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BiographyDaniël Francois Malherbe
… as the first artistic Afrikaans novel. The story was a historical romance set in the time of the Second Anglo-Boer …
BiographyGeneral Jan Christiaan Smuts
… preserved as a museum, while his birthplace was declared a historical monument in 1955. Smuts has also been honoured …
PlaceKruger National Park
… management started to become a reality. The People and Conservation Department was formed mainly to promote … of wilderness; however, Kruger has a unique…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… friend Vieillevoye taught him to appreciate architectural styles and to draw truthfully. These vital skills served him … Avenue New Doornfontein. This…
Mary Margaret Ngalo
Mary Margaret Ngalo was born in Cradock, Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province) to Tom and Leah Plaatjie. As the niece of Reverend Canon James A. Calata, who was…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
Magasvarie ‘Maggie’ Govender was born in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), and grew up in Durban Central. When she was eleven years old, due to the Group…
BiographyAziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad
Aziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad was born on 25 December 1940, Schweizer Reneke, North West Province, (formerly a part of the old Transvaal Province). In 1959, he…
Address at the launch of the Kruger National Park Centenary Celebrations Skukuza, 26 March 1998
… Board; Distinguished guests; Ngwenyama;Amakhosi, Bayede! Conservation in its nature is directed both to the past and … great pleasure to celebrate the…
PlaceRooipoort Nature Reserve, Kimberley
… the Kalahari and the Grasslands. As one of the oldest conservation areas in southern Africa it is the largest … it is steeped in colonial history. A guided…
BiographyBoy Mvemve
Boy Adolphus Mvemve died a very violent death in exile in Zambia in 1974. He was 43 years of age at the time, operating under the nom de guerre John Dube (or…
PlaceMichaelis School of Fine Art
… the first art museum in Cape Town. Hiddingh Campus is the historical location of the South African College, which would … Medical Building, which seeks to…
ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… Brenda Fassie have influenced Kwaito. At times the use of styles drawn from the African Diaspora's Hip-Hop, Dub, Jazz …
BiographySelloane Ethel Leisa
Selloane Ethel Leisa was born on 22* February 1914 in Ga-Marishane, Northern Transvaal, (now Limpopo Province). Upon completing her schooling, she moved to…
BiographyWalter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela
Walter Kefuoe Fikelephi Chakela was a revered playwright and poet born on 13 April 1953 in Vryburg, a small, conservative Afrikaner town in Transvaal (now…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… thirty years ago. In the 1960s, the Department of Nature Conservation began to take over large sections of the …
PlacePosthuys
… It is one of the notable structures along Muizenberg's Historical Mile. Het Posthuys consists of a small stone … run as a museum by civilian volunteers from…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… also had a profound influence on South African musical styles. In the late 1800s, early African composers such as … in turn started to influence the…
PlaceCape Floral Areas, Western Province
… alone. Most fines were related to violations of the Nature Conservation Ordinance, with 15 involving wildlife. Four … Species Unit, alongside various law…
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… programmes with a particular emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation, and Ecology. The mission of the Durban Natural … September 2008 in celebration of its…
BiographyHarold Wolpe
… and class struggle, and its connections with the different historical moments of codification and practice of white … Ismail Essop Makda from the…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… Paul Kruger signs a proclamation to establish the conservation park eventually named after him. 1899 11 … James Stevenson-Hamilton is appointed to manage the…
Dance For All (DFA)
… were recruited and the programme included diverse dance styles such as contemporary, jazz and latin dance, thus …
Evelyn Ntoko Mase
… legacy. Her voice is almost non-existent for our historical archives. For all the qualities that stood out …
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
… actions and their contemporary relevance upon a contrived historical memory”. Couper argues that Chief Luthuli did not …
BiographyHelen Newton Thompson
… alongside them. End notes [1] Eileen Benjamin, “An historical analysis of aspects of the Black Sash, 1955 – … Eileen Benjamin, “An historical analysis of…
BiographyDiana Ferrus
… Her poems focus on personal, political, social, and historical themes. Her poem, I’ve come to take you home, is a …
Insurrections I,II and III: Music as Ancient as the Future by Samuel Hove
… voice of Sumangala Damodaran and thee raunchy ballad-styles of Tina Schouw did wonders. Each of the muusicians got … the improvisations are disciplined. This…
PlacePhilippolis, Free State
… "The first Historical Settlement North of the Orange River, this … by. This is another world, a place time forgot: a living historical photograph preserved…
PlaceJansenville, Eastern Cape
… Park, Jansenville lies in the Eastern Cape's Nature and Conservation Region, an Area of roughly 438 000 Hectares, of … Reserves that are committed to…
PlaceCamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
… Today, Aberdeen is one of the declared Architectural Conservation Areas, of the Karoo.. According to legend, the … Port Elizabeth, it is one of the Victorian…