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Biographical Introduction
… In addition, such phenomena as multiple names for the same place and non-standardised spellings added a layer of … far as possible as follows: Name of…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… where the United Party (UP) dominated Johannesburg City Council (JCC) failed for nearly two decades. The NP … to destroy Sophiatown. As with the destruction…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… Mary Fitzgerald Square, the listed starting point in the city for Cosatu's protected national strike. “Sorry guys, the … secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Other…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… the hands of the 'military' party, give them food and a place to sleep. The next morning the party proceeded from … ambush the insurrectionists at Salt River…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… were facing greater resistance from African workers. City of Johannesburg Johannesburg in the early 1890's Image … in 1886. Johannesburg was a rough and…
BiographyAdam Small
… to him, to which he was in attendance. In addition, the City of Cape Town awarded him Civic Honours. He is survived … Stellenbosch, 2012 Hertzog Prize, and…
PlaceState President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
… South Africa. There are two Parks on the West of the City Centre, President Swart Park and the Kings Park. The … and seats 35,000. This is where major…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… seaboard of Africa, south of Delagoa Bay. This took place in January 1823. 1823 23 June, An exploratory party … plan for Durban, and the first public sale of…
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
… green belt - loved by children and a frequent meeting place for the neighbourhood. The Suburb of Rosebank is … green belt - loved by children and a frequent…
PlaceBo-Kaap Museum
… Situated at the foot of Signal Hill, on the fringe of the city centre, and formerly known as the Malay Quarter , the … and currently houses the Bo-Kaap…
SAHO Milestones
… book Imperial Ghetto. Ways of Seeing in a South African City by Omar Badsha . Imperial Ghetto - Ways of Seeing in a … Colour in South Africa Coloured by…
PlaceLinden, Johannesburg
… suburbs of Johannesburg, lying to the North-West of the city centre between Emmarentia and Darrenwood. The leafy … of the year, the grounds a wonderful green…
PlaceNaval Hill
… their natural habitat. Bloemfontein could well be the only City in the World that has a game Reserve in the heart of the City. Contrary to popular belief,…
BiographySonja Schlesin
… the incarceration of 300 satyagrahis. While the march took place, Schlesin remained in Charlestown to take care of the …
PlaceThe Randjeslaagte Beacon, Parktown Johannesburg
… little piece of Land into the very heart of the famous City of Gold. On 3rd August of that Year the Government of … of time the grass and bush of…
PlaceTable Bay
… Cape which includes the Table Bay Area (where the modern City of Cape Town is located) was inhabited by Khoikhoi … by the availability of fresh water and…
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… the only document dealing directly with the origin of the city's name. Some controversy exists concerning the origin of … Doornfontein. Government…
BiographySipho Samuel Hashe
Sipho Samuel Charles Hashe was born in Middledrift, Ngcabasa Village (Eastern Cape) in 1934. He relocated to Port Elizabeth in the 1950s. During this period…
BiographyRuth Naomi Leon
… reality of apartheid and the struggle that was taking place. As she got older, she started to become more aware of …
BiographySibongile Susan Mkhabela
… banning order that restricted her from entering any place of education. As a result, she completed her matric by …
Karen Nieuwoudt
… competition and came 2nd in the category 'play and the city'. I love landscape photography and have gone on … photos onto bags that I have made. I have…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… of ancient Egpyt. Timbuktu Timbuktu is an ancient African city in Mali, founded in the 5th century AD. Timbuktu is home … and 16th centuries. By the…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… in Langa and led numerous deputations to the Cape Town City Council to protest on issues affecting the Langa … government in Cape Town from the townships to…
PlaceTable Mountain, Cape Town
… Bay and named it ' Aguada de Saldanha ', or 'the watering place of Saldanha'. He also climbed Table Mountain , which he … Harbour and it is the most…
Local Government
… voice of the miners, but its last recorded meeting took place on 3 May 1888. Its functions were then assumed by the … 1890, a rudimentary volunteer fire…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… across from the Regina Mundi Church, a well-known meeting place in the anti-apartheid struggle. When Asvat arrived in … did not prevent Asvat from using the…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Photographer. Permission: Baileys History Archives Golden City Post Can Themba was born a Black South African in a … including Themba. Many of his works are…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence regarding the families move to Brandfort
… Dr Biggs is a well-known orthopaedic surgeon in that city and his wife and Mrs. Corigall all familiar names in … did so. 31 March 1983 TO ZINDZI Brandfort…
PlaceWalter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Krugersdorp/Roodepoort
… since the 1800's. The Garden has been voted the best place to get back to nature in Gauteng for 9 years in a row. … Institute. The then Roodepoort and…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… in the Heys family until 1968, when it was bought by the city council of Pretoria (Tshwane) and turned into a museum. … unaltered, although extensive…