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PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… of a reliable and abundant source of water from local springs. La Trobe (1818) and Steedman (1835) were impressed … Another important development took place…
PlaceWaaihoek Farm
… and farms between Weenen and Colenso in an area called Sun Springs near Nyandu. One couple from Sun Springs said they were issued with eviction notices but…
Local Government
… that it could supply 750,000 gallons per day from its springs in Doornfontein and Berea, by 1893 a large portion of … both Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand…
EventSA author, Nadine Gordimer, is born
… Nobel Prize for Literature, Nadine Gordimer , was born in Springs, Transvaal (now known as Gauteng).One of South …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… rights and ownership of property in the municipal areas of Springs, Krugersdorp, and Norwood and Braamfontein in … strictly enforced after 1 May 1930, even…
PlaceNorthern Cape
… stove (no fires allowed) and refill water from rivers or springs. This is pure, wild South Africa at its most …
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
… tour he had visited in turn Benoni Location, West Springs, Daggasfontein, Nigel, Lago Collieries, Welgedachte, …
EventPenny Heyns, South African swimming star, is born.
… Penelope Heyns, was born on the 8th of November 1974 in Springs, Transvaal. Her parents later moved to the Natal …
Mission Stations - G-H
… This, being the lowest ground, receives the drainings and springs of the whole valley, and is, in some places, of a … suited for the purpose. The soil is a…
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
… Rock and The Tunnel. The trail also takes you to natural Springs and several Waterfalls, and the views are beautiful …
PlaceGoegap Nature Reserve, Springbok
This 7 000 hectare nature reserve, supports 600 different indigenous plant species, 45 mammal species and 94 bird species! This reserve is located 15 km from…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
Mzilikazi (meaning The Great Road), was a Southern African king who founded the Matabele kingdom (Mthwakazi), Matabeleland, in what became Rhodesia and is now…
PlaceBiedow Valley, Western Province
The beautiful, fertile Biedouw Valley that lies hemmed in by the Biedouw Mountains to the North and to the South, by the Tra-Tra Mountains, just 32 kilometers…
PlaceMontagu, Route 62
… town boasts Cape Dutch cottages, oak lined streets and hot springs, which were formalised in 1873. In 1860 the road into … houses, a background of looming…
ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
… Economic: Germiston Railway line bombed Economic: Springs SAP defuses bomb on railway line SAP … Johannesburg damaged by explosion. Railway line near…
PlaceSoebatsfontein, Northern Cape
The name of this small Village ('fountain of pleading') comes from a Spring in the middle of the Village. Legend has it that a man named Hendrik Stievert…
PlaceDurbanville
… a meeting place for local farmers around some; fresh water springs, just beyond the Durbanville Hills. Wine farming …
Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902
… Olifantsfontein; Paardekop; Platrand; Rietfontein West; Springs; Van der Merwe Station; Witkop; Wilgerivier. Free …
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… case of Burundi’s recent electoral violence and the Arab Springs) the desire for strong, accountable and transparent …
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 1: Student Activism
Including Qondiswa James, Mbali Williams, Mihla Hanise, Anya Isabel, Kas and Hunter Hosted by Didintle Ntsie Filmed 5 September 2020 Broadcasted 6…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… Steve Tshwete (1938 - 2002) was born in Springs on 12 November. He spent his childhood in the …
PlaceKokstad
The little town of Kokstad sits on the boundary between KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Cape, nestled in the heart of Griqualand East. Kokstad lies in the shadow…
PlaceVredenburg, West Coast
The Town was established in 1875, initially as a Dutch Reformed Church congregation to serve the surrounding Communities because the closest Church, was in…
ArticleThe following is a list of 43 names of those killed in the stampede at a soccer match at Ellis Park stadium
… Diepsloot, Soweto Johannes Mandla Mthembu, 36, from Palm Springs, Vaal Triangle Johannes Motlasi Letsoara, 35, from …
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… to live as openly lesbian in her home town of KwaThema, Springs, Gauteng. She played as a midfielder for her local Springs Home Sweepers team, as well as for…
PlaceNamaqualand
… of evaporation. So most water supplies are obtained from Springs and Boreholes. As can be expected from this meagre …
PlaceKhorixas, Town in Namibia
The town is home to the region's main hospital despite the capital of the Kunene region now being located in Opuwo. (LINK IN FURTHER READING)Located to the…
PlaceRiemvasmaak
… after being forcibly removed, in the 1970's. There are hot springs and canyons, which provide a sustainable ecotourism … area provide dramatic 80m granite…
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
… of the most violent centres of conflict were Benoni and Springs. In May 1938 arrests for permits in Benoni location … more serious clash took place in…
BiographyNjinga Ana de Sousa
The history of Queen Njinga (or Nzinga) of Ndongo/Matamba is contested. Portuguese colonial historians and missionaries would emphasise her conversion to…