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PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
… lies at the foot of the Riviersonderend Mountains, 20 km from Robertson, on a good tarred road. A dirt road does … poster apparently, claimed that the Main…
PlaceSedgefield
… that separates the temperate region of the Garden Route from its drier inland counterpart, the Little Karoo . Many … in these massive projects . Thomas…
PlaceRenosterfontein, Limpopo
… (Polokwane) is approximately 174 km / 108 mi away from Renosterfontein (as the crow flies). The distance from Rhenosterfontein to South Africa's capital,…
PlaceKamieskroon
… in 1924, to rebuild it at Kamieskroon. Kamies might derive from the Nama word ‘kam’, meaning two - referring to the twin … 330m peak crowned with a huge,…
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa's withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
… government and calling for South Africa's withdrawal from the ILO, by 163 votes to nil, with 29 abstentions. The … Work for all. References: Anon, (n.d.), …
PlaceThesen Island
… It was to this island that much of the timber harvested from the Knysna Forest came and it was shipped off again to … 1869, Arndt Leonard Thesen, a prominent…
PlaceTownship Tours of Cape Town
… Cape Town is a particularly cosmopolitan city, with people from all walks of life brushing shoulders every day. There … in Cape Town can offer you deeper…
Trade unions and Popular Resistance in the 1980s and New Alliances and the Different Unions Traditions by Kaizer Thibedi
… independent socialist; CCAWUSA. It is hypothesized that from time to time there is seismic epoch-like moments similar to the 1973 Durban strikes, that…
PlaceKnysna Lagoon, Garden Route- Western Province
… they named the Area around the Lagoon: " the Outeniquas ". From out at sea the Portuguese noticed large columns of smoke emanating from the Forests that…
PlaceRiemvasmaak
… were the straps left lying on the rocks. The name stems from this Afrikaans phrase! The village has a 75,000-hectare … the entire community of 1 500 people…
PlaceCarletonville
… by displaced 'Kwena people' who had fled southwards, away from Mzilikazi . This cavern, was occupied between 1827 and … locates causality for this strife…
PlaceArniston, Cape Agulhas
… to house their oxen and wagons. The name ‘Arniston’ comes from one of the numerous ship wrecks on the area’s jagged … the ship, already laden with wounded…
PlaceUbuhlebezwe Municipality (previously Sisonke District Municipality), Highflats
… meaning: "the beauty of the land". The name is derived from Alan Paton's novel:' Cry, The Beloved Country'. … Mission Station, built in the 1890's had the…
PlaceLeipoldtville, West Coast
… town, ideally situated to use as a base or stay over from where to explore the surrounding West Coast towns. … Leipoldtville is a suburb of Graafwater and…
EventJohn Ndevasia Muafangejo is born
… He studied art at the College of Art in Rorke’s Drift from 1967 to 1969. After completing his studies he began … for his graphics than his paintings. His…
EventCardoso's murderers convicted in Mozambique
… Santos Junior, popularly known as Anibalzinho, who escaped from pre-trial detention, was tracked down in South Africa … the disappearance of US$14 million in…
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
… Visit to South Africa Catherine Hurley Catherine Hurley is from Pembroke, Massachusetts. She is a senior at Bridgewater …
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
… to settle the City workers and employment seekers away from the City of, Pietermaritzburg . In 1964 the Department … shoppers can indulge in a variety of…
PlaceWest Coast National Park, Saldanha Bay
… that it offers. The lagoon is only a few kilometers from the powerful ebb and flow of the Atlantic Ocean , which … every spring, and the wildlife that calls…
PlaceRooi-Els, Western Cape
… of streets that are set closer to the shore. Homes vary from little seaside cottages to the more ostentatious … is a beautiful beach to walk on, swim in and…
PlaceWhite River, Mpumalanga
… to the Kruger National Park renders it a great base from which to explore the Park and other undiscovered gems in … Anglican Church, visiting the Mission End…
PlaceSt. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'
… on the inside and an oak screen separating the nave from the entrance porch. Donations for the Building project came from many sources, with large sums given…
ArchiveJonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture by Gwen Ansell
… player, producer and composer. Yet he chose to step away from mainstream success for ten years, leading the Amandla … There was music in the family, lessons…
PlaceLamu, Kenya
… of Kenya in the Indian Ocean approximately, 150 miles from Mombasa . Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved … carved wooden doors as the gateways to…
PlaceCrocodile River Bridges
… Century. This bridge across the Crocodile River is visible from the rest camp, once formed part of the Selati railway … way through the Park to Skukuza. This…
PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
… of what is now South Africa in order to free themselves from British rule in the Cape Colony . Mkhondo (Piet … is that the Assegai River is a misnomer that…
ADDRESS AT A DINNER HOSTED BY THE FEDERATION OF INDIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE (FICCI), CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRIES (CII), AND JOINT BUSINESS COUNCILS (JBC) Delhi, 26 January 1995
… of human rights. This requires that democracy be extended from the national level to democratically elected local …
EventMandela confirms Kerzner's contribution to the ANC
… within the ANC. Holomisa demanded a public apology from the ANC, but a bitter and clearly agitated Mandela … the ANC's Disciplinary Committee ousted Holomisa…
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission's finding
… a decoy beacon as was alleged. Machel was on his way back from an international meeting in Malawi in the presidential … Political History: a chronology of…