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ArticlePrehistory of the Cape Town area
… India. As a result, ‘the mother city’ is the centre for historical archaeology in southern Africa. Historical archaeologists use documents such as probate …
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… sources as well as Xhosa oral traditions, to formulate a historical narrative of Makhanda based on the socio-political … controlled printing press and so…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… to subtropical agriculture and citrus, while the conservation impulse that Kruger's government had signalled …
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… the island as a national and international heritage and conservation site. RIM strives to maintain the unique …
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750
… the recent research and explores the ways in which historical myths are constructed. …
ArticleInqaba ya basebenzi
… to several of the issues contain theoretical and sometimes historical discourses on socialism, revolution, Marxism and …
ArticleHeritage
… in a personal way, while others see it as having a broader historical and political significance. In this section, we …
Everard Read Art Gallery
… Everard Read directors are also passionate about nature conservation, and therefore the gallery has a wildlife …
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… efforts in South Africa reveals the significance of historical writing and the promotion of histories that …
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… is of significance regarding the effect it had on historical events. At the time of their rule, colonial forces … leaders indicating their immense…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… 1800: Historical Context Nelson Mandela traces his lineage back to … that eventually became known as the Transkei. The historical record shows Xhosa lived on…
BiographyMzwakhe Mbuli
… of clairvoyant lyrics that connect to the listener through historical events, contemporary situations, and relation to …
Message from the President, South African Society of Artists
… the SA National Gallery itself. Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Paintings and Sculpture, Iziko …
National Orders Recipients
… Coat of Arms on 27 April 2000 that embraced the collective historical essence of the people of the country. In so doing, …
PlaceRosemount
… these two bodies of water lies well over 3 000 hectares of conservation area made up of ten Coastal Reserves and two …
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… and an array of fossils. Step inside and embark on a Historical journey, uncovering the past of Matatiele and its … and was included in the Maloti…
ArticleMaritime history and heritage: shipwrecks
… treasure. They gather immense amounts of archaeological, historical, scientific, social and technical information from …
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… Groot Constantia has stood the test of time. Truly a conservation miracle, not found to often!" In 1679, Simon …
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… One term/15 hours This content must be integrated with the historical aims and skills and the associated concepts listed …
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
Nithianandan Ganese Govender (Elvis) was born on 1 November 1958 in Esperanza, a village on the south coast of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN), on the eastern…
PlaceOld Post Office, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… To ensure that this piece of history wasn’t lost, a conservation policy document was also drawn up for the …
PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… for the British colonials," says Raimundo Cardoso, a conservation architect. At the time you could build a house …
ArticleEuropean trading systems in the Middle Ages - fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
… Bleek, was the creator of the 19th century archive or historical collection of Ixam and !kun (Khoisan languages) … Bleek was a philologist (a person who…
PlaceKnysna Forest
… from indigenous use to colonial exploitation and modern conservation. Indigenous people who lived here in prehistoric … attracting visitors for its natural…
Control: 1910 - 1948
… later. Rather, the Act was an important point in a long historical process that had already weakened African … In the reserves, production was based on the…
PlaceGreat Fish River, Eastern Cape
The Great Fish River, distinguishable from the Namibian Fish River by the word ‘great’, that runs through the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, flows for…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… is his own worst enemy) (1992). He went on to publish a historical novel that has proven to be popular and …
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… People as historical sources People can be great sources of … we can learn about the past. Learners are also sources of historical information. A possible…
PlaceJacobsbaai, West Coast
Established a few Decades ago, Jacobsbaai is a tranquil getaway between Vredenburg and Saldanha Bay. Home to a small community. Jacobsbaai was originally…
ArticleSophiatown in Literature
… An Invaluable Historical Source The literature on "life in Sophiatown" by a …