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PlaceKnysna Forest
… from indigenous use to colonial exploitation and modern conservation. Indigenous people who lived here in prehistoric … indigenous stewardship to colonial…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… cinema, to the visual configuration of physical reality in architecture and city planning, to the visual arts such as …
Adapted from De Rietfonteyn: Founding of Grahamstown By Elron Kleinhans
… today. The town was founded for the purpose of keeping the Xhosa’s out of the Cape Colony beyond the Fish River. It … the Fish River, and serve as a human…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… as desertification, water management and trans-frontier conservation. Other initiatives focus on tourism, capital … the planet, cross-border migration, a…
PlaceOviston Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape
… The primary purpose of the Oviston Nature Reserve is the Conservation of the Communities broadly representative, of the Nama Karoo Ecotype . This…
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…
PlaceOld Biscuit Mill, Woodstock- Cape Town
… as a Mill. It wasn’t a particularly attractive piece of architecture, which made the development quite a bold …
PlaceCairo, Capital City of Egypt
… when approaching the city. With its Ottoman-influenced architecture, the mosque resembles the Blue Mosque of …
PlaceStellenbosch, Western Cape
… surviving examples of Cape Dutch, Georgian and Victorian Architecture in the Cape. 'Dorp'-(Afrikaans meaning town) … built in 1852 and is an example of the…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… 04/13/news/africa/) Nongqawuse Nongqawuse was a young Xhosa girl in the 19th century. She told her elders that … cattle, the White people would disappear in…
PlaceVlakplaas, Pretoria
Vlakplaas is a Farm about 20-kilometres West of Pretoria. Established in 1979, a 100-hectare Farm nestled in the Hills outside Pretoria, on the Hennops River…
PlaceLuthuli House Museum, KwaDukuza
The mission of this Museum is to conserve, uphold, promote and propagate the life, values, philosophies and legacy of the late Chief Albert Luthuli in the…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… and Swazi people and the Northern Nguni comprises of Xhosa, Bomvana, Mpondo and Thembu people. [i] Zulu Stick …
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
… Union of Black Artists), FUNDA (means ‘Learn’ in Xhosa), and the Alexandra Arts Centre. Location: …
PlaceJohannesburg Art Gallery
… South Africa to work as a clerk in the diamond fields. Architecture and Design The building was designed with a …
PlaceMjejane Game Reserve
… development, the natural resource was secured for conservation and has been successfully maintained and …
PlaceWild Coast
… and the roads to the Coast lead the Visitor through the Xhosa Heartland, a stunning Landscape of rolling green Hills …
PlaceFernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon
… pence. Last year more than R 100 000 was raised towards conservation and Eco-education at the Hermanus Flower … Fernkloof into a lovely garden – we knew…
PlaceTownship Tours of Cape Town
… lost their lives during the struggle. Langa means “sun” in Xhosa but it was named after: ' Langalibalele '. He was a …
PlaceRiemvasmaak
… removed from this 70 000 hectares of land. Those with Xhosa surnames were sent to the Transkei in Eastern Cape ; …
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… there was increased interest in soil preservation and conservation and betterment schemes were reintroduced in most …
PlaceBlue Crane Municipality, Sarah Baartman District- Eastern Cape
… National Park and other significant areas of; Nature Conservation. …
PlaceBritz, Bonjala Region-North West
… from Brits. The De Wildt Cheetah Centre, which is a major Conservation effort, was established in 1971 with the aim of …
PlaceWinterberg Mountains, Amatola
Winterberg lies virtually in the shadow of the Winterberg Mountains that include some of the highest peaks in the province, roughly 20 kilometres from…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… (CWA) - a job creation program. In addition, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided thousands of men with jobs at national parks, public lands and…
PlaceMpofu Nature Reserve
… in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Mpofu, Xhosa for eland, is so named as the eland like to roam close! … in the Eastern Cape province of South…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… child born of Abraham and Elizabeth Xuma, an aristocratic Xhosa family living in Manzana Village in the Engcobo … congratulating him. March: Xuma unveils a…
PlaceYzerfontein
Yzerfontein is considered the: ‘Pearl‘, of the West Coast. Yzerfontein, a hidden gem which is only, a pleasant one hour drive from the metropole of Cape Town,…
PlaceBorakalalo National Park, North of Brits
Borakalalo is situated 60 km North of Brits. It consists of 13 000 ha of woodland and open Bushveld – in a remote and peaceful area of unusual beauty and…
PlaceWorld of Birds, Hout Bay
… the spectacular Chapman's Peak Drive. They try to support conservation on a global scale by propagating rare birds and …