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ArchiveCelebrating 200 years of the South African Astronomical Observatory by Karel van der Vyver (Daily Maverick), 16 October 2020
… of the SAAO as a National Heritage Site; due to Covid-19 the celebrations will be held virtually, starting in the …
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… or run the risk of closing off communication channels. 19 October - UP Vice-Principal meets with SRC to continue … and disruption of academic activities at…
A short history of the oldest graves in Plettenberg Bay by Patricia Storrar (The Heritage Portal), 12 September 2016
In the following article Patricia Storrar provides a brief history of the Harker graves in Plettenberg Bay. The piece was published in the 1977 edition of…
PlaceAlexander Bay, Namaqualand
Alexander Bay is way up the West Coast of the Northern Cape in South Africa. Virtually on the Border with Namibia, in a Region known simply as: 'Little…
PlaceHistorical core of Wynberg Village
The old village of Wynberg was developed during the mid-19th Century when it became the preferred place of retirement for British civil servants returning from…
PlaceBerg River
… caught the attention of the South African public, as only 19 paddlers made it to the finish. …
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
Mafikeng is the provincial capital of North West since 1994 and lies on the border with Botswana, it's about 260 kilometers West of Johannesburg. It was…
PlaceBarton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
This imposing Victorian dwelling was erected in 1888 by EF Bourke, who later became the first mayor of Pretoria. It is one of the last remaining examples of…
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
The caves are situated about 11km from Krugersdorp, on the Farm- 'Swartkrans'. They are believed to have been discovered in about 1896 or 1897, and were opened…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
… in the Indian resolution, though carried by a 31 votes to 19 majority, lacks the force of a binding decision, owing to …
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
These days a trip to Robben Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a must-do on the itinerary of any tourist to Cape Town. Forget palm trees and sun-kissed…
PlaceGhana
Before March 1957 Ghana was called the Gold Coast. The Portuguese who came to Ghana in the 15th century found so much gold between the rivers Ankobra and the…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - What is industrialisation? by Emilia Potenza
From the book: All That Glitters by Emilia PotenzaDuring the course of the last century, industrialisation has affected the lives of everybody living in…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… African perspective the sensation of these Games was the 19 year old Natalian Reg Walker. He was the number two South … Russel won the bronze medal. Marjorie…
PlaceTransvaal Province
The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed from 1910 to 1994. It's now part of the…
PlacePhalaborwa, Limpopo Province
… eruptions left an astounding geological feature measuring 19 spare kilometres, filled with phosphates, copper iconium, …
PlaceTsolwana Game Reserve, Eastern Cape
Nestled against the Northern slopes of the Winterberg Mountain range at the edge of the Karoo, Tsolwana Game Reserve lies between Cradock and Queenstown, near…
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which…
ArchiveOmar Badsha: Recording the roles of the ordinary by Niren Tolsi (Mail and Guardian), 17 September 2020
… gaping generational divide, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with its accompanying sense of history being … cut back on funding. Some money has been…
PlaceKoringberg
Koringberg, one of many in the areas to have its roots in the church. It was only when the community broke away from the Dutch Reformed Church in neighbouring…
EventTreasures are discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun
… regard. The cause of Tutankhamun's death at the age of 19, is still unknown and there has been much speculation …
PlaceSahara Desert, in North Africa.
The World’s largest Desert – The Sahara – is comparatively well represented on the World Heritage Sites with four extensive sites featuring: Spectacular eroded…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
… of Declaration of Rights of Man, 1789, 1789, (Uploaded 13 05 2013), (Accessed 25 May 2020), available at: …
The Great Trek Was Not Over Abolition by Ron (Republican Trekker Volk), 30 October 2008
Certain historians have erroneously asserted the the Great Trek was motivated over the issue of the abolition of slavery but the fact of the matter is that…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Bibliography
… New York, Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1994, p.82. 19. Sampie Terreblanche, The History of Inequality in South …
PlaceConstantia
The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- Paul Mashatile, in Constantia. (Link in Further Reading.)The Former estate in the magisterial…
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
… nine UDF leaders were arrested. Shortly after this on the 19 February 1985 Albertina was arrested along with other UDF …
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… before returning to Bergville. In 1886, at the age of 19, Mzuzephi once again set out for work in Harrismith where … go out with them and see how they…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 2: The Transatlantic slave trade
… a bounty on her head, she returned to the South at least 19 times to lead her family and hundreds of other slaves to …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in … Manor. It will only be taken away over our dead bodies…