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BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… as toilets. They slept on the floor. They were awoken early in the morning and had their heads shaved off all their …
EventAfrikaans is used for the first time in an international document with the signing of the Convention of Mozambique in Pretoria
… It is a derivative of the Dutch, language spoken by settlers who arrived in the Cape in the 17th century. Modern …
EventDr JT van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician, dies
… White people saw him fall out of favour with the White settlers. Van der Kemp had a rich background in philology …
PlaceTembisa Township, Midrand
… ‘tembisa’ meaning ‘promise’. It came about, when Black Settlers of Johannesburg were being Evicted . When the …
PlaceGreat Fish River, Eastern Cape
… as far South as the Great Fish River by 1500 CE. In the early 19th Century, the lower Great Fish valley formed a battle zone between mostly British Settlers…
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… a trading post at the Cape. For a broad overview of early trading systems, see our Grade 7 Classroom Lesson. … was no trade across the Atlantic Ocean at this…
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… as potentially dangerous by the authorities. The first Settlers bought plots in 1838 and the Town was proclaimed in …
PlaceKwaDukuza
… settlement as a halfway station between the Zulus and the settlers of Port Natal [Durban]. The huge settlement was …
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
… the first free burghers, who became known as the Dutch settlers, were allowed by the DEIC to start farming at the … [6] At this time of the importation of…
UCT Summer School 2020
… American frontier and the discourse of extermination THE EARLY CAPE: PEOPLE, PLACES AND INSIDE STORIES Dr Antonia … project has revealed much about people…
EventRhodes asks Charter for British South Africa Company
… slave trade was to be allowed. By 1890 the BSAC and white settlers had occupied the fertile lands of the Shona …
PlaceVryheid, Northern KwaZulu-Natal
… in 1884, the Town was formed within an Area granted to early Voortrekker settlers, by the Zulu King Dinizulu. After Boers; Local …
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… force as they were the most experienced soldiers among the settlers, although there were some Europeans who served in … however, a few aspects are worth…
EventGerman action in Herero Revolt is condemned in the Reichstag
… their livestock, which was severely limited after German settlers flooded into the area. The Ovaherero chafed under …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… in dire need of rehabilitation. 1990's Waves of informal settlers start setting up homes in Cato Manor as the lure of …
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… and increase re-indenture but reduce the number of Indian settlers The grievances of the Natal Indian Trust Board were: …
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… similar biblical discourse justifying their worldview. Settlers are “Chosen People” with a mission ofcivilising a … by the truce of 1949. 6. THE ZIONIST…
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… as “the half-caste community that was a byproduct of the early contact between black and white.” His father, James … work as, “that small one-man operation…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South Africa. Early life and education Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born … government official, belonged to the…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… of St Augustine’s Church in Orlando West, Soweto and as early as 1982 he wrote to the Prime Minister of Israel … HIV Research Unit based at New Somerset…
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… what you have learned about the homesteads and villages of early farmers, draw a poster of a village scene to show how … framework to present an oral in…
EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
… still recovering fresh wounds from the defeat by British settlers in the South African War 1899-1902. Discussions …
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
… Before the arrival of European Settlers , it was a watering ground for early Khoi Herders . The first encounter between these … Before the arrival of…
PlacePrince Albert
… a rich blend of cultures, including influences from the early Khoisan People , Dutch Settlers , and British Colonialists . This diverse History is … bread on…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East
… Huguenots and much later by the arrival of the British settlers. It was especially the arrival of the French … is slowly increasing and spreading with the…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… Eventually, as the best land became scarce, groups of settlers clashed with one another, and rival Dutch and … with no land to go back to. The skilled miners…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… places and museums, it is relatively easy to see how the early history of South Africa was distorted during the … as the art reflects the ancient religion of…
BiographyDieter 'Felix' Gerhardt
… Upon his return from training in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, he served as the naval liaison officer with the …
BiographyAdam Small
… 1970s and he joined the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) early in the decade. He soon became an important campaigner …
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… first Black ordained Presbyterian clergyman and an early advocate of Black pride and racial equality who was one …