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EventHarold Cressy is born in Rorke's Drift
… Harold Cressy, co-founder of the Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA), educationist and … teacher, is born in Rorke's Drift, Kwazulu-Natal. He was the only…
PlaceGraafwater
… The Heerenlogement cave which was used by travelers as … book’. An account of the shelter was documented by Cape Governor Hendrik Swellengrebel who passed…
PlaceEmalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga
… Emalahleni Municipality is a Local Municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality , in the Mpumalanga … but families are migrating to job…
ArchiveRecollections of the Resurrection of Women’s Day, 40 Years Ago by Julie Wells
… I look back at those activities of 1980, I think of it as the time when I got introduced to the realm of political activism. I had first come to South … from…
PlaceBloukrans Bridge Rest Camp, Southern Region
… The Bloukrans Bridge is a stunning single span arched bridge, located in the Southern Cape region of South Africa . The bridge is one of three … ’ to improve…
PlaceElands Bay Cave
… Elands Bay Cave is located near the Mouth of the Verlorenvlei Estuary on the Atlantic coast of South Africa Western Cape Province. Hidden in the caves are…
EventIan Roberts is born
… The South African actor, playwright and singer was born on this day in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. It was his character of Boet in a series of…
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
… Based on a speech at the University of Connecticut under the Auspices of UNESCO Chair and Institute of Comparative … truth about gross violations of human…
ArchiveChapter 12 Hangings by Denis Goldberg
… After the escape of Tim, Stephen and Alex we who remained behind bore the consequences. The prison was rebuilt and we politicals … had been giving them such…
Chapter X - Trial by detention
… things had changed at court. Our van drove through the gates of the old synagogue. We heard shouts of greeting as we were … held in the Johannesburg gaol…
PlacePrieska
… Prieska is a very small Town that is perched along the Orange River in the Northern Cape . It is 240 kilometres south of Kimberley and its famous … spread…
PlaceHankey
… Hankey is the oldest Town nestled at the confluence of the Klein and … Part of the Kouga Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, it offers a glimpse into…
PlaceSaint Helena Bay
… St Helena Bay – stretching from Dwarskersbos in the North past Shelley Point Peninsula, to Cape St Martin in the West. It actually comprises a total of ……
PlaceLaingsburg, Karoo
… A small, modern Karoo Village, Laingsburg lies at the confluence of two rivers, but is one of the driest parts of the Country. Laingsburg is 280 km from Cape…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… South African in a country where his race comprised of the majority. His status in the population did not reflect the living style that would … prejudices…
PlaceLetsemeng Local Municipality, Free State Province
… The Letsemeng Local Municipality is a Category B Municipality situated in the South-Western, Free State Province within the Xhariep … by the Mangaung Metro,…
Chapter VII - Democracy?
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph In January 1957 we … home that day, answering the Congress call. In the Eastern Cape and elsewhere there were…
PlaceVissershok Farm
… The Diep River originates in the Riebeek-Kasteel Mountains … Hotel', in Milnerton. Three years after his arrival at the Cape of Storms, Jan van Riebeek…
Group Areas Act and Its Effects on Indian People in Natal, May 1956 by Dr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker
… Paper On The Group Areas Act And Its Effects On The Indian People Of Natal, May 1956 49 A: HISTORY AND AIMS … "Areas Reservation Bill" introduced before the…
PlaceBotswana
… The Republic of Botswana shares a common border with South Africa in the South, Namibia in the West and North, Zimbabwe in the … of the Atlantic Ocean. Of…
Nadine Gordimer`s key note speech - Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award
… us now praise famous men Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.1 In the canon of human conscience Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is surely the most famously revered in the…
Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour
… Tutu. RAY UAREZ : In 1984, then Bishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign against apartheid, the white minority rule of South Africa…
EventGroote Kerk pulpit is officially inaugurated
… The Groote Kerk is the oldest Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. It is located at Church Square in Adderly Street, Cape Town. Its architecture boasts a…
EventGovernment declares that five 'non-White' South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
… Colleges will be released from their association with the University of South Africa (UNISA). Henceforth the University College of Fort Hare, University…
PlacePort Edward, South Coast
… / CH Mitchell Bridge (comment from FACEBOOK) "Driving down the South Coast of Kwazulu-Natal the last town before the Eastern Cape is Port Edward – passing…
PlaceBoyes Drive, Muizenberg
… Transport wagons from Cape Town delivered goods to the Southern Suburbs. Access became much easier after the Railway reached Muizenberg, in 1833. Boyes Drive…
EventSouth Africa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National Disaster
… disaster, following nationwide protests where women across the country lay down for 15 minutes at noon to honour the 15 women murdered daily in South Africa…
PlaceMariannhill, Pinetown
… and sheltered, leafy Neighborhoods outside Durban, on the outskirts of Pinetown. The Monastery was founded by Trappist Monks in 1882, as a … of Architecture…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… While colonialism and slavery flourished in the 18th century, the foundations of modern democracy were also being established. It is important to consider…
PlaceDrie Kuilen Nature Reserve
… Kuilen Nature Reserve is situated in a beautiful part of the Klein Karoo, in the Montague District. This Mountains stretches for over 43 … this beautiful…