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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 …
NANNA’S LIFE STORY
… They asked me to set up branches in Paarl and in other places when I went to visit the union braches. Everything you … day that they left, I went to get them…
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…
A Future Free of Exploitation - Address to the First Congress of MPLA by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, December 1977
… the victory of the Angolan people led by the MPLA. The ANC places on record its profound appreciation of the consistent …
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… living space, homes, villages, cattle enclosures, meeting places, rubbish dumps and burial sites Houses are built …
PlaceNamaqua Coastal Route
The Northern Cape is South Africa's largest province and a must-see destination, whether you prefer the ocean, the desert, the bush or quirky towns rich in…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Council of Provinces, Limpopo, 4 November 2005
… construct-the national, provincial and local. This places the NCOP in a strategic oversight position. It has the …
ArchiveWomen Freedom Fighters tell of Sexual Abuse in Camps by Carl Collison (Mail and Guardian), 27 October 2017
… “It is the kind of problem that manifests itself in places such as camps, very far from home, isolated, in …
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… of our prejudices. If, by word and deed, we take our places among the ordinary people who position themselves …
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… of our prejudices. If, by word and deed, we take our places among the ordinary people who position themselves …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
1960 21 March, In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd, killing 69 and wounding…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
The area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, originally known as Transoranje, with its abundance of permanent water sources, was the hunting grounds of the San…
BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
Dr. James Sebe Moroka was the great grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong, from Thaba Nchu in the then Orange Free State. Moroka was born on 16 March…
Message from the President, South African Society of Artists
The South African Society of Artists celebrated its centenary on 26 September 2002 and on 9 December we mark the centenary of its first exhibition held at Cape…
Epidemics Affect Everyone By Elron Kleinhans
The smallpox epidemic is one that has raged the world over, killing countless numbers of people and wiping out entire ethnic groups and cultures, such as many…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… system introduced by Stockenst in 1836. In its place he places his own treaty system which fore spells conflict on …
First National Consultative Conference: The Freedom Charter revolutionary programme of the ANC, 26 April 1969, Morogoro
… Act which introduces racial discrimination in churches and places of worship; the Bantu Education Act which makes …
ArchiveThe Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018
The United Nations referred to apartheid as “a crime against humanity” (United Nations, edited 2018). In 1956, Trevor Huddleston, an Anglican priest, wrote the…
Cyril Ramaphosa: Can ‘Mr Nice’ Be A Decisive President? Some say he lacks decisiveness, also in pursuit of his own interests by Liesl Pretorius (Huff Post), 21 August 2017
… the map above by clicking on the pins (yellow pins are places visited by Ramaphosa; green pins are for … of Africa and they'll see amazing things. But it's…
ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
Finding the area ones ancestors came from is a daunting task. To assist the searcher, the table below has been created. The table distinguishes between the…
Address to the Nation on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 22 July 1985
… us, workers, women and youth, must meet. It however also places a special responsibility on all our white compatriots …
Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
… us, workers, women and youth, must meet. It however also places a special responsibility on all our white compatriots …