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ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
1824 The Glasgow Missionary Society founded the school of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824. 1877 The first biography ever written…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
ABSTRACT: Bessie Emery was the first black South African woman to publish a collection of short stories.[i] She was also described as a passionate and…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
1869 April, Kasturba Kapadia is born in Porbandar, in present-day Gujarat. 1876 Kasturba Kapadia and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi are betrothed by their…
ArticleAfrica, Portugal
Portuguese trading stations in West Africa and the slave trade Portuguese expansion into Africa began with the desire of King John I to gain access to the…
Chapter V - Acts of conscience
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph One of the special joys of being unbanned was that although banned people could still not communicate with me,…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
1904 6 January, The settler Frau Sonnenberg tells German soldiers stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant in charge, Sergeant Rademacher, that…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
Great Zimbabwe When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political and economic power in the area shifted to…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first President), Nelson Mandela,…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
The early 1980s There was little change in the situation from the late 1970s to the early 1980s in South Africa. After the crisis of the early and mid-70s,…
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
The ascendancy of the apartheid government in 1948 signalled a descent into institutionalized racism unseen in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent…
PlacePinelands
Pinelands is just 10 km from the city centre. It originally was an unsuccessful attempt at a pine tree plantation called: 'Uitvlugt'. Rows of pine trees were…
PlaceGraafwater
The Heerenlogement cave which was used by travelers as overnight accommodation in the 17th and 18th centuries is 25 km from Graafwater on the Vredendal road. …
PlaceKleinmond, Western Cape
Kleinmond is within easy driving distance from Cape Town, along the scenic coastal road known as R44 or Clarence Drive. Kleinmond is a peaceful little village…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 1 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner My childhood My father, Herman Maswabi, was a well-educated man. He came from…
PlaceMushroom Farm in Hillcrest, KZN
The Mushroom Farm offers a delightful array of eateries, play areas, local retailers and a nursery. "The Mushroom Farm is one of Hillcrest's hidden gems,…
PlaceCape Town International Convention Centre
With over 17 years of service excellence and crafting extraordinary experiences, the CTICC has built an enviable reputation as a premier Business Tourism venue…
Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
Action Kommandant is a story about a young activist from the dusty and drug ridden streets of Bonteheuwel. Directed by Nadine Cloete under Ma'engere Film…
Chief Albert Luthuli and the ‘gospel of service’ by Raymond Suttner (Daily Maverick), 12 March 2014, South Africa
Luthuli told the Natal ANC in 1949: We cannot say that Africans are accepting fast enough the gospel of service and sacrifice for the general and larger good…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
Date of birth: 29 October 1938, Monrovia, Liberia. Ellen Johnson was born in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, amongst the descendants of original colonists…
PlaceTokai Arboretum, Tokai Forest
The Arboretum was laid out in 1885 by Joseph Storr Lister, Conservator of Forests of the Western Conservancy of the Cape Colony, thus marking the beginnings of…
PlaceDefence Force HQ, Pretoria- Artillery Barracks
The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of a military camp on the present premises…
PlaceMpumalanga
Mpumalanga means ‘Place of the Rising Sun’ and is the name given to the new Province in Eastern Transvaal in 1993. It includes part of the old Transvaal and…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
Introduction In 1948 the National government was voted into power and instituted apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being…
PlacePrieska
Prieska is a very small Town that is perched along the Orange River in the Northern Cape. It is 240 kilometres south of Kimberley and its famous Big Hole…
PlaceOverberg District Municipality, Western Cape
With its pristine Coastlines, where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet at the Southern-most tip of Africa. With its headquarters in Bredasdorp, the Overberg…
PlaceClarendon Circle, Johannesburg
Clarendon Circle was a Landmark Intersection, of the North East Route into Johannesburg. It was a Circle of note Located where East Avenue crossed Empire,…
PlaceChad
Chad is the fifth largest country in Africa[i]. Chad is estimated to be one of the areas for where the human species originated[ii]. The area which is now…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
Mesopotamia The name Mesopotamia was given to the Middle Eastern civilisation that existed between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The source of these rivers…