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Polokwane the Segregated city
Contents The Segregated City, 1910-1948 The Apartheid City A decade of Turbulence, 1976-86 Ructions within Afrikaner Politics Forced removals in the…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 3: Transport through time
This topic examines transport, in all its forms, namely; land, water and air. It looks at the earliest to the most modern forms of transport. The focus in the…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
South Africa, Johannesburg, Poert Mzwakhe Mbuli, UDF concert 1989 The State of Emergency's continued bannings and repression only led to reveal the fact that…
PlaceChintsa
Chintsa is a village in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated 38 km north-east from East London, at the mouth of…
PlaceNairobi National Museum, East Africa
The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a Museum was established in Nairobi by the then East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society …
PlacePhalaborwa, Limpopo Province
Phalaborwa is a town in the Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. Phalaborwa is the site of the 'Big Hole', the earth's largest man…
PlaceLuneburg, Kwazulu Natal
Lüneburg is located between the towns of Piet Retief and Vryheid on the border of the KwaZulu Natal Province and the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa, has…
PlaceTurffontein Race Course, Johannesburg
In Johannesburg when you speak about ‘going to the races’ you’re usually referring to spending a day watching horses race at the Turffontein race track, one of…
PlaceLaaiplek, Velddrif, West Coast of Cape Town
Almost indistinguishable from Velddrif, Laaiplek lies on the west side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name derived from its function : 'A place where…
PlaceKatberg, Eastern Cape
About 30 kilometres from Hogsback and close on two hours from East London, the little town of Katberg lies in enviable countryside. Citrus orchards, green…
PlaceVilliersdorp
Lying in the centre of a flourishing apple-growing region, which also happens to produce grapes, onions, peaches and apricots, it’s not hard to imagine…
PlaceBotrivier, near Hermanus
The small, picturesque village of Botrivier lies in the foothills of the Houw Hoek Mountains, en route to Hermanus. The Bot River, after which the hamlet is…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world's first human heart transplant
On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital,…
PlaceFietas Museum, Johannesburg
… street, 14th Street, which was one of the most popular places in the city to shop for bargains, drawing shoppers …
ArticleInanda Seminary and its Influence on Education in South Africa by Claire Wilt
This article was written by Claire Wilt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership projectAbstractInanda Seminary, a private all…
ArticleKora
The Korana or Kora were a nomadic Khoikhoi group that probably derived their name from a chief called Kora (or Gora), who was originally a leader of the…
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
The largest North-Sotho language group in South Africa are the Bapedi group, who arrived in the northern province around the 1650s, and became powerful after…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
Contents Nelspruit the Segregated city Homelands as Labour reserves Kanyamazane Introduction Until the demise of apartheid, Nelspruit remained a small…
The First Slaves at the Cape
On March 28 1658 the Dutch merchant ship the Amersfoort anchored at Table Bay with 174 Angolan slaves in her hold. These slaves constituted the first shipment…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1700s
1700 The first "placaat" (ordinance or statute) restricting the importation of Asian slaves is promulgated. Dlamini chiefdoms move south from Delagoa Bay…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… the relics, pushes open doors, guides the visitors to the places where the remains lie in piles. He displays them as he …
PlaceVissershok Farm
… flowing strong and deep, reaching up to 20 meters in some places during the rainy season. The river provided the …
PlaceLenasia, Soweto
Hundreds of people braved the cold weather to attend the Eidgah. The Eidgah was hosted next to the Mohammadiyya Qadriyya Majid at the Nirvana Drive, open field…
PlaceUmdoni Municipality
Umdoni Local Municipality is located under the Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. It is made up of 10 wards, most of which are rural…
PlaceTsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
The Tsitsikamma National Park is situated at the heart of the picturesque tourist Region known as: 'the Garden Route'. This region is found in the Southern…
ArchiveChanging focus: The art and activism of Omar by Bongani Kona (Mail and Guardian), 4 June 2015
… the white middle class. It was there. We exhibited in some places where they [the white middle class] came and bought …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinner, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town: 8 April 2005.
… with other writings that were collected from other places. These manuscripts reveal the rhythm of daily life, …
Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour
… at some of what is happening, say, in Russia and other places of turmoil, that South Africa has had exceedingly …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 4 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… women together after they have reported to their different places and the different organizations where they come from, …
PlaceAthlone - or Cape Flats, Cape Town
… . Most of the sand is unconsolidated; however, in some places near the False Bay coast the oldest sand dunes have …