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A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
… known, but rewarding, examples of regional and vernacular architecture. Situated in Port Elizabeth, the Campanile, which is an adaptation of Florentine…
PlaceWindybrow, Pietersen Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Architect. The Project has been entered into: 'the Africa Architecture Awards Competition'. Today Windybrow is an … belongs to the Market Theatre Foundation…
ArchiveVukani zizwe
… Handwritten circular in Xhosa, with English translation, distributed in the Port …
ArchiveCiskei Commission: Report
… of the Interior, Mr Marais, on the 'allocation' of Xhosa speaking people to the Ciskei and the Transkei. …
ArchiveWars of resistance
… of resistance. Covers the Khoikhoi and San resistance, the Xhosa wars against dispossession, the Zulu opposition. …
PlaceAMabele, Eastern Cape Railway Station
… of Stuterheim on route to Kei Road. The name is of Xhosa origin and refers to the AmaBhele clan. …
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… is typical of the glamourous and elegant style of 1920's architecture. Designed by a pupil of Sir Herbert Baker, the …
PlaceNapier
… summer. Napier's Dutch Reformed Church has rather unusual architecture and a teak interior. One of the first buildings …
PlaceFreedom Park
… through compelling stories, performances, exhibits and architecture. The project was officially launched on 1 June …
ArchiveLetter from R H De Wet, Chief Director of the Drakensburg Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Drakensburg area for the Ciskei …
ArchiveLetter from L C Koch, Chief Director of the East Cape Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission, supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Eastern Cape for a Ciskei …
PlaceAmeva River, Eastern Cape
… Xhosa name for the Doorn River, now known as; Indwe! It …
ArchiveLetter from B B Joubert of the Administration Board Eastern Transvaal to the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Eastern Transvaal for the Ciskei …
ArchiveLetter from the Senior Administrative Control Officer, Administration Board for Central Transvaal, to the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Mamelodi, Pretoria for a Ciskei …
ArchiveLetter from the Chief Director of the Western Transvaal Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of Xhosa people residing in the Western Transvaal area, for the …
ArchiveLetter from H A Combrinck, Germiston Area Director of the East Rand Administration Board to the Assistant Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing on the East Rand for the Ciskei …
Letter from S Bourquin, Chief Director of the Port Natal Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Port Natal for a Ciskei Commission …
ArchiveLetter from JG Adendorff, Director of Labour, East Rand Administration Board addressed to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… supplying requested population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the East Rand for a Ciskei …
PlaceBantu Dramatic Society, Johannesburg
… Men’s Social Centre on the 28th of April, 1933 written in Xhosa by a White woman, Oliver Goldsmith. The play was titled … by “uNongqause”, a play based on…
PlaceTranskei
… and Idutywa for the Idutywa Reserve. The alienation of Xhosa ancestral lands began during the 1770's when the Dutch … land wars. In 1811 and 1812 the British…
ArchiveLetter from W P J Schmidt, Chief Director of the Western Cape Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people in the Western Cape, for the Ciskei Commission …
PlaceHole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast
… opening carved through its centre by the waves. The local Xhosa call this place "izi Khaleni", which means "place of … than wind or the surf, that has eroded…
ArchiveLetter from J C Knoetze, Chief Director of the Oranje-Vaal Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Orange-Vaal area for the Ciskei …
ArchiveLetter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Highveld Area for a Ciskei …
ArchiveLetter from the Administration Board for the southern Orange Free State area to the Ciskei Commission
… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Southern Orange Free State for a …
PlaceComrades Marathon- 'House' or Museum
… restored during the 1980’s, racking up two awards for architecture and craftsmanship. The first Black runner to win …
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
… such as in ponds. But it’s the latter form of water conservation that is most focused on. The Zoo is open 7 days …
PlaceEgypt
… threats to stabilized the archaeological structures. The conservation plan, developed in 2024 with the support of …
PlaceAndriesburg, Eastern Cape
… and 20 km South-East of Sterkstroom. It is known by the Xhosa name of 'KwaHelisi', derived from the surname 'Halse', …
PlaceImizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… a Population of roughly 14,000 Residents, who are mainly Xhosa speaking. The Informal Settlement was established in … commenced in 1993. The majority of the…