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Black Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009

Black Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009

1903 William Edward Durghardt Du Bois publishes The Souls of Black Folk rejecting the notion that Black people need western values be to...

The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement

The emergence of the Black Consciousness movement that swept across the country in the 1970s can best be explained in the context of the events from...

Fietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988

Fietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988

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Zorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

Zorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands, "you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beauty!"Wine has been a product...

Versfeld Pass

Versfeld Pass

This superb Pass is rich in South African folklore. John Versfeld was a resourceful farmer from Bo-Piketberg who built the original pass in 3 months,...

Porterville

Porterville

Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples. In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck established a small colony on the Cape...

Koringberg

Koringberg

Koringberg, one of many in the areas to have its roots in the church. It was only when the community broke away from the Dutch Reformed Church in...

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Where the red dunes and scrub fade into infinity and herds of gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest follow the seasons, where imposing camel...

Knysna Forest

Knysna Forest

The Knysna Forest has a rich history spanning thousands of Years, from indigenous use to colonial exploitation and modern conservation.

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