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PlaceGhwarrie Poort
… The Poort is 14 kms long and falls 286 meters starting from a summit height of 1024m. The road is in excellent … passes include: the Fetcani Pass , which…
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
… by invasions of the Ndebele and other Bantu tribes fleeing from the warring, Zulu . Another migration was that of … of the Cape Colony with the aim of…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… concluded and the sentences were determined. In fact, from the onset of apartheid to the height of its violence, … held political prisoners who had been…
PlaceDal Josafat, Paarl
… an interesting and varied selection of Buildings dating from the 18th Century. This beautiful Area along the road from Paarl to Wellington was settled for…
Book launch: Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim
… attacks against the apartheid state in the 1980s. From the spectacular 1980 Sasol bombings to the 1988 attack … operations, challenges and achievements. Also…
PlaceTiskiwin Museum, Marrakech- Morocco
… different regions, recreating the former caravan route from Marrakech to Timbuktu. Each exhibit is generously filled … populations of the Saharan Diaspora,…
PlaceRMS Athens, a Shipwreck between Moullie Point and Green Point
… man-made sticking out of the ocean, less than 100 metres from shore. This artefact is the iron engine block of the … to dive the wreck; indeed, owing to its…
PlacePrestwich Memorial and Garden
… These were decided to be unmarked graves of slaves, dating from the 17th and 18th Century. Archaeologists from the University of Cape Town were called in, as…
PlaceMolweni, Kwa Zulu Natal
… in Molweni experienced significant positive gains from recent state investment in micro-infrastructure in the … Centre were noted as playing a critical role…
PlaceThathe Vondo Holy Forest, Limpopo
… impenetrable on foot. The forest is also impenetrable from a cultural point of view; ordinary Venda people are not … place that is steeped in Venda mythology…
PlaceEdward Hotel, Durban
… Hotel on Durban North Beach, provides a great base from which to explore the many beautiful and exciting parts … Centre. The Hotel is also one about five…
PlaceOlifants River Valley Region, Western Cape
… km North West of Cape Town , and consists of the Mountains from which the Area takes its name, the wilderness it hides, … growing industry in South Africa. …
PlaceBuffalo Bay Beach, Goukamma Nature Reserve
… in the Goukamma Nature Reserve just a few kilometers drive from Knysna. The beach is part of a 14 km stretch of sand … waters and sunbathing on the beach. If…
PlaceKakamas, Northern Cape
… on their drivers. To others, the town’s name originates from the Khoi word, “gagamas” (brown), referring to the red … canals and tunnels. Despite the…
EventGhana’s Black Stars, the only African team standing in the Quarter Finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in SA, are defeated by Uruguay
… minute penalty miss costs Black Stars final four place,’from Goal.com, [online] Available at www.goal.com[Accessed: 2 … "Africa's Brazil," Ghana, out to make…
EventAfrican Mineworkers' strike starts
… were subsequently convicted and given sentences ranging from R30 (or three months) to R100 (or six months). The … movement; almost immediately it shifted…
PlaceuMgungundlovu, Dingane's Royal Kraal
… assassinating Shaka, his half-brother. Its name is derived from the Zulu phrase "ungungu we ndlovu", which means: 'the … and the controversial land treaty…
EventBlack Wednesday, the banning of 19 Black Consciousness Movement Organisations
… to the regime. The media gag was to stop journalists from trying to expose the regime, and so the day was deemed … freedom and the extent to which media…
PlaceStrand, Cape Province
… Macassar and Gordons Bay and just 40 minutes’ drive from Cape Town, Strand is a town in its own right and a … Els as well as diving trips, and if you need to…
PlaceMendi Memorial, Eastern Cape
… 600 South Africans died onboard. Many of these men were from Pondoland, in the Eastern Cape, and the Royal Family of … 5th Battalion, South African Native…
The British Government, The Trade Union Congress, and Black South African Trade Unionism, 1973 to 1994 by Dan Feather
… supplying educational literature, and by offering advice from experts in trade union activities. This paper will … have been unwilling to take financial…
PlaceUlundi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, (also known as Mahlabathini)
… and eventual independence. ) The Capital was moved from Nongoma to Ulundi in 1980. This 'homeland' policy was … Ulundi now lies in KwaZulu-Natal Province (of…
PlaceValley of a Thousand Hills
… of unrivalled natural beauty. The Umgeni flows all the way from the Drakensberg, to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. … It has an excellent infrastructure…
PlaceSecunda
… producing synthetic fuels, diesel, and chemicals from coal, making South Africa less reliant on imported oil. … and associated air quality issues, but also…
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… . This sandstone gem showcases an impressive collection, from vintage photos chronicling the Town of Matatiele, with its transformation from antique…
PlaceSt-Albans College, Pretoria
… in 1963 on the Struben Farm . It started with 37 boys from Form 1 and 2, including 22 boarders, and eight teachers. … we continue to attract amazing families…
PlaceFish River Canyon
… Park . Entrance to the Park is situated 10 kilometres from the well-known view point- Hell`s Bend, at the Hobas … South Africa. At Seeheim is a Hotel , in…
PlaceAl-Azhar Mosque, Cape Town
… enabled the government to forcibly remove 60 000 residents from District Six, which was labelled a 'whites-only' Area. … a cosmopolitan area where a complete…
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… years in London, he recounts being interviewed by a “man from the newspapers” (Matshikiza 1961a, 38) about his role as … to court, cut their heads off for a…
PlaceBlinkwater
… or unstable, providing efficient water delivery from a wind speed of just 3m/s! The 'Kestrel' water pumping … Cape means it is surrounded by Landscapes that…