SAHO global search
1,036 records
PlaceGugulethu Township
… Town. The name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for 'Our Pride'. This township was established along … of Cape Town in the Western Cape…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… To the south of him, the maNdlambe, the maNgqika and other Xhosa tribes were being squeezed into an ever-narrowing strip … we shall use for convenience…
EventGrammy Award winner Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg
… in Johannesburg on 4 March 1932 to a Swati mother and a Xhosa father. Her mother was a sangoma and a domestic worker …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VII - “The Missionary Charter”
… hand held the sword more comfortably than the pen. For the Xhosa people, the period of "peace" differed little from that … painted a picture of the "growing…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… the year 1530-1760. In the late 18th and 19th Century the Xhosa and White Settlers arrived. The Bushmen were displaced …
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… to Fort Glamorgan Prison. Known as kwa Nongqongqo in Xhosa, this prison was famous for having held many political …
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… " heathen " social practices, their concerns for local architecture were never hidden too far below the surface. The … to express local missionary policy on…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… in 1700 and its façade, a fine example of neoclassical architecture, dates back to the late 18th century. …
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… against White oppression. After the defeat of the Xhosa by the British in the frontier wars, three significant …
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… of the Western Cape,” he said. The message is clear: conservation is not just about scenic beauty or species … its partners face a difficult balancing act:…
PlaceLovedale Missionary School
… but slept apart along racial lines. Classes were taught in Xhosa and English (there were no Afrikaans teachers). …
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… for freed slaves, as well as the cattle raids by the Xhosa on the Cape Frontier, from which the British government …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VIII - “Christianity and Civilization”
… an act of terrible faith on the part of the Xhosa and Thembu people, increased that labour force by … of his people. They had heard of the sufferings of the…
PlaceiSimangaliso Wetland Park, former Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park
… in 1895, making the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi region the oldest conservation Area in South Africa. The Park was proclaimed …
PlacePosthuys
… by civilian volunteers from the Muizenberg Historical Conservation Society. Admission: Donations Welcome …
PlaceZululand District Municipality
… and the Amatikulu Nature Reserve - in an area dedicated to conservation. The Zululand Birding Route , with over 650 …
PlaceSada
… Sada (Xhosa word meaning “at last”), a Township about 30km North of … not. Though I appreciate the fact they still practice our Xhosa traditions. I maybe…
PlaceQunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood
… Libraries and pre-Schools. The people who deeply rooted in Xhosa Culture , are proud to have Madiba as the reason for … the air is unpolluted and you can…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… in the Cape. Houses are a mix of Cape Dutch and Georgian Architecture . The choice of colour is said to be attributed …
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… vibe, a growing nightlife, with great theatre and the art, architecture and cuisine are much sought after. Kalk Bay is …
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
… The largely German-speaking town has a distinctly Teutonic architecture and cultural atmosphere. In 1880, a German by …
PlaceRiverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
… known as the Buland Darwaza and reminiscent of the Moghul Architecture in India, began in the early 1920’s and was …
PlacePort Elizabeth and the City Hall
… Africa, the name was changed to Gqeberha, embracing its Xhosa heitage and celebrating its iconic river. Port …
EventThe first British Settlers arrive in Algoa Bay
… to strengthen the border against incursions by hostile Xhosa societies. Their first homes, tents given to them by …
PlaceEnon
… Jacob Glen Cuyler, to serve as a buffer between the Xhosa, Tembu and Fingo tribes living outside the Cape Colony …
PlaceMobeni
… Municipality. The spoken languages are: 'Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, …
Address of the President of South Africa and Commander-in-Chief of the SANDF, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Presidential Fleet Review, 5 September 2008, Simonstown
… has taken away one of the bright stars in our Defence architecture, a committed civil servant who made an … its maritime zones, marine resources, marine…
PlaceMiddledrift, Eastern Cape
… It has a population of 2 140 (2011). It has a traditional Xhosa Chief; Chief Sibulele Mhlambiso, Chief of AmaNgqika-Mbo …
PlaceVredehoek
… apartments and dotted displays of functional, urban architecture, packed between Devil’s Peak and Oranjezicht . … apartments and dotted displays of…
EventSS Mendi sinks in the English Channel on the way to France
… are going to die, but that is what you came to do ... I, a Xhosa, say you are my brothers ... Swazis, Pondos, Basotho …