Eighty Years to Change the World
On 8 January 1912 in an unprepossessing Wesleyan Church in the Black community of Waaihoek near Bloemfontein several men and one women met to create
December 14, 2020
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The Last Independent Zulu King
Cetshwayo’s name is not as well known as that of his uncle Shaka. Shaka had managed to turn the small Zulu tribe into the powerful
August 16, 2020
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The Often Hidden History of the San
The San people of Southern Africa first really came to the world’s attention in the 1950s with a miniseries and a book by Laurens van
July 26, 2020
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When the Children Led
“Natives must be taught from an early age that equality with Europeans is not for them,” Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, author of the Bantu Education Act.
June 18, 2020
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Defeat From Victory
Again and again during the Anglo Boer Wars in South Africa, the British troops were able to quickly and effectively turn hard fought tactical victory
June 2, 2020
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