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Mafika Gwala speaks to Andrea Meeson about not living in the shadows
A press release from the Poetry Africa festival, which ended in Durban last night, touted the presence of Mafika Gwala as the “exciting re-emergence of the…
A short history of Indian education by C. Kuppusami
Is there an Indian Question in Post-Apartheid South Africa? by Rehana Ebr.Vally
A 'Public Health Nuisance': The Victoria Street Early Morning Squatters Market, 1910-1934 by Goolam Vahed
Bamboo Square: Documentary Narrative of the 'Indian and Native Cantonment' at the Point, 1873 to 1903 by Brian Kearney
My case against SAIC participation by M. J. Naidoo
125 Years -The Arrival of Natal's Indians in Pictures by Joy B. Brian
Language Shift, Cultural Change and Identity Retention: Indian South Africans in the 1960s and Beyond by Rajend Mesthrie
A preliminary study of the first decade of The Leader with particular reference to it's stance on the passive resistance campaign of 1946 by Prashanta Maharaj
Memories of the Struggle: Australians Against Apartheid
How Free Is FREE?: Reflections on Freedom of Creative Expression in Africa
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
Michael Hathorn was detained in Durban Central Prison in 1960, for his role in the struggle. Recorded below is an extract from the prison diary that he kept…
PlaceAppelkooskop, Ficksburg; free State
Mountain North of Ficksburg. Afrikaans for 'apricot hillock' referring to the wild apricots that grow there. Used to be known as Abrikooskop!
PlaceApiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria
River which has its source in the Fountains Valley and flows through Pretoria. Said to have been named after the large population of Vervet monkeys that lived…
PlaceApiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station
A Railway Station between Lydenburg and Steelpoort. Afrikaans for 'monkey thorn', the Afrikaans vernacular name refers to the high leafy crowns, of trees,…
PlaceAogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
Village at the site of the present Port Nolloth. The Khoikhoi name Aukwatowa; for 'where water took away the old man'. Its location was marked by Bartolomeu…
PlaceAnzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan
A Railway Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived from all the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed at Anzac Cove in Turkey…
Mafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch Invitation
PlaceAnn Shaw Mission, in the Eastern Cape
Wesleyan Methodist Mission Station 2 km South-West of Middledrift. Established in 1853 for the Xhosa under Chief William Kama by Rev. William Shaw, and named…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
Stream rising between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the one which is well known, primarily referring…
PlaceAnniskop, Hill in Karoo-Namibia
Hill some 13 km North-West of the confluence of the Annis River with the Orange River. Near the hill is the joining of the Orange River and the Annis River…
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
A Spring and Outspan in the Richtersveld with Geographical History dating back Millions of Years! A Spring may be the result of Karst Topography where surface…
PlaceRehoboth
Rehoboth is a Town in Central Namibia and lies on a high elevated plateau with several hot springs. Khoikhoi name, of Anis, means 'smoke' from the steam seen,…
PlaceAnhalt-Schmidt, a Mission Station in Little Karoo
Station of the Berlin Missionary Society in the Uniondale District. Named after the German Missionary- Schmidt. Who in 1737 began to work among the Khoikhoi…
PlaceAngus, a Railway Station near Johannesburg
Railway station about 0,8 km west of Tokoza, a Township South of Johannesburg. Thought to be named after Angus country, in Eastern Scotland.
PlaceAngra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
Former name of Luderitz Bay. Portuguese for 'bay of tacks', this name was given in 1488 by the Portuguese mariner Bartholomeu Dias because contrary winds…
PlaceAlgoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
Old name for Algoa Bay was Angra da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land there. He planted a wooden cross on a small…
PlaceAnglo Alpha, a Railway Siding near Colligney, North West
Railway Siding, 20 km North-West of Colligney and 5 km South-East of Lichtenburg. Takes its name from Anglo Alpha Cement Limited, a subsidiary company of Anglo…
PlaceAnglierbosch, Western Cape
Locality some 15 km, South-East from Prince Albert. Takes its name from the Wild Carnation-Anglier in Afrikaans and the Dutch translation for bush, is 'bosch'.
PlaceAnerley, South Coast of KZN
Holiday destination some 111 km from Durban, down the South coast of KZN and 10 km from Port Shepstone. Said to be named after a district in the south-east of…