early years and Political involvement Julius Sello Malema was born on 3 March 1981, in Seshego, Limpopo, and raised by a single mother who worked as a…
PlaceKhorixas, Town in Namibia
The town is home to the region's main hospital despite the capital of the Kunene region now being located in Opuwo. (LINK IN FURTHER READING)Located to the…
ArticlePAC’s African Women’s Organisation
The aim of the African Women's Organisation is to rally African women under the banner of African Nationalism and to educate women socially, politically, and…
The Gambia: 50 years of independence, 20 years of terror by Fatou Diagne (Pambazuka News), 17 March 2015
… media. The internet is under watch and foreign based news sites critical of the regime are blocked. Only a few curious … media. The internet is under watch…
PlaceNelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
… as a catalyst for development. The NMM operates in two sites; the Bhunga Building in Mthatha and the Nelson Mandela … narrates the humble beginnings of:…
Address by President Mandela on Heritage Day Robben Island, 24 September 1997
… our nation's heritage, through new monuments and heritage sites. This will ensure that we have national monuments that …
Buy the Insurrection Ensemble's music
EXPERIENCE a unique sound! Buy a CD by the Insurrections Ensembles, a collection of poetry-music collaborations between Indian and South African artists. It…
Bonani Africa 2010 Photographic Festival Conference
Please forward this page to other photographers by using the send to a friend tab The Bonani Africa 2010 Festival of photography presented a three day…
PlaceWagendrift Nature Reserve and Dam, Escourt
Wagendrift Dam and Moor Park Nature Reserve is situated just off the N3 highway, near Estcourt. The Reserve is roughly 980 square Kilometers, in extent and…
PlaceNtabankulu Municipality
The Portuguese arrived in the area in 1488, followed by the British in the 1820's. The region was the site of frequent wars and skirmishes between the Khoisan,…
PlaceBorakalalo National Park, North of Brits
… and there are a number of attractive picnic and braai sites for the use of day visitors. The climate is generally …
PlaceNigel, an East Rand Mining Town
… the Highveld Town is at an altitude of 1,585 m. RAMSAR Sites are Wetlands of International importance, that have … known as the East Rand, South East of…
Articlehoz tab example
… to research the history of towns and key historic sites in the country and welcome the input of local … Palaeontology, Meteorites, Heritage Objects and…
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
Completed on 4 September 1897 by the Krupps firm, Von Dewitz and Weiner, the fort cost £49 000 and had the same type of entrance as Fort Schanskop. Ramparts…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… conflicted with management and the contractors who ran the sites, and very little progress towards change was seen. The …
PlaceUmdoni Municipality
… waves. The diving has been Rated amongst the top 10 dive sites in the world. Aliwal Shoal is a sandstone reef, five …
PlaceBonteheuwel
Bonteheuwel is a coloured Township situated North of Cape Town. It was created in the 1960's as a "Dumping Site" for coloured people, who had been forced to…