History of The Cape of Good Hope

...In fact, the Portuguese gave the whole South African coast a wide berth and established their refreshment stations along the humid shores of Moçambique.Anti-Native SentimentIn 1510, a much-medalled Viceroy and a party of Portuguese noblemen, returning..
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The Xhosa People of South Africa

... ©South African LibraryThe homestead of the 19th-century Ngqika (Xhosa Chief) Sandile, as depicted by Thomas Baines...
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Later Headmasters of St John's

...Yates's successor, Jan Breitenbach MA, UED (Rhodes), was the first South African-born head of the school, He came to St John's from St Andrew's College in Grahamstown, where he had been head of the history department...
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The Soweto Uprising: June 16, 1976

...Youth Day is celebrated every year on June 16 to remind the new generation of South African children about the sacrifices made for the freedom movement.On the cold, smog-choked morning of June 16, 1976, the children of Soweto awoke with an unusual eagerness..
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History of Beaufort West

...plateau is the largest of its kind outside of Asia - life here can be harsh, yet people have lived in this South African area for 500 000 years - the Khoi and San people called this area Karusa, the Khoi word for dry, barren, thirstland...
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South African Holidays Cape Winelands

...South African Holidays Cape WinelandsSouth African Holidays Cape Winelands..
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South African Holidays Western Cape

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The People of Soweto

...There are sangomas in skins, coal merchants urging on their tired horse carts, and nattily dressed businessmen driving luxury cars.An African Melting Pot©Andile BhalaThe people of Soweto, their parents or grandparents came from the rolling hills..
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Winnie Mandela An Independent Activist

...She was one of the 1 000 women arrested. She and the others decided to stay in detention for two weeks instead of applying for immediate bail. It was here that she was exposed to the horrific conditions of South African prisons...
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Fall Armyworm in Maize

...From there fall armyworm spread to other African countries and hit South Africa in 2017, with the first positive identification of larvae being made in January that year on a farm near Settlers in Limpopo...
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Farming in Citrusdal

...Chapman named his orange tree the Valencia Late and introduced it for massive commercial growing across the globe.South African OrangesAs in America, the two varieties of orange, Washington orange and Valencia Late, contribute the great bulk of the tons..
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Honey Quality and Products

...Honey in South AfricaCurrent South African legislation, the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990) stipulates two grades - choice grade and industrial grade - for liquid honey, creamed honey and comb honey...
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The Cape Peninsula Region

...For scenic diversity few places in the world can compare with the Cape Peninsula, with its contrasts of natural areas, the dramatic mountain and sea panoramas, the never-ending parade of vignettes of European and African culture, and noisy harbour scenes.By..
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Quinoa Production

...Areas like the Cape’s west coast and Lesotho may be appropriate, provided we have a suitable cultivar for the warm and dry South African conditions...
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Baobab Tree

...Baobab TreeBaobab TreeSouth African Medicinal PlantsThe iconic Baobab Tree (Adansonia digitata) is a familiar site in hot, dry lowland areas of Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka and Australia...
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Beadwork From the Colony of Natal

...on one of the African ‘reservations’ established in Natal in 1846-47, a decision by the colonial government that led to the relocation of nearly 80 000 people...
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Important Dates and Places in Soweto

...”.16 June 1976©Eric MillerThe Hector Pieterson Museum honours the slain youth of the 1976 Soweto uprising.If one day can be said to have been the fulcrum of modern South African history, it must be when the black political struggle emerged..
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Ostrich Eggs

...Properties of Ostrich EggsUsed by early African hunter-gatherers as a light-weight flask with beeswax stoppers to transport their water, ostrich eggshells have found more modern applications - as lights, candle holders and decoration...
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How to Eat Amaranth

...How to Eat AmaranthHow to Eat AmaranthSouth African Indigenous GrainsAmaranth SeedsAmaranth seed was a staple grain in Mexico, Guatemala and Peru thousands of years ago and was probably as popular as corn...
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Jordan

...The farm relies solely on water from two natural springs and its dams are rich in birdlife - the evocative call of the African fish eagle is often heard...
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Roobernet

...It has been used in 2001 at Fleur du Cap with Pinotage to produce a uniquely ‘South African’ blend and a Cape Ruby port style Roobernet made by Jacques Smit...
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Pottery as an Art Form

...©Eric MillerMiriam Mbonambi (c.1945 – c.1998).Like Nesta Nala, Miriam Mbonambi began to make small pots for outside buyers, selling her work through commercial outlets like the African Art Centre in Durban...
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Kruger Park's First Warden

... ©Robert HofmeyrImpala, Kruger National Park.But at the outset, he was certainly an unlikely saviour for an unloved game sanctuary in the wild South African Lowveld. JSH was born in 1867 to Hilda Hamilton and James Stevenson...
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History of Sabi Sands Game Reserve

...Despite the area being situated deep in the African wilderness, he gave the farms European names such as Nantes, Toulon and Alicecot...
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Delvera MTB Trail

...Delvera MTB TrailDelvera MTB TrailHome of DirtopiaDelvera is the home of Dirtopia and therefore the stomping grounds of Meurant Botha, the ‘Old Man Trail’ of South African mountain biking, and what you get on this Stellenbosch wine estate..
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