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PlaceOppermansgronde, Free State Province
It all began on 5 July 1825, Frederick Salomon Opperman and his 4 daughters were sold at a slave auction in Graaff-Reinet. His wife and his son were not sold…
PlaceCalvinia
… Hantam, located in the Karoo . (The name Hantam; has its origins with the Khoi people and it is believed that the name …
PlaceSani Pass, KwaZulu Natal
The tight zig-zagging curves of Sani Pass make it, one of the most magnificent Mountain Passes in South Africa! It ascends through the sheer cliffs of the…
PlacePinelands
Pinelands is just 10 km from the city centre. It originally was an unsuccessful attempt at a pine tree plantation called: 'Uitvlugt'. Rows of pine trees were…
PlaceKamiesberg Municipality, Northern Cape
In 2007, an estimated 12,117 people lived in Kamiesberg Municipality. The Kamiesberg Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated within the…
PlaceBronberg Conservancy, Pretoria
The Bronberg Conservancy is located on the South East side of Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is marked by its outstanding landscapes…
PlaceThembuland
It is a natural region in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Its territory is the traditional region of the Thembu people, one of the sub-groups of the…
PlaceGouritsrivier, Near Mossel Bay
It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km south-west of Mossel Bay. The exact origin of the name cannot be stated with certainty. G…
PlaceSt. Andrews College, Grahamstown now Makhanda
St Andrew’s College is a School, situated in Makhanda (Grahamstown), in the heart of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. This independent Anglican boarding…
PlaceOuteniqua Pass-N9
The Outeniqua Pass is a relatively modern Pass, connecting the Coastal Town of George with Oudtshoorn and the Little Karoo. It was first built in 1942 - 1951…
PlaceHelderberg, Somerset West
The district takes its name from the mountain of the same name, which is Afrikaans for: "clear mountain". This is referring to the way in which the western…
PlaceKings Park Stadium, Durban
The Stadium is a Home for Sharks Rugby team. It is also open for external hire through the Stadium's manager. 10am till 4pm, Monday to Friday 10am till 12:30…
PlaceDoring River, Western Cape
The Doring River is situated in the Northwestern Cederberg and has its origin the majestic Hex River Mountains towards the northeast of one of the most fertile…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… power.” He points out that both began from different origins as settlement enclaves. These were to serve Western … passports in hand. Elmessiri had an…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
Gangen George Ponnen was born on 1 June 1913 in the district of Rooikopjes near Durban, in the then Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father Ponnen, born in…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
South African Communist Party Documents. 1923 A Helots’ Bill of Rights First Published: Editorial in The International, June 1, 1923. Transcribed: by…
PlaceOrlando Stadium
This was the site of the first stadium in Soweto, officially opened in 1959. For almost 50 years this was a famous home of soccer, associated with a host of…
PlaceZithulele Hospital, Mqanduli
Zithulele Hospital is a 147 bed government-funded Hospital near Mqanduli, Eastern Cape. The Hospital serves a population of 130,000 people. Originally a…
PlaceLiesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
Liesbeek River is only 9 km long and arises as several streams off the Eastern slopes of Table Mountain above Kirstenbosch, winding through: 'Bishopscourt,…
PlaceEmgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
Emgwenya means: 'Place of the Crocodile'. (Ngwenya, is an Nguni surname, meaning the same thing!) Emgwenya was formally Waterval Boven and can be found at the…
PlaceTsolo, Eastern Cape
(prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign…
PlaceDe Vlugt, Garden Route
De Vlugt is a small Settlement located Halfway through the Prins Albert Pass. It is the only Pass in South Africa, where People live beside the Road and Trade,…
PlaceSaint Helena Bay
St Helena Bay – stretching from Dwarskersbos in the North past Shelley Point Peninsula, to Cape St Martin in the West. It actually comprises a total of 18…
PlaceOranjezicht
Oranjezicht is a charming suburb located in the heart of Cape Town’s City Bowl, offering a unique blend of natural beauty, vibrant culture, and stylish living…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling
… and instability. Historians are by no means agreed on the origins of these changes. However, they are related to …
PlaceKenya
… to the movement to call for an independent Kenya. The origins of the Mau Mau uprising began with a general …
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
South Africa's Constitution is the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It thereby guarantees equality…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
The South African Police Service (SAPS) that we are familiar with today has its origin after the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902. Prior to the war each colony or…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, argued that the Germans was superior to all other races. Hitler became obsessed with 'racial purity' and used the…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
The Transvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC) was formed in Transvaal (now Gauteng) as the youth wing of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) in 1945. Its…