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PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
… in Ruimsig, is one of eight Botanical Gardens, in South Africa. It covers almost 300 Hectares of ground with both …
Durban Historical & community
Did you know An interesting history to mention is that of Inanda just outside Durban. Inanda was home to three key figures in South African and World history…
Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
The Institute for Industrial Education (IIE) was founded in Durban, in May 1973, to serve as a school for trade unionists of all races and to provide basic…
Araminta de Clermont
Born: Isle Of Man, United Kingdom, 1971. Lives and works in Cape Town. Studied at University College London (Architecture), Central St Martin?s School Of Art,…
PlaceGouritsmond
… as Gouritz, offers a tranquil Coastal gem along South Africa’s Shoreline, where the Ocean meets the Gouritz River … as Gouritz, offers a tranquil Coastal gem…
ArticleThe Seriti Commission
… into the reasoning behind the Arms Deal of 1999. South Africa spent R30 billion on sophisticated military equipment …
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… also increase our understanding of Islam in Colonial South Africa. While South Africa’s Muslims are largely viewed as monolith, not only … existed between…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
1976 16 June, Extra police patrols are deployed. 24 June, The Principal's office in Hlangisi Primary (Nyanga) was burnt out and the following day the same…
PlacePrestwich Memorial and Garden
… its doors, after slavery was abolished in 1838 in South Africa. …
The Durban Mystery Unraveled: An empirical analysis by Eddie Cottle
… officer for Building and Wood Workers International (BWI), Africa and Middle East Region. He also served as head of …
EventThe Missing Persons Task Team (MPTT) to Investigate Apartheid Missing Persons Cases
… investigating and exhuming the apartheid dead in South Africa. The MPTT have exhumed more than 145 missing persons … African Memorial Complex’ in The…
PlaceDessenhoek, Durban
… Coetzee said, “Our business has been evolving in South Africa since 1965 and we recognize that community involvement …
PlaceOlifants River Valley Region, Western Cape
… ; the hub of the citrus growing industry in South Africa. 'Only two hours drive from Cape Town, this Town seems …
PlaceKakamas, Northern Cape
… a rather small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. This interesting town was originally built by a … a rather small town situated in the…
EventBlack Wednesday, the banning of 19 Black Consciousness Movement Organisations
… scores of activists. That day is now commemorated in South Africa as “Black Wednesday” and is also marked as National …
ArchiveOmar Badsha: Recording the roles of the ordinary by Niren Tolsi (Mail and Guardian), 17 September 2020
… University of Pretoria on May 09, 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius) Image Source …
ArticleCAPS Document Collection
This is an incomplete collection of current and past CAPS documents. The Curriculum Assesment Policy Statements (CAPS) documents represent the Department of…
PlaceLamu, Kenya
… the oldest and best-preserved Swahili Settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral … one of the oldest & best preserved…
ArticleNo Land, No House, No Vote Timeline
… No vote'. [Online] Available at: www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/no-electricity-no-vote-422532[Accessed 15 02 2018]. … A Dangerous Time for Poor People's…
Port Elizabeth an Overview
The first formal settlement of the Algoa Bay region took place in 1776 when a number of farms were allocated to local Dutch graziers. In 1799 the British…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984 by Noor Nieftagodien
… In 1980 another federation, the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA), was launched. While FOSATU adopted a largely …
Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984
… In 1980 another federation, the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA), was launched. While FOSATU adopted a largely …
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
With no discernable change in government policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away from peaceful protest. The ANC…
Griqua
… to Kokstad. Boer Republics and Griqua States in Southern Africa, 19th century. Source: www.tokencoins.com …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the snap debate on the Shell House incident National Assembly, Cape Town, 7 June 1995
… allow this moment to undermine, is our commitment to South Africa, to the constitution and the Reconstruction and … can use violence and intimidation to get…
44. Gandhi explains ‘satyagraha’
… weapon of the weak. Source: Gandhi: Satyagraha in South Africa, Nayajivan, Ahmedabad, 1928, pp. 109-15. ... None of … of our using the phrase 'passive…
PlaceWagendrift Nature Reserve and Dam, Escourt
… listed as the first known Iron-Age Settlement in Southern Africa. On the Southern side of the Dam, there are large …
PlaceBontebok National Park, Swellendam
… National Park is the smallest National Park in South Africa ; it is only 28 square Kilometers. Therefore, the Park … National Park is the smallest National…
PlaceGrootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg
… about 250 km from Cape Town. This Farm is one of South Africa's Historic treasures. The Homestead was built in 1735 …
PlacePhalaborwa, Limpopo Province
… the Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. Phalaborwa is the site of the 'Big Hole', the earth's … the Mopani District Municipality,…