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Diepkloof Rock Shelter is a rock shelter in Western Cape, South Africa in which has been found some of the earliest evidence of the human use of symbols, in the form of patterns engraved upon ostrich eggshell water containers. These date around 60,000 years ago.
On the eve of World War II, the Union of South Africa found itself in a unique political and military quandary. While it was closely allied with the United Kingdom, being a co-equal Dominion under the 1931 Statute of Westminster with its head of state being the British king, the South African Prime Minister and head of government on 1 September 1939 was J.B.M. Hertzog – the leader of the pro ...
Diepkloof is a large zone of Soweto township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is also sometimes referred to as Diepmeadow, if considered as a single township with the nearby Meadowlands (although there is Orlando in between). Diepkloof was established in 1959 to accommodate people being removed from Alexandra.
Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years.
The South African Air Force SAAF made a significant contribution to the air war in East Africa, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, the Balkans and even as far east as bombing missions aimed at the Romanian oilfields in Ploiești, [18]: 331 supply missions in support of the Warsaw uprising [18]: 246 and reconnaissance missions ahead of the Russian ...
In 1975, the museum was renamed from the South African National War Museum and its function changed to include all conflicts that South Africa has been involved in. [1] In 1999 it was amalgamated with the Pretoria-based Transvaal Museum and National Cultural History Museum to form the Northern Flagship Institution.
The Standard Bank of British South Africa occupied this building from August 1879 to October 1881. This period included the duration of the first Anglo-Boer war (Dec 1880 to March 1881) 9/2/226/0002 De Rust Farmstead, Boschhoek, Heidelberg District Type of site: Farm Complex Heidelberg Provincial Heritage Site
Soweto is credited as one of the founding places for Kwaito and Kasi rap, which is a style of hip hop specific to South Africa. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] This form of music, which combined many elements of house music , American hip-hop, and traditional African music, became a strong force amongst black South Africans.