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Black Sash

Black Sash

The Women's Defence of the Constitution LeagueIn 1955 a small group of white middle-class women who were predominantly English-speaking formed an...

Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe

Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe

Landing page contentThis topic provides a brief introductory overview of the settlements in the Limpopo Valley before Mapungubwe, and a brief...

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...

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Greyton, Western Province

Greyton, Western Province

This Village of Greyton, in the Cape, was established in 1852. Although the first plots of land were only sold in 1854.

Tulbagh, Western Cape

Tulbagh, Western Cape

On 1 February 1808 the territory North of the Great Berg river was annexed to the new District of Tulbagh, and declared a separate sub-drostdy with...

Franschhoek, Western Cape

Franschhoek, Western Cape

Originally known as the Valley of the Huguenots, a Community of French Huguenots were granted land in this Valley by the Dutch Government of the...

Old Morley

Old Morley

In 1828 the Wesleyan Missionary Society established a station at Amadola. A year later it was attacked and burnt down by amaMfengu warriors.

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,...

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