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… Since the rising of the sun of democracy upon the magnificent Drakensberg, none of the other sons of the soil on whom we have bestowed the title …

… see photos !U's story Part 1: Our home is the Kalahari. We are the !Kung of Nyae Nyae. The Kalahari is a very big desert which takes up almost a …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly introduced the Indian Immigration Law Amendment Bill. It sought to amend …

… Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa , and links George with the Village of Herold . Until the building of the Outeniqua Pass it was the main route … https://montagumuseum.co.za/montagu-stories/142-a-link-to-the-past-mountain-passes-of-montagu/   …

… and his partner, a Mr Owen, established a trading store on the site of present-day Flagstaff. The Town owes its name to their practice of running a white … as a signal to prospective customers that on this day the shop was closed. At its outset, the Postal Business of …

… Turkey. Dear Comrade Trotsky, I hope that by the time you recieve this letter from me you shall have seen a letter I send to the Communist League of America Opposition. Quite a lot has happened in the communist party of South Africa, private meetings are …

… The territory of Griqualand East is located South of the Colony of Natal , between the Drakensberg and Pondoland . Despite being well watered, …

… In 1657 the VOC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven Bothma. The farm Welgelegen was …

… On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were totally destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The American government justified the use of the bombs by … Rosenberg,J.,' The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ' ,from …

… We have no recorded evidence of how the Iron Age community on Melville Koppies was affected, but it was almost certainly disrupted or destroyed. Then the pioneer trekkers arrived and clashed with Mzilikatsi. … drove him into what is now Zimbabwe. It is likely that by the mid 1800s the small settlement on Melville Koppies was …

… On 1 February 1808 the territory North of the Great Berg river was annexed to the new District of Tulbagh, and declared a separate … https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/discover-the-age-old-boland-town-of-tulbagh/   …

… The Shagana Village is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, which …

… is a non-partisan people's history project concerned with the presentation of a critical, open access, and democratic … 037-117 NPO). Our organisation was established to address the biased way in which South Africa’s history and heritage, … projects enable people to tell their own stories about the building of their communities, their struggles for …

… is a non-partisan people's history project concerned with the presentation of a critical, open access, and democratic … 037-117 NPO). Our organisation was established to address the biased way in which South Africa’s history and heritage, … projects enable people to tell their own stories about the building of their communities, their struggles for …

… prior to European settlement, Sea Point formed part of the Gorachoqua and Goringhaiqua grazing paths, which … Point was later so named in 1776 when Sam Wallis, one of the commanders serving under Captain Cook , encamped his men … epidemic , which was sweeping through Cape Town at the time.  A short period prior to this, a small society …

… The stone shown in PHOTO is off the Well, uncovered at the Bo-Kaap Market site upgrade. (LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER … https://www.capetown.travel/getting-to-know-the-bo-kaap/   https://www.getaway.co.za/travel-news/the-hidden-history-of-cape-towns-secret-stairways/   …

… of 22 German Lutheran mission congregations established in the former Natal and Transvaal. The farm Kroondal, which was in existence since 1843, was registered in 1858 in the name of Jan Michiel van Helsdingen. A mission was …

… Territory of British Bechuanaland The territory known as British Bechuanaland covered an area that included the subsequent divisions of Vryburg, Mafikeng . Kuruman and Taung. The first European travellers to visit the region arrived …

… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary fervour amongst all sections of the black oppressed majority has reached unprecedented …

… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary fervour amongst all sections of the black oppressed majority has reached unprecedented …

… Leaders representing the Commission for Religious Affairs (CRA) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met at Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg today. The meeting was part of a series of engagement between CRA …

… The Old Fort and Durban's first cemetery are situated in Umgeni Road, and are now an integral part of the city centre. The first formal European settlement of the Bay of Port Natal … tripadvisor.co.za/Attraction_Review-g312595-d480864-Reviews-The_Old_Fort-Durban_KwaZulu_Natal.html   …

… him at Emanxiweni. A cart was brought at nightfall and the King's body was placed in it and taken to Mhlahlandlela where on the 9th September his death was revealed to the amaNdebele nation. For two months the King's body lay in …

… The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- … Mashatile , in Constantia. (Link in Further Reading .) The Former estate in the magisterial district of Wynberg , 24 km, by road from …   https://zandvleitrust.org.za/the-zandvlei/   …

… of inquest sitting into Ahmed Timol’s death Johannesburg – The man who was arrested alongside late anti-apartheid … activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, took centre stage at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday during the first sitting of the inquest into his death. Salim Essop …

… The main building of the SA Army College was designed in a so-called block-house … served as a recreation centre for soldiers and when the South African Military School, predecessor of the Army College, was founded in 1820, it was accommodated in … https://samilhistory.com/2015/11/21/the-horrible-history-and-many-names-of-thaba-tshwane/ …

… The farming community of Kirkwood, in the heart of the Sundays River Valley, close to the town of Addo and the …

… The Great Trek was a migration that took place between 1838 and the 1840s, and involved the Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the …

… The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress. It was formed in 1944 by …

… In about 1853 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in Swellendam resolved to establish a new congregation to serve the spiritual needs of residents in its Southern region. To this end it purchased the Farm; 'Over Het Roode Zand' from its owner, Johannes van …