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… He was an important physician at the time, and contributed to research in the field of parasitology, and the founder of … Manson's theories about the mosquito and its contribution to the spread of disease were significant. Under observation, … for the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, also lead to the conclusion that mosquitoes are in fact the carriers …

… Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). He later moved with his family to the Dundee area, near Rorke's Drift, where he attended the … attended Maphumulo Junior Secondary School, but returned to Rorke's Drift in Standard 7 (Grade 9) to complete his education, and remained there for the next …

… as the first of a series of community newspapers designed to give a voice to the 'voiceless' and oppressed peoples of South Africa. … were printed although in subsequent years circulation grew to between fifteen and twenty thousand. Grassroots was made …

… Colony and following his death Percy Fitzpatrick travelled to the Eastern Transvaal, where he worked as a journalist to support his mother and sister. Fitzpatrick became the … acted as the head of the Reform Committee which attempted to overthrow the Paul Kruger government in the …

… products from overseas or take them from South Africa to other Countries.  Red Cap Energy is set to roll out three wind Farms with a combined capacity of … in Kouga in the Eastern Cape in March 2024 and is expected to enter operation in 2025 after more than a decade of …

… upon it. During WWII Italian prisoners of war were used to build Improvements on the estate. One of which, a … illustration. The windmill was functional and was used to pump water into irrigation furrows so that all the chicken … required a source of Power. What could be more appropriate to a native of Holland, than a Dutch Windmill. The Italians …

… While the greatest part of the papers relates to Herman Eugene Schoch (1862- 1947), Surveyor General of the Transvaal, there are manuscripts pertaining to his father Wilhelm August Schoch, a Swiss immigrant to South Africa. and the author of a book entitled 34 Jahre …

… over the origin of the Town’s name. Some attribute it to the Portuguese wreckage of the Sao Joao said to have run aground near the mouth of the Umzimvubu River in … the profile of John the Baptist, carved in Cliffs close to the River. The River Mouth was known for a while as …

… the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek instructed a Commission, to select a suitable Site for a Town, on the newly-discovered … of the new Township and the tender of Jos. E. de Villiers to Survey the erven was accepted. On 4th October, 1886, … a public diggings and on the following day Rissik wrote to D Villiers that ‘the government has thought fit to accept …

… The Act was to amend the Immorality Act, 1927, so as to prohibit illicit carnal intercourse between Europeans and non-Europeans, and to provide for matters incidental thereto …

… the granting of Casino licenses , establishing an agency to do this called the Gambling Board. The bid documents … Reef City ), put in a bid that included the commitment to building a Museum. Their bid was successful and the Gold … separate from Gold Reef City, which has leased the museum to the Section 21 company for the duration of the casino …

… Square. However, not long afterwards they were obliged to look for an alternative venue, presumably because the … the newly-built church hall on the 4th September 1898. Due to the congregation's dire financial situation, the dream of a real church was to remain just that for the time being. Instead, a suitable …

… Region,  9 January 2015 © the artist Margaret returned to Namibia, the country of her birth and upbringing, in 2008 to live in Swakopmund on the edge of the Namib desert. … of cardboard boxes from an illegal dump on the outskirts to the DRC. Swakopmund , 4 March 2014 © the artist The …

… This was clear in his visionary, successful attempts to transform the University of the Western Cape (UWC) from an … more than it sometimes loved him", it is difficult not to disassociate the statement from our current failures – … policy shifts in Cabinet. He could be circumspect to the point of aloofness sometimes. It is a character trait …

… The mill was erected in 1840 and continued to function as such until after the turn of the 20th century … were removed and the remaining structure was converted to a horse mill. It is one of only two tower mills erected in … Pampoenkraal. In 1801, the great-grandson of the first Uys to land in the Cape in about 1700, Jacobus Uys, and his …

… owned the estate between 1777 and 1782. Boers was reputed to have been a corrupt official who gained much of his wealth through extortion, and used government funds to develop this beautifully situated site. The house was a … are surmounted by a decorative fanlight, and are believed to be the work of Anton Anreith. Typical of its time one …

… an auctioneer from Port Elizabeth, arrived in 1877 to auction off the farm \"Gouwernements Belooning\". A … very positive prospectus and tons of publicity, he failed to attract any interest in buying stock in this big venture. It coincided with the big diamond rush to Kimberly. Everyone was investing in diamond companies. His …

… Peregrine Maitland, Governor of the Cape Colony from 1844 to 1847. The 1865 census indicated that Richmond had a population of 898. In 1875 this number had risen to 995, and in 1891 it was 1,236. By 1904 it stood at 2, 001, … about January 1904 its Northern Districts were separated to form the Division of Britstown. Richmond was situated in a …

… South African Council of Churches representative on a trip to London, Dar es Salaam and Harare, Zimbabwe to discuss the preparations for the return of exiles to the Eastern Cape. …

… Meeting between South Africa and United States of America to discuss international relations with regard to the political and military situation in southern Africa as an obstacle to peaceful negotiated solution. …

… on 22 December 1951, when eight individuals arranged to canoe from Alexandra Park in Pietermaritzburg to Durban.These eight individuals were Ian Player, Denis … Halford, John Naudé, and Willie Potgieter. The men had to make their way through the Umsindusi, the Valley of a …

… a ministry in Wagenmakers­vallei in 1796 and ministered to slaves and to detribalised Khoikhoi people who worked as labourers to settler farmers. In 1820 they were succeeded by the Dutch …

… campaigns were seen as another way of the ANC trying to establish itself on grassroots level, thus positioning … government, though under enormous pressure from the ANC to release the political prisoners, responded by re-assuring the party that the due processes had to be followed in releasing them in order to avoid releasing …

… facility located in Tokai,Cape Town. This prison was meant to host only 3900 inmates but now has 8 900! Today the … the past. Former President Nelson Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor from Robben Island before being sent to Victor Verster Prison prior to his release. Walter Sisulu …

… the legal position of customary marriages, which were up to the anactment not recognised as valid marriages before the … the system's polygamous nature. The Act gave recognition to the customary marriage practicised in Black communities. … the spouses and enabled a wife in a traditional marriage to register assets in her own name. A customary marriage …

… This marks a 7% reduction, a big improvement, as compared to 1994. National Police Commissioner George Fivaz warned earlier that unless more funding was provided to police services, South Africa risked becoming a gangster state. It was noted that violent crimes continue to have a serious impact on Black communities, with Gauteng …

… town the all white governing Nationalist Party was trying to drum up support for a New Constitution that wanted to exclude the black majority. The right wing Herstigte … same. They were both backing a New Deal that was doomed to fail. This is a video of that time and was Tony Bensusan's …

… National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) elected to disband on this day. Founded in 1924, the aim of the organisation was to represent and promote the various interests of tertiary education learners. It was open to members of all races; and also called for the end of …

… Close to 20 million lives a year are lost to cardiovascular diseases world wide.  It is reported that South Africa loses close to 100 people per day to cardiovascular diseases. The World …

… bush. Initially it was reported that she was attacked to death in the bush by a lion, but further details emerged that she was stabbed to death by her employee, Paul Nakware Ekai, 18. This was … game reserve in Kenya, where she was working on a project to return captive leopards to the wild. …