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Herero Revolt: Von Estorff and Von der Heyde defeat the Ovaherero in the battle of Omatupa and prevent them from escaping in a
Herero Revolt: Von Estorff and Von der Heyde defeat the Ovaherero in the battle of Omatupa and prevent them from escaping in a
Herero Revolt: Von Estorff and Von der Heyde defeat the Ovaherero in the battle of Omatupa and prevent them from escaping in a
BiographyAlfred Toto Metele
Alfred Toto Metele was born to farmworker parents,in the farming area of Qumhra, Eastern Cape. He attended school at Mooiplaas, outside East London, where he…
Interview with Sunny Singh by C de Vos, Durban, 28 May 2002
UNIVERSITY OF DURBAN – WESTVILLE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT "VOICES OF RESISTANCE” INTERVIEWEE SUNNY SINGH INTERVIEWER C DE VOS DATE 28…
ArchiveFull Frame - South African Documentary Photography Vol. 1 No. 1 June 1990
Spotlight on South Africa: News Digest, Vol 7 No 5, March 1969
Summaries of news reports on South Africa. Digest compiled by the ANC.
After Apartheid - Social Identities in the New South Africa Vol. 1
Many South Africans are struggling to come to terms with the new conditions in their country, in a world increasingly finding its way forward through the…
South African veteran journalist and author Doc Bikitsha is born
New Age, Vol. 2, No. 42, Northern Edition, 16 August 1956
PlaceGreenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… Greenmarket Square probably developed early on when the VoC brought vegetables from its adjoining garden to this …
EventThe Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, is completed.
… at the Cape of Good Hope for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The main reason for building the castle was to provide …
BiographyRaymond Ackerman
Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Bell, P. (1999) “Raymond Ackerman” from They Shaped our Century: The Most…
ArticleThe Cape Malay
… Africa remained largely untouched. This changed after the VOC established their presence at the Cape. Dutch settlers at … to produce enough food to meet the…
English Settlement in South Africa
… they had settled in Table Bay in 1620, earlier than the VOC. The British were determined to prevent the Cape from …
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… van Riebeeck on behalf of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Initially, he was authorised to set up a refreshment …
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
*Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South Africa. Early life and education Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born to a…
EventVan Riebeeck lands at the Cape
… had signed a contract with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to oversee the setting up of a refreshment station to …
ArchiveOfficial Organ of the National Liberation Front, Vol 1.No 3, May 1963
ArchiveOfficial Organ of the National Liberation Front,Vol 1.No 2, April 1963
Indian Opinion Vol.51 No.44 and No.45 Nov 1953
Indian Opinion Vol.48 No.44 Nov 1950 Special Diwali Issue
Indian Opinion Vol.55 No.13 and No.14 Apr 1957
Indian Opinion Vol.50 No.40 and No.41 Oct 1952
Indian Opinion Vol.55 No.44 and No.45 Nov 1957
Dave von Hoesslin, SA Springbok rugby scrumhalf, is born in Stellenbosch.
PlaceSignal Hill
… East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) in Dutch). The VOC transferred its Territories and claims to the Batavian …
BiographyMimi Coertse
Mimi Coertse was South Africa's first operatic prima donna."Prima donna", in its true sense, properly indicates the chief female vocalist in an opera company…
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
BATTISS, JUNOD, FRANZ and GROSSERT. 1958. The Art of Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter. BEINART, Julian. Undated. The Popular Art of Africa…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 3 - What is Your Name, Age, and Whose Slave are You? by Rayda Jacobs
… India Company - the Vereenigde Oost-Indisch Compagnie (VOC) - sailed into Table Bay. The young commander, Jan van … of Jan van Riebeeck. Cape Town, Balkema,…