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PlaceBaviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape
… Area, like the rest of the Eastern Cape , is a Region free from the threat of malaria . Although mosquitoes may bite one … its rocky Passes and rugged Gorges…
PlaceOranjezicht
… A Historical Overview Oranjezicht’s name originates from the Dutch for “orange view,” and the neighbourhood is … views of the city and Table Mountain. The…
ArchiveThe South African Art Collective That Imagined the End of Apartheid by Keenan Teddy Smith, 27 August 2019
… What was originally a group 15 artists fleeing to exile from the townships grew to boast 50 members from around the world. The exhibition contextualizes the…
Apartheid power in crisis
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of … on 23 January 1989, nearly 1000 detainees, detained from one State of Emergency to another,…
PlaceWalter Sisulu University, Mthatha- Eastern Cape
… as amended. WSU, a comprehensive University, resulted from the merger of the former University of Transkei; Border … SCIENCES AND LAW COURSES. POSTGRADUATE…
EventThe Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser, a bilingual newspaper and the first to publish news and advertisements, is published for the first time.
… freedom of the press, that the newspaper became free from government censorship. This led to a significant growth … colony at the time. The Dutch had just…
EventNigerian Federal troops begin a major offensive in Biafra.
… correctly'. Biafra had declared itself independent from Nigeria on 30 May 1967 which sparked tensions. The root … was eight years into its independence which…
PlaceVredenburg, West Coast
… The Town's original name was "Twisfontein", which from Afrikaans can be translated as "dispute fountain". This … Local Municipality. It is located 12…
PlaceMarcus Island Marine Protected Area
… within the West Coast National Park, fishing is prohibited from shore. Malgas Island is critically important as a … endangered Bank Cormorant - whose numbers…
EventCODESA’s starting date is set
… Delegates from twenty groups agreed, after preparatory talks in … to CODESA. A steering committee, comprising of a delegate from each of the twenty parties,…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… ebullient personality and supreme courage and loyalty come from her absolute confidence in the future.’ [1] Like … life for it. Like her colleagues, Matomela…
PlaceVerlorenvlei
… wetlands on the Cape West Coast. The name is derived from the San name for the river that feeds it; "Quaecoma"- a … atmosphere, has felt the added squeeze…
PlaceHopefield, Heritage Town in the Western Cape
… located 13 km southwest of Hopefield, about 16 km inland from an estuary of Saldanha Bay and 100 m above sea level. In … 20 000 faunal remains and 5 000…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… Town was established in 1865, as a Christian “home away from home”. This was a residence in Cape Town, for young men … operated under the auspices of; the…
Class, Consciousness and Organisation: Conclusion by Kumi Naidoo
… This chapter comes from the book …
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
… She then went on to receive a Master of Arts degree from Natal University, which is now the University of … contributions did not end though as she left the…
PlaceQueenstown, now known as Komani.
… Military Outpost designed to protect the British subjects from attack during the time of the Frontier Wars . The Town … Queenstown is now renamed: Komani…
PlaceUmdoni Municipality
… 40km . The town of Scottburgh is approximately 50km from the city of Durban and 65km from Port Shepstone. The main economic sectors is: ' … Crested Turaco …
PlaceMariannhill, Pinetown
… a delicious lunch in their Tea Garden. The menu ranges from light snacks to heartier fare - sit in the shaded Garden … as rays of sun pierce stained glass…
EventVan Zyl Slabbert is elected as the leader of the PFP
… the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). He took over from Colin Wells Eglin, who was elected the party's National … known as Polokwane). Van Zyl Slabbert…
PlaceIziko South African Maritime Centre
… Bay harbour, which was created by prisoners and warders from Breakwater Prison in 1885. There are also photographs … 20 000 photographs with 9 200 of them…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… on to reach the summit of Everest again in 1999, this time from the Northern side. This made her the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from…
ArchiveThabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa: The people who killed Eskom over 25 years by Ferreira, Harper and Saba (Mail and Guardain), 20 January 2023
… per capita GDP growth has improved, growing 1.6% a year from 1994 to 2000 and by 2.2% between 2000-09 compared to the … former ANC policy head, was minister…
PlaceNhlangakazi, the Holy Mountain of the Shembe
… 100,000 pilgrims make a three day barefoot walk from the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or … character and at his baptism in 1906 he changed…
PlaceHumansdorp
… Humansdorp has grown from a small Town in 1849, with the purpose of serving mainly … km West of Port Elizabeth , 3 km off the N2 highway, 16 km from Jeffreys…
PlacePrimville, Soweto- Johannesburg
… committee chaired by Mr FE Mentz responded to complaints from White residents in surrounding Areas and recommended … the request was rejected. The Council…
PlaceKgalagadi Transfrontier Park
… experience summer rains, while mean annual rainfall varies from 120 mm in the southwest to 350 mm in the northeastern … with specific locales witnessing…
PlacePofadder, Northern Cape
… and very scenic countryside. Here locals make their money from sheep or goats farming, and there seems little more to … you to visit the town than its…
PlaceOyster Bay
… timers are welcome. 4 hiking trails are available ranging from 3 – 7.5 km each. A guided bird, wetland and fynbos walk … been taken over by new management…
PlaceVredehoek
… to the area’s past and present. Vredehoek sprawls down from Table Mountain , a unique arrangement of art-deco … designed ' Disa Towers ' that survey the…