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PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
… is famous for its rooibos tea and oranges. Situated at the foot of the Cedarberg Range where the Dissels River flows into the broad Olifants River. … a…
PlaceEllis Park
… and was first named for Mr J.D. Ellis who initially made the land for the stadium available. The stadium is home to Johannesburg's rugby team, the …
ANC AND 1999 ELECTION NOMINATION LIST
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions COSATU has taken a firm stand that the federation will not be drawing up a list of its own people to be given to…
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
… Although Indians had been among the first slaves that had been brought to the Cape in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was only after …
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… indentured Indians and as 'free' or 'passenger' Indians. The former came as a result of a triangular pact among three governments; and the latter, mainly…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 2 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … born I started working again, but now I went to work at the factories because I was a…
PlaceLibya
… with an ancient history, has more recently been known for the 42-year rule of the mercurial Colonel Muammar Gaddafi - and the chaos that has followed his…
EventSouth African Prime Minister, John Vorster resigns
… African Prime Minister since 1966, John Vorster , shocked the nation by announcing his resignation from office, at the request of his colleagues, on the…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 26 April 2013, Queenstown
… Members of the Hani family, Premier Noxolo Kiviet and members of the provincial executive, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, … Mayor of Chris Hani District…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live … can justly claim authority…
PlaceMbotyi, Eastern Cape
… For the adventurer wanting to explore the many unique and wild treasures this coast has to offer, Mbotyi offers the privileged opportunity to visit the…
PlaceCaledon, Cape Overberg
… Caledon is situated on the N2 national road in the Overberg region in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, located about 113 … Caledon is situated on…
EventDe Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. is founded to exercise control over diamond production in South Africa
… over virtually all diamond production in South Africa. The company was registered in Kimberley, and was the merger of the De Beers Mining Company and…
PlaceFrankfort
… Frankfort is a small farming town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa. The town was laid …
EventStampede kills twelve people in Harare
… stampede that killed twelve people. Among those killed in the stampede were four children, the youngest age five. The stadium was filled to capacity with…
PlaceSouth Sudan
… Egypt attempted to colonize the region of Southern Sudan by establishing the Province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the…
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
… Celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s life is an opportunity to move away from the cliché-ridden assessments of his multi-faceted … personality…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February 1985 ©…
EventSA military integration is disputed
… The transition in the South African Defence Force (later SANDF) was not achieved without difficulties. It came to the surface that a dispute ensued between…
PlaceIsipingo, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… History. This vibrant Town is conveniently located near the Chief Albert Luthuli (M 4) highway and is surrounded by a number of factories that offer…
PlaceSuggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
… to Pietermaritzburg , Natal. There, Gandhi was seated in the first-class compartment, as he had purchased a first-class ticket. A White person who entered…
ArchiveIndia’s African Sufis - Demystified! by Blanche Michael
… From the hypnotic effects of the circular motions of the spiritual dancing of whirling dervishes to the mesmerising qawwali [1] performances of the likes of…
David Goldblatt, once and future freedom hero by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 28 November 2012, South Africa
… Last Wednesday David Goldblatt wrote an email to the Chancellor of Orders explaining that he was declining the Order of Ikhamanga, a national honour awarded…
PlaceEthiopia
… Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia, is a landlocked country in the East of Africa. It shares one of its borders with Somalia , to the East. Sudan to the West,…
ArchiveMemories of Trafalgar High, District Six by Warren Ludski
… Not much of District 6 was left when the apartheid regime forced the residents out onto the grassless Cape Flats and razed their homes. What …
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… Bernhard Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert - the only document dealing directly with the origin of the city's name. Some controversy exists concerning…
PlaceLegogote Mountain Region, Mpumalanga
… South-East of eLundi and 12m North-East of White River. The name is said to be Swazi for "the large one' or 'eternal one'. Also recorded as 'Lugogodo'. The…
PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
… Located on Mzilikazi Street in Mofolo, the Mofolo Arts Centre is a hub of cultural and artistic exploration in Soweto. The centre is one of the few…
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… National Botanical Garden lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… Louis Trichardt was one of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for…