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BiographyDenis Theodore Goldberg
… e.V. in Essen in Germany in 1996. He was involved in the early days of Computer Aid International in London and …
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… and New York, attended workshops and conferences on early childhood learning and participated in an … Justice; they did not matter. Elvis was struck down in…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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: …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PlacePort Elizabeth and the City Hall
… rooted in British colonialism and the influx of British settlers in 1820 . Initially established as a military …
EventQueen Victoria issues charter for the formation of the British South Africa Company
… to 1914, but was eventually revoked in 1923 as the White settlers in Southern Rhodesia grew tired of company …
PlaceGraaff-Reinet
… dating back to the Great Trek , between 1835 and the early 1840's. The Great Trek was in rebellion against the … by the 'Boeremense'- (descendants of the…
PlaceLydenburg, Mpumalanga
… and the debilitating heat of lower lying Areas in the early 1800's. Although Lydenburg was healthier, marauding … fought a series of bloody pitched battles…
Bibliographical note and further reading
… A Biography (London, 1958); Pyarelal, Mahatma Gandhi: The Early Phase , vol. 1 (Ahmedabad, 1969), and Mahatma Gandhi: … Town, 1983) adds significantly to our…