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An historical overview of madressa education - Chapter 5 by A. Akhalwaya, I. Waja, A.H. Gabru, A.K. Dockrat, S. Pandor and E. Garda
… education does not exist in isolation but is part of the practice of the religion and grew and spread with the religion. Its primary objective has been to…
PlacePhilippolis, Free State
… "The first Historical Settlement North of the Orange River, this Southern Free State Town also belongs to the False Karoo, a Geographical Region of dry scrub…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… As a direct result of the abortive Jameson Raid of 1896, the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek realised that they would have … There were four…
ArchiveOne hundred years of an air force inspired by General Smuts, by John Kane-Berman (PoliticsWeb), 18 July 2018
… Last week fighter aircraft flying in formation to look like the figure "100" swooped down The Mall and over Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the…
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… The small town of Stutterheim lies at the foot of the Amatola Mountain range in the Eastern Cape Province of … The small town of Stutterheim lies at the foot…
David Goldblatt: Structures of Dominion & Democracy (Artthrob), 31 March 2015, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
… and secular sites that declare or are expressive of the values or ethos of the people who built them. These sites also allow us a glimpse into the everyday…
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… Completed on 4 September 1897 by the Krupps firm, Von Dewitz and Weiner, the fort cost £49 000 and had the same type of entrance as Fort Schanskop. Ramparts…
SAHO Milestones
… as a not-for-profit Section 21 organisation 30 August - The Lives of Courage campaign was launched by SAHO in Durban. The keynote speaker at the launch was…
Chapter 25. A Reichstag Fire Trial Replete With A Van Der Lubbe
… In the general election of May 1948, the Nationalist Party polled 400,453 votes and its ally, the Afrikaner Party, 41,885, a total of 442,338 votes. On the …
PlaceCabo Verde
… Cape Verde (or Cabo Verde as the nation now prefers to be called) is located on an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the West coast of Guinea…
PlaceMauritius
… Though Mauritius lies in the waters of the Indian Ocean , between the continents of Africa and Asia, it is situated below the … Though Mauritius lies in the…
PlacePacaltsdorp
… (prior to 1910) The settlement of Hooge Kraal was established in 1813 as a station of the London Missionary Society (LMS) . In 1818, its name was changed to…
Indian Slaves in South Africa: Notes for monograph, 26 June 1995
… INTRODUCTION There has been hardly any research in India on the transport of Indians to South Africa as slaves during the Dutch settlement in the Cape of…
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
… Text in italics indicates where the address was delivered in Zulu. Friends, comrades, and the people of Natal, I greet you all. I do so in the name of peace,…
PlaceMorocco
… of western North Africa, Morocco borders Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the…
Passive Resistance, 1946 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1948
… 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…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… History of the farm Boschhoek Farm, (known locally as kwaHlathikhulu) is located in the uMzinyathi District in kwaZulu-Natal. The Farm was previously owned…
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… The farm was originally granted to Johan Rauch in 1792, … had sold it on to Andries Teubes, who probably built the manor in 1795-96 according to a design by…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the World and lie in the Drakensberg Escarpment, which separates the Highveld from … media/blog/explore-the…
PlaceLadysmith
… Ladysmith is one of the most important industrial and commercial centres of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Furthermore, it … located only about…
PlacePilanesberg Game Reserve
… The reserve features the "Big Five" animals that is so popular with tourists: … game reserves , Pilanesberg National Park is possibly the most accessible…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… Vice-Minister of Education, Madame Wei Yu, President of the University, Professor Wang Dazhong, Your Excellencies, … Ladies and Gentlemen: First of all, let…
African and Indian in Durban by Fatima Meer
… The following article was written just before the Emergency, having been commissioned by the Editor to commemorate one hundred years of Indian …
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… On 28 March 1658 the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship the Amersfoort, dropped anchor in Table Bay. In her hold she had a human cargo: 174 slaves. This was…
PlacePort St. Johns
… 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…
PlaceState Theatre, Pretoria
… Designed by Hans and Roelof Botha, the theatre was completed in 1981. Situated on the Corner of Sisulu Street and Pretorius Streets, the Theatre covers the…
”Malan Cannot Succeed Where Hitler Failed”: Interview To , Cape Town, June 1950
… "Never before in the history of South Africa have the national leaders acted so swiftly and with complete … oneness of purpose in their determination to beat…
EventPiet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
… Piet Retief completes the manifesto that sets out the reasons why the Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony. It is published …
PlaceSun City, Rustenburg
… The famous Casino/Hotel Complex about 50km from Rustenburg . … officially opened its doors on December 1979. It features the Lost City, a huge swimming Pools…
Press Conference in Maputo: Comments by Oliver Tambo on South African offer of territory to Swaziland, 5 March 1982
… at a press conference in Maputo, Mr. Tambo said that the ANC had already held two sets of discussions with the Swazi authorities on the South African "offer"…