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PlaceMariannhill, Pinetown
Mariannhill lies in a densely green, intense Landscape swept by Forests and sheltered, leafy Neighborhoods outside Durban, on the outskirts of Pinetown. The…
ArchiveState of African National Congress discussion document from ANC veterans and stalwarts
The Colors of Resistance in Apartheid South Africa: Black Consciousness Poetry and the Racial Elusiveness of Wopko Jensma
The article analyzes Black Consciousness poetry of the 1970s and 1980s South Africa alongside the protest poetry of white South African poet Wopko Jensma. It…
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
Legend has it that our Breede Valley neighbors would admonish their errant children with "Behave! Or I'll send you to McGregor!" and no one can deny that…
PlaceWallacedene, Cape Town
Wallacedene is an Informal Housing Settlement in the Eastern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. The Settlement was established during the 1980s when the…
PlaceAshton, Route 62
The little Village of Ashton is famous for its; Fruit, Wine and Rose Nurseries. Ashton originally served as a Settlement Area for the Employees of one of the…
PlaceZoar, Western Cape
It is difficult to talk about Zoar or Amalienstein separately, so interwoven are these sister Towns. They lie adjacent to one another on Route 62, they are…
PlaceSlanghoek Cellar, Western Cape
Established in 1951, Slanghoek Cellar is situated in the picturesque Slanghoek Valley, 800 m above sea level, surrounded by the majestic Slanghoek Mountains…
PlaceBreede River Valley, Route 62
There really is no adjective apt enough to describe the beauty of the Breede River Valley. This incredibly picturesque fruit and wine producing vale has become…
PlaceWorcester, Western Cape
Worcester is a Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 Kilometers North-East of Cape Town. This town has a rich History covering a time when…
PlaceOlifants River Valley Region, Western Cape
The Olifants River meanders through the Valley bringing life to the surrounding Area. Without the water this beautiful World of green, the heavy fragrance of…
PlaceOlifants River, Limpopo
The rich natural Heritage of the Lowveld includes the world-famous Kruger National Park. This region differs from the rest of the Limpopo Province and is…
ArchiveBiographical notes on Indians in South Africa compiled by E.S. Reddy
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
In Todd Matshikiza’s autobiography, Chocolates for My Wife (1961), which describes the exiled South African writer and musician’s first two years in London, he…
Ben Turok - a revolutionary Thought Leader until the end
PlaceMamre, Cape Town
From one of South Africa’s oldest Churches to the delight of wine tasting and delightful Cape cuisine, sample the best of everything on this Heritage drive. …
PlaceLydenburg, Mpumalanga
The Town of Lydenburg, in Mpumalanga Province, was founded in 1850 by the company of Voortrekker leader Andries Potgieter who had abandoned their first…
EventIsidingo will air it's last episode
On 25 November 2019, the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC) issued a statement confirming that soap opera Isidingo the Need will be cancelled due to…
ArchiveFormer MK Leonard Tebogo Tume’s remains reburied
PlaceThe Gallows Museum Exhibition
The Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility previously known as the Pretoria Maximum Prison Gallows in Pretoria, Gauteng was built in 1902. It is the only prison…
Namibia is showing wear and tear after 30 years under SWAPO rule
PlaceFernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon
Early in the nineteenth Century, Hermanus Pieters, used to walk ‘over the mountain’ from Caledon, year after year, to camp at the coast and enjoy the abundant…
PlaceVan Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal
Named after the little Town of Van Reenen, which seems to stand guard at the top of this majestic Pass which winds its way through the Drakensberg Mountains…
Mohammed Tikly - A Tribute
PlaceSterkfontein Dam, Free State
The vast expanse of water which is the Sterkfontein Dam lies a few kilometers from the edge of the Drakensberg Escarpment in the topmost reaches of the Vaal…
PlaceBethlehem, Free State
Bethlehem is located on the N5 road to the Free State Province, via Senekal and Winburg to the N1. Other regional roads in the Town are R76 road to Kroonstad …
PlaceLaaiplek, Velddrif, West Coast of Cape Town
Almost indistinguishable from Velddrif, Laaiplek lies on the west side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name derived from its function : 'A place where…
PlaceElandsfontein Farm, Pretoria
Our farm, Elandsfontein, is about 18 km (25 min drive) from Pretoria, about 25 km (45 min drive) from Johannesburg; and about 25 min drive from Jan Smuts…
PlaceVredenburg, West Coast
The Town was established in 1875, initially as a Dutch Reformed Church congregation to serve the surrounding Communities because the closest Church, was in…
PlaceZoute River Cottage, Hopefield
Zoute River Cottage, is a West Coast, Country retreat for writers, artists and dreamers. The studio Cottage is the perfect location for a creative escape,…