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Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Glossary
From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education homelands ”” those territories reserved for black people and…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin
An Appreciation By Sir Evelyn Baring, High Commissioner For The United Kingdom I first met Abdulla Kajee on the quay at Durban in July 1929, when I stepped…
PlaceIsipingo, Kwa-Zulu Natal
About 20 km South of Durban City Central, lies Isipingo, an Area blessed with a fascinating mix of Cultures and a unique History. This vibrant Town is…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
PlaceAddo Elephant Game Reserve, Port Elizabeth
This Reserve lies East of the Sunday's River and North of Port Elizabeth. In about 1931, about 680 ha. was enclosed to form the Addo Elephant National Park…
PlacePietermaritzburg Botanical Gardens
On 3 March 1874, the Pietermaritzburg Botanical Garden was founded. It was run by the newly formed Pietermaritzburg Botanical Society until 1969, when it was…
PlaceBalfour, near Johannesburg
Whilst Balfour made recent headlines when Jacob Zuma visited the town in the midst of service delivery protests from locals in the Siyathemba township, and his…
PlaceLambert's Bay
Welcome to the seafood hotspot of the West Coast! Lambert’s Bay is known as the Diamond of the West Coast and the crayfish mecca of South Africa. Called this…
PlaceMpofu Nature Reserve
Mpofu is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Mpofu, Xhosa for eland, is so named as the eland like to roam…
PlacePort Shepstone, South Coast of KZN
Port Shepstone is one of the largest Towns of the KwaZulu Natal South Coast in South Africa. Port Shepstone is a popular tourist destination and offers a…
PlaceThulamela, an Archaeological Site
At sites such as Thulamela, in the North of the Kruger National Park. Here traces of ancient traders are still being found which proves Man to have been here…
PlaceSeweweeks Poort, Swartberg
The Seweweeks Poort is probably the most beautiful 18 km stretch of gravel road anywhere in South Africa. With easy gradients, multiple river crossings, mind…
PlaceSimon's Town Museum
Simon’s Town Museum is housed in "The Residency" which was built in 1777 as the Winter Residence for the Dutch East India Company Governor at the Cape. Simon…
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… others. Henry Tobias, The Jewish Bund in Russia from its Origins to 1905 (Stanford, 1972); Koppel Pinson, "A Kramer, … career, see the pioneering work of…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
Overview Balthazar Johannes Vorster (also known as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served…
PlaceBasotho Cultural Village
The Basotho Cultural Village is a chance to experience a way of life that integrates comfort and practicality with a unique aesthetic!An educational programme…
PlaceNhlangakazi, the Holy Mountain of the Shembe
In KwaZulu-Natal, church members start the journey to the top of the holy Mountain Nhlangakazi. 100,000 pilgrims make a three day barefoot walk from the…
PlaceBarnyard Theatre in Cape Town
Having been established 20 years ago, the Barnyard Theatre family is no stranger to hosting some of the best local bands, comedians and performers. From the…
PlaceCape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport opened in 1954, replacing Wingfield Aerodrome, originally named D.F. Malan after the then, South African Prime Minister. With…
PlaceLazanou Wine Farm
Josef Lazarus and Candice Stephanou bought the farm in May 2002 when it was operating as a wholesale indigenous plant nursery. At the time it had just one…
PlaceKwaxolo Cave Adventures, South Coast
KwaXolo Caves is situated just outside Margate, This is a tourist attraction that offers. Hiking into the Caves, Story Telling, Site Viewing. Weddings and…
PlaceQuanza Shipwreck, East London
The Quanza was a four-masted steamship of 942 tons which went ashore at East London, on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 5am. She struck the rocks, just East of the…
PlaceSutherland, Northern Cape
… FOR LINK) Sutherland is not a young Town. In fact, its origins date back to the 1800's and the deep tracks of its …
ArticleSouth Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured
… languages, religions, ethnic roots and geographical origins are still trying to find each other, seeking common …
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
Colonial History of Domestic Work Since slaves were used as domestic servants in the settler colony from the middle to late 18th century, domestic…
PlaceGhwarrie Poort
The Ghwarrie Poort is located on the tarred N9 between the Karoo towns of Uniondale in the south and Willowmore in the north. The Poort is 14 kms long and…
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
The Transvaal, is one of the former Province of South Africa. It occupied the North Eastern part of the Country. The Limpopo River marked its border with…
Ramifications of South Africa’s Dop System by Alexandra Larkin
This article was written by Alexandra Larkin and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract This essay sheds…
The kanga, womanhood and how Zuma's 2006 rape trial changed the meaning of the fabric by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail and Guardian), 10 Aug 2016
During the 2006 rape trial in which President Jacob Zuma was acquitted of rape, there wasn’t much in common in Zuma or Khwezi’s testimonies. But one thing that…
PlaceCameroon
… Verlag. ↵ [xxiv] Mshelia, Ayuba Y. 2014. The Story of the Origins of the Bura/Pabir People of Northeast Nigeria: … Westview Press. | Mshelia, Ayuba Y. 2014…