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PlaceAalwynkop Peak, Mpumalanga
Aalwynkop is a Hill 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The name is of Afrikaans origin and means…
PlacePampierstad
Pampierstad (now Thuso a Sotho or Tswana word meaning Help/Assistance) was established in the former homeland of Bophuthatswana in the late 1960's. It was…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… authoritarian, bureaucratic systems, partly due to their origins in military conquest and the racist ideology of the …
PlaceGauteng Province
The Area of Gauteng Province is small; stretching from Pretoria in the North to Vereeniging in the South. Gauteng in Sotho means: 'for place of gold'…
PlaceBoskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom
… has to play in elucidating the wider questions of human origins and human migrations. … has to play in elucidating the wider questions of human origins and…
PlaceKoringberg
Koringberg, one of many in the areas to have its roots in the church. It was only when the community broke away from the Dutch Reformed Church in neighbouring…
PlaceBarrydale, Cape Overberg
The little Town of Barrydale lies nestled at the foot of the beautiful Langeberge in the heart of the Tradouw Valley, close to where the Northern exit of the…
PlaceSchmidtsdrift
Schmidtsdrift is a Town, in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape Province. (Situated 80 km West of Kimberley). It was originally a Fjord,…
PlaceSouth African Naval Museum, formerly the Navy Mast House and Dutch Store House
… The origins of the Naval Museum date back to 1966, when a naval … The origins of the Naval Museum date back to 1966 when a naval …
PlaceHerold, Route 62
The little Hamlet lies right on the Montagu Pass cradled by some of the most majestic Mountain scenery in the country on the R 62, (Route 62) one of South…
PlaceNoordhoek, Cape Town- Southern Peninsula
There is some mystery about how Noordhoek came by its name! While there is no doubt that it goes back to the time of the earliest white settlers some time…
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
Legend has it that our Breede Valley neighbors would admonish their errant children with "Behave! Or I'll send you to McGregor!" and no one can deny that…
PlaceHaartbeespoort
Hartbeespoort, informally also known as: "Harties", is a small resort town north of Johannesburg in the North West Province of South Africa. Situated on slopes…
PlaceCape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape
The Cape St. Francis Lighthouse, also known as Seal Point Lighthouse, is a beautiful white Building that forms the focal point of Cape St Francis, in the…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
Race and ethnicity have been and still is at the heart of South African history, politics, society and economy since the European colonisation. South Africa…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
How do we find out about the past? For recent events where there was personal involvement, memory can be relied on. To know about events earlier than this,…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 3 - South Africa: Culture and Conflict
… look back to see which of these different accounts of the origins of inequality is more accurate. What happened when …
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture by Pallo Jordan, 15th April 2003, South Africa
… lowest ranking MK recruit. He never lost touch with his origins and his commitment to the poor, to the oppressed, to … nature extremely diverse. Such…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… This crisis was both economic and political in its origins. Some characteristics of the crisis were: Very little … groupings rather than in a single…
Biennale Dak’Art 2018 : Open Call for Submissions - Deadline: 31 Jul 2017
The 13th edition of the Biennale de l’Art Africain Contemporain Dak’Art / Biennial of Contemporary African Art Dak’art will be held May–June 2018 in Dakar,…
PlaceClearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape
In 1801, William Anderson and Cornelius Kramer, of the London Missionary Society, established a Missionary Station, among the Griqua at Leeuwenkuil. The site…
PlaceRorke's Drift, KZN
Rorke's Drift, situated 46 km South East of Dundee, on the Battlefields Route. Is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War. Years later…
PlaceSandton, Johannesburg
Sandton Executive Suites is proud to present modern self-catering apartments in the heart of Sandton City CBD conveniently located within walking distance of…
PlaceSt. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'
This Cathedral is known as:'The Parish of Our Lady, Flight in to Egypt'. The German architect, Carl Otto Hager, was the designer. He also did numerous other…
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming pattern for Cape Slave owners: It may here be observed that the…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Socialism, Culture and Networks. Convenor: Omar Badsha
… Party (SACP), exploring the extent to which the ethnic origins, networks, values, and institutions that informed the … capacities as Jews, this paper found…
PlaceBothasig, Cape Town
The Cape Town Suburb of Bothasig is known for the wonderful Christmas lights displays that residents have been putting up for the last few Years. Decorated…
PlaceSasolburg
Established in 1954, the Town was built by Sasol Ltd. The former South African Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation Ltd. used this Town to house employees at the…
PlaceVredendal, Western Cape
As its name intended, the little town of Vredendal, which borders on the Southern tip of the Namaqualand region, is named after a; ''peaceful settlement', that…