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… The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg . The gardens were established … rose garden and subsequently expanded to cover an area of around 125 hectares. The Botanical Garden form one of Johannesburg’s vital green lungs. The land for the gardens …

… Ocean to the South East and South. The Eastern portion of the former Griqualand East (surrounding the Umzimkulu River ) which is now an exclave- (a portion of territory of one state completely surrounded by territory of another.) …

… a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely … idea what they were doing. They did, however, have a copy of Encyclopedie des Arts et Metiers which contained details of how to construct such a Building and, within two …

… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education Bibliography Caton-Thompson, Gertrude. Mixed … . Gabarone, The National Museum, n.d. Fage, J.D. An Atlas of African History . London, Edward Arnold, 1968. Fouche, … Hall, Martin. Farmers, Kings, and Traders: The People of Southern Africa, 200-1860 . Chicago: University of Chicago …

… The wildness of the Coast of the Eastern Cape, with its deep Gorges and impenetrable … Forests, mangrove Swamps and the primitive force of freak waves that have caused many a shipwreck along this …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gopinath Pandey, a headmaster of the village school the District Unao, Uttar Pradesh, wrote to the Government of Bengal on 26 March 1905 saying that his son had been …

… free Burghers, Governor Jan van Riebeeck reserved a piece of this Land to be used as an Orchard by the Company. In February of that year the first bricks were made for a House on this … known as Rustenburg, was used by successive Commanders of the Cape as a country Residence, where they could …

… The year 1859 marks the founding of the Reformed Church, in Pretoria and its first church was … tender by Daanen & Dorlas was accepted. The corner stone of the church was laid by Paul Kruger on 10 October 1896 … which a lead tube, with information and documentations of the Reformed Church and otherS of the time, was plastered …

… impressive tourists attractions! It is the Capital City of the Northern Cape and surrounded by five of South Africa's big rivers, two of them being the Orange and Vaal Rivers.  Kimberley has an …

… and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds of friends, and talk about what being a friend means to you. … More here .   Monday 14 th March, 6 for 6.30pm – Launch of The Sword and the Pen: Six Decades on the Political … journalist Allister Sparks has spent 60 years at the heart of South African politics. He will be here to talk about his …

… prepares to assemble for its new session, the people of South Africa face the grim prospect of more fascist attacks from the Strijdom police state on … rights. Our African womenfolk face the ghastly possibility of having to carry passes and suffer all the indignity and …

… From the book:  Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1948 SAIC in Court The refusal of the President and the Joint Honorary Secretary of South African Indian Congress to permit delegates of the …

… Aalwynkop is a Hill 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa . The name is of Afrikaans origin and means …   New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper …

… in Roodepoort for the second time. After the outbreak of the Student Uprising in 1976, the government responded by detaining several members of the South African Student Organisation (SASO), banning the … AZAPO was formed but harassment, detention and torture of several of its members and leadership just before the …

… A passionate lecturer pioneering the teaching of radical political philosophy, Dr. Richard Turner was … assassinated. Turner met his untimely death on the night of 8 January 1978 when he was shot through a window of his home in Durban and died in the arms of his 13-year old …

… ("Voortrekker Heights") in 1939 by the government of the Union of South Africa , following the beginning of the building of the nearby Voortrekker Monument , at a …

… Cape, the fourth oldest in South Africa and certainly one of the most atmospheric, Graaff-Reinet lies enclosed by a … its slave cottages, Graaff-Reinet has retained much of the character of a typical 19th century town and is well worth a visit … to the year 2000 ', unpublished papers in the possession of SA History Online.|Graaff-Reinet Publicity Association, P …

… 19th century Europe had a complex system of political and military alliances in place. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist … Gavrilo Princip, was a Bosnian Serb teenager and member of the radical nationalist group Mlada Bosnia (Young Bosnia), …

… at the Beijing Women’s Conference about the importance of including lesbian rights in discussions about the empowerment and upliftment of women. She was the first openly lesbian woman to do so and … Nations was addressed about considering the realities of LGBT people in the protection of human rights. In her …

… the Apartheid University? Interrogating the transformation of the South African Higher Education landscape. Sub-themes to be considered as focus of papers, but feel free to innovate: 1. Research and the production of knowledge for a post- Apartheid South Africa? Who is …

… These trees are a remnant of the hedge planted in 1660 by Jan van Riebeeck as a … Settlement at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck, an employee of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Arrived at the Cape in … the Dutch administration at the Cape to undertake a number of defensive measures. Under Governor van Riebeeck, it …

…  Aberdeen is about 50 km South-West of Graaff-Reinet  and only 3 hours drive from Port Elizabeth. … the Nederduits-Gerefomeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) of Graaff-Reinet gave permission for the establishment of a new congregation on 10 September 1855. The Farm …

… After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the British maintained a favourable command of several strategic points in the Transvaal area. Western … Rustenburg to Col. Robert Baden-Powell. At this stage of the Second Anglo Boer War, set-piece battles had become …

… It is now known as Piketberg. (prior to 1910) The division of Piquetberg originally fell under the district of Tulbagh, whose drostdy was transferred to Worcester in July 1822, but in about 1838 most of its area was brought under the district of the Cape. It …

… birthday celebrations have kicked off with a new round of honours for this anti-apartheid icon, including a photo exhibit and the release of a book on the Meaning of Mandela the previous week. The event was meant to be part … Chicago Tribune News, (2006), Mandela celebrates eve of 88th birthday , 18 july [online], Available at …

… by announcing his resignation from office, at the request of his colleagues, on the grounds of ill health. Surprisingly, he was available to fill the … which was vacant. Vorster was forced to resign because of the Information Scandal of 1978 that undermined the …

… The massive North West Province of South Africa is home to Ganyesa, which is formally part of the Kagisano / Molopo Municipality. This is a rural Village that is part of the traditional territory of the local Tswana folk. Years …

… lower south coast region, following the murder of IFP politician Sqoloza Xolo, who was blamed for the murder of G'caba by the African National Congress. Mr Xolo was the Chairman of the IFP Youth Brigade in the Ezingolweni area. The region …

… with Geographical History dating back Millions of Years!  A Spring may be the result of Karst Topography where surface water has infiltrated the Earth's surface (recharge area), becoming part of the area groundwater. The groundwater then travels through …

… The 1891 census indicated that Maitland had a population of 2,035. By 1904, this number had risen to 5,071.  Maitland is situated in the middle of a number of important transport networks , connecting Cape Town, City …