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Mission Stations - G-H
… all the corn for the household and the Hottentots, but a great deal for the neighbouring colonists. "The church, with … from which, in winter, the water…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… made contact with indigenous people. In 1806, the British (Great Britain) seized the Cape from the Dutch (Holland). The …
Nelson Mandela Family Tree
… Mandela (1989””Zindzi) Zwelabo Mandela (1992””Zindzi) Great-grandchildren Ziyanda Manaway (2000””Zaziwe) Zipokhazi …
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… take its place in the parade of God's history beside other great human syntheses, Chinese, Egyptian, Jewish, European. …
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… in the Zuurveld region between the Sundays River and the Great Fish River. This, the theory claimed, gave equal right … a long time, with many colonists…
Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth century
… settlement The situation in the Eastern Cape led to a great deal of conflict between the Dutch and British settlers … in 1778 when the Dutch governor of the…
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… huge Sahelian markets. That year France also joined Great Britain in taking financial control of Egypt. From 1879 … made a treaty with its old ally, the…
The French Revolution
… difficult terms. The 'thinkquest' site also boasts a great school-oriented section on the French Revolution. When … July 1789 - Storming of the Bastille Late…
Afrikaner
… The migrant farmers and pioneers who took part in the Great Trek into the interior didn't have any kind of … South African War (Anglo-Boer War). The…
ArticleXhosa
… to one oral tradition, the first person on Earth was a great leader called Xhosa. Another tradition stresses the … allowed to interfere in their domestic…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… of drought and the Mfecane was thoroughly exploited and a great part of South Africa was won for European colonisation …
Glossary: Local History
… from heating limestone. Lush When something is present in great amounts. Marsh A wet area between land and water with …
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… Europe for the first time. The Spread of Islam and the Great Mosques Although Islam had entered the western Sudan as … and to facilitate periodic…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… the Americas range from 9 to 15 million people. Although a great deal of violence accompanied the trade in slaves, the … black Cape residents. In fact, one…
BiographyDr. Neville Edward Alexander
… I still believe that is what religion is all about. Its great positive contribution to society is to teach people to …
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… of the Orange Free State and Lesotho. The Basotho lost a great deal of land to the Boers and Britain finally took over … chief. During the next 20 years,…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… under-privileged colored girls in district six and took great pride in being a part of it. It has been said that Robb … daughters, one son, thirteen…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… crisis of capitalism that happened as a consequence of the Great Depression. From its inception, Roosevelt’s New Deal … serious way. [19] What followed after…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
… banks as well as use Afrikaner insurance companies. [6] Great Trek - This was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists … 338-358. [7] Britannica, T. Editors of…
Bonani Africa 2010 Awards
… work. Working with very little resources and, at times, at great personal costs to produce extraordinary images they …
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… an extraordinary act of bravery that placed their lives in great danger, or who lost their own lives including in trying …
Message by Albert Luthuli, 1 May 1955
… people from all corners of South Africa to attend the great Congress of the People an event we have long awaited. … as it is today. The future of the…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Frelimo Central Committee on the death of Samora Machel, 22 October 1986
… southern Africa into a liberated one of humanity, this great fighter has been killed by the only enemy who stands to … to mankind. He was accompanied to his…
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
… southern Africa into a liberated one of humanity, this great fighter has been killed by the only enemy who stands to … to mankind. He was accompanied to his…
PlaceGrabouw
… and is now a well respected wine region sporting many great wine estates. Grabouw/Elgin is situated close to the … in recent years with the mountain biking…
Document 44 - Letter from Leon Trotsky to T. W. Thibedi, 4 September 1932
… I am transmitting to Comrade Witte. It would be a very great step forward if we could establish an organ in the … language. I suppose that the material…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving and Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University Boston, 18 September 1998
… which included being honoured in this way by one of the great educational institutions of this nation and of the … you to know that we are not unaware of nor…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… mid-1800s and for a short while, had some links with the Great Trek. These two mass migrations played a very important … that replaced the Rozwi, Ngoni,…
ArticleThe Market Photo Workshop
… through their work. The Institution has catapulted many great photographers into the world of art and photography …
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… her seat in Parliament for the PP. Thus began one of the great parliamentary performances of all time. Suzman sat …