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PlaceNamibia
Namibia, a former German colony, is situated towards the north west of South Africa. It is predominately covered by the Namib Desert. The Orange River marks…
Hastings Banda, the early years by Angela Thompsell updated 01 March 2016
Hastings Banda was one of the more enigmatic “Big Men” of the post-independence era in Africa. He was Malawi’s first President and ruled the country for 30…
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
The Akkedisberg Pass translates from Afrikaans into Lizard Mountain Pass. It's an easy drive along this tarred coastal pass on the R 326 links the small…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
It was named Aguada de Sao Bras, by Vasco de Gama in 1497, when He set off with 170 men on an expedition to find a sea Route to India. This was in order to…
PlaceDoornfontein, Johannesburg
Doornfontein is a Suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is located just to the East of the City Centre. The Area of Doornfontein, which means thorn…
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
The farm was originally granted to Johan Rauch in 1792, Within two months, had sold it on to Andries Teubes, who probably built the manor in 1795-96 according…
PlaceZambia
On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain with Kenneth Kaunda as the country’s first president, and…
EventApartheid becomes official policy
On 26 May 1948, the Herenigde Nasionale Party (Reunified National Party) took power from Jan Smuts' United Party (UP) by 5 seats. The HNP came to power in…
PlaceSprings
The Town of Springs, East of Johannesburg, is on the East Rand, or what is now known as the Metropolitan area of Ekurhuleni, in the Gauteng Province. It was…
PlacePeddie
Peddie is a small town in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Peddie is a historic little town which lies 50 km South-West of…
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
It was founded in 1875 as a Church Town, like many other Karoo Villages. It was started by a determined group of people who lived in the area and who wanted a…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
An appeal to appeal to students and scholars - April 1961 by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing this letter on the instructions of the All-in African…
PlacePilanesberg Game Reserve
The reserve features the "Big Five" animals that is so popular with tourists: lions, hippos, rhino, elephants and buffalo.Among Southern Africa’s fascinating…
PlaceBoskop Village, Nature Reserve and Dam- near Potchefstroom
Boskop Dam and Nature Reserve is located in the Mooi River Valley 20 km North of the Town of Potchefstroom a short distance from the R501 Carletonville Road…
PlaceKrugersdorp
In Afrikaans it means: 'Kruger's Town, falling under the municipality known as: 'Mogale City'. Krugersdorp was essentially a mining town, regarded as the…
PlaceOttosdal and Letsopa
The Town of Ottosdal, was established as a Dutch Reformed Church on the Farm 'Korannafontein'. This occurred in 1913 and was named after its owner, GP Otto…
EventJohn Thomas Baines is born
John Thomas Baines was born in England on 27 November 1820. Apprenticed to a coach painter at a young age, he left for South Africa in 1842 to work as a…
PlaceSchmidtsdrift
Schmidtsdrift is a Town, in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape Province. (Situated 80 km West of Kimberley). It was originally a Fjord,…
PlaceHerold, Route 62
The little Hamlet lies right on the Montagu Pass cradled by some of the most majestic Mountain scenery in the country on the R 62, (Route 62) one of South…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The Black students of South Africa did not wake up one day and begin resisting Bantu…
EventZwelethu Mthethwa found guilty of murder
Zwelethu Mthethwa, an internationally known South African artist, was found guilty on 16 March 2017 at the Western Cape High Court of murdering Nokuphila…
PlaceBoschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
Working with nature, producing real food and a simple farm lifestyle, is at the heart of Boschendal. One of the oldest Farms in South Africa, founded in 1685. …
Introduction
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
Introduction
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured…
ArchiveVisualising the web of state capture, November 7, 2016
The State Capture Report is all over the news since its release last week after last ditch attempts by members of our own government (including President Jacob…
PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
"To see this sculpture of Mandela!" Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road and Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
The original portion of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and Victorian architectural…
PlaceFranschhoek, Western Cape
Originally known as the Valley of the Huguenots, a Community of French Huguenots were granted land in this Valley by the Dutch Government of the Cape, after…
EventBritish Parliament passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
On this date, The British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The Act outlawed all slave trade within the British Empire, but did not…
PlaceCastle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
When the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck. They erected a Fort built of sods on a site in the Table…