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PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… the "Historic Mile" that stetches to St James. In the late 1800’s Muizenberg was the trendiest holiday resort of …
EventThe Directors of the Dutch East India Company propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possible area to settle some Dutch families
… a thriving fishing community soon formed. By the early 1800's they were able to catch fish in sufficient quantity …
PlaceGroot Brakrivier, Mossel Bay Local Municipality
… houses were operated by private contractors during the 1800's). There are beautiful, unspoiled Beaches in the Area, …
PlaceKimberley Airport
… a rich mining heritage in South Africa dating back to the 1800’s. Similarly the aviation industry in Kimberley also has …
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Britain: Secker & Warburg. "Pass Laws in South Africa 1800-1994 | South African History Online". Sahistory.org.za. … http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/pass…
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
… 1700's. A few scattered Houses were built in the early 1800's. Some were used for Church Services, (such as a … a number of Houses were built in the first…
PlaceGraaff-Reinet
… lesser-known historic gems - Die Kruithuis . Built between 1800 and 1830, this small but significant stone structure was …
BiographyDavid Dabede Mabuza
David Dabede Mabuza was born 25 August, 1960 in Brondal, Mpumalanga. He matriculated from Khumbula High School. He obtained a National Teacher’s Certificate…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… Fauna and Flora. The original House was built in February 1800. You are able to see the Remnants of the first English …
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins at Great Zimbabwe, which separate royalty from commoners. Source: www.chico.mweb.co.za …
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa The Mineral…
BiographyKing Dinuzulu
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo succeeded Cetshwayo as king of the Zulu nation in 1884. At the time, Zululand was experiencing a process of national disintegration. After…
BiographyEnoch Mgijima
When government police ordered Mgijima's followers to remove their settlement from crown lands, they resisted and police opened fire, killing approximately 200…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… Bonaparte became Emperor of France. Napoleon Bonaparte, 1800. Image Source The Role Ordinary People and Women in the …
Colonial history of Polokwane
When the Voortrekkers arrived in the region, they set up settlements in various locations. One of the earliest settlements, in 1836, was in the Zoutpansberg,…
PlaceGarden Route, Cape Town
The Garden Route begins about four hours outside Cape Town, and includes one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline, the starting point of which is…
PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
… in 1932. Many Germans and Scots settled here in the later 1800's. This valley was so called after the Assegai River …
BiographyMabel Palmer
Dr Mabel Palmer (nee Mabel Atkinson) was born on 22 May 1876 near Stocksfield in Northumberland, England. Her father, J.B. Atkinson, was a mine inspector, and…
BiographyNadirshah Ardeshir Cama
Nadirshah Ardeshir Cama was born in Bombay in 1870. After passing the Intermediate Examination at the University of Bombay, he worked in the Bombay Port Trust…
BiographyProfessor Emeritus Phillip Tobias
Phillip Valentine Tobias was born on October 14, 1925. He went to St Andrew School and later moved to Durban High School in 1939 where he matriculating in 1942…
BiographyMaggie Resha
Magdaline Resha was born on the 5th of May 1923 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. She was the second daughter of Mr. Oziel Tsekiso and Lidia Mamodise Tsiu, who had…
BiographyVernon Celliers Berrange
Advocate Vernon Celliers Berrangé was born on 25 November 1900 in the Transvaal (now Gauteng). His lived and worked all his life in Johannesburg, having been…
BiographyMagdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha
Magdaline Resha was born on the 5th of May 1923 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. She was the second daughter of Mr. Oziel Tsekiso and Lidia Mamodise Tsiu, who had…
PlaceRehoboth
Rehoboth is a Town in Central Namibia and lies on a high elevated plateau with several hot springs. Khoikhoi name, of Anis, means 'smoke' from the steam seen,…
PlaceSomerset West, Cape Helderberg
Somerset West It is situated in the Hottentots Holland, mountians area, which is right in the heart of the Cape Winelands. Somerset West is situated in the…
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
During the early 1960s, civil society was disempowered and social movements were repressed. Although the capacity for social movements to impose change…
PlaceRwanda
Rwanda is a land-locked Country located in the Eastern part of Africa. People began settling in the area as early as 10.000BCE[i]. After several successive…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
Roodepoort is actually a City of its own, although it has now merged with the Suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, there is barely a discernible line over…
ArticleZulu Family History
Zulu Kings 1781 to 1816 Senzangakhona 1816 to 1828 Shaka 1828 to 1840 Dingane 1840 to 1872 Mpande 1872 to 1879 Cetswayo 1879 to 1916…
African History Books
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