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EventSir Benjamin D’Urban, for whom the city Durban was named, assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
… to contend with the Great Trek and the outbreak of the 6th Xhosa War. Under D'Urban's leadership, the territory between …
PlaceBlaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
… The BBNR has been a concept since the 1980s. In 1996, conservation Area status was conferred on public-owned … for the Reserve was also gazetted. In 2000,…
ArticleAfrican Traditional Religion
… Africans, especially the Nguni groups like the Zulu and Xhosa. Traditional African religion and culture is passed on …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… - 1819 The British are involved in a second conflict wit Xhosa forces for the territory east of the Great Fish River. …
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… rich history that makes for fascinating reading. From the Xhosa groups that were moving into the area to the German … engine. Stutterheim has a rich history;…
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… is very sad. We are very lucky to have that Historical Architecture in that area. It makes a City interesting above …
PlaceLibya
… example of a traditional settlement. Its domestic architecture is characterized by a vertical division of …
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… experienced staunch racism at his performances due to his Xhosa heritage. These compounding experiences eventually … Feza and Moholo. The band name came from…
EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
… African public library in Cape Town. He mediated between Xhosa chiefs and English settlers in Eastern Cape. The …
PlaceWest Coast National Park and Postberg Reserve
… initial purpose of the park Area was to protect the key conservation areas of the Langebaan Lagoon and associated … Langebaan was also included into the Park…
PlaceHluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Reserves
… to the African Big 5. The park is world renown for its conservation efforts and history. The Umfolozi was … used as King Shaka's private hunting grounds…
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… independence to the Transkei , a homeland proposed for Xhosa people under the apartheid policy of separate …
EventWinnie Mandela is banished to Brandfort
… spoke mainly Sotho, Tswana or Afrikaans and hardly any Xhosa, which was Winnie's home language. Winnie took a …
EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
… The ladies remained behind while De Mist met Gaika, a Xhosa chief. After this they travelled to Graaff-Reinet, …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter V - Political role of the mission
… L.M.S. missionaries in breaking down the resistance of the Xhosa chief, Ngqika. The Rhenish mission concentrated on the … appointment of these resident…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt photographie les zones grises sud-africaines by Le Monde, 15 June 2017
… A la frontalité, le solitaire préfère l’oblique. Prenez l’architecture. Chaque bâtiment, chaque édifice public ou …
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… Stoep is raised, a feature not seen normaly in Cape-Dutch Architecture . The Eksteen family liked a good party and …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… A beautiful example of late 19th-century Victorian architecture, with its complex's facades and detail work! The …
PlaceSprings
… an industrial centre. Today, Springs is well known for its architecture: it has the second biggest collection of small …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… especially as associated with African society; (Xhosa and Zulu, literally humanity, goodness) Umkhonto we … Sizwe – the armed wing of the African National…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… The Union of South Africa implemented the Irrigation and Conservation of Water Act, No. 8 of 1912. [3] This law … when allocating water. [6] A year after the…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… and force, or the threat of such. Areas of African (Xhosa) occupation on the eastern frontier however, although … by the cattle-killing of 1856-57. The story…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… to other major African kingdoms in the country, like the Xhosa, the Zulu and the Pedi. The story of the Basotho in the … Africa. He had heard how the British…
PlaceMarcus Island Marine Protected Area
… areas aim to conserve marine life and promote the conservation and effective management of biodiverse marine … https://www.capenature.co.za/care-for-nature…
PlaceBotshabelo Mission Station, near Middleburg
… German Emperor and is unique blend of Western and Sotho Architecture. A Church was built in 1868 using a total of …
ArticleKora
… Currie. Together with 400 mounted Boers and Basters, 100 Xhosa and 200 regulars, Currie was soon able to scatter the …
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… dose is given. The Bitter Aloe The Bitter Aloe (umhlaba in Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho) is used as a traditional medicine. The …
PlaceLamu, Kenya
… by unspoilt picturesque beaches and traditional stone architecture with ornately carved wooden doors as the … of climate change; we are the leaders in…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Mohale Dam, Kingdomof Lesotho, 16 March 2004
… installations. The Maluti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Project is an innovative joint venture that … local communities in the establishment of…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… who Killed to Save about the 1857 Cattle-Killing of the Xhosa. In it, he argues that although it caused great …