Name:Dimbaza
Dimbaza in the Eastern Cape was created as a dumping ground for Blacks who lived illegally in White South Africa, during the mid and late sixties. The concrete houses consisted of two or three rooms. Sanitation facilities were non-existent. The lucky individuals could obtain employment in King Williams Town, roughly thirteen miles away,paying roughly a quarter of their gross income on transportation.
In keeping with then standard South African government policy, infrastructure development was financed by the beer halls.
Between the abject poverty, and active negligence by the South African government, the town became a symbol of apartheid, and the subject of the 1975 documentary Last Grave at Dimbaza.
The town's original name was changed, due to the inability of the Special Branch to pronounce it correctly.
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A film with the name Dimbaza
Last Grave at Dimbaza 55 minutes/color Morena Films, 1974; Closed captioned release date 2006. DVD/VHS distributed/sold by First Run/Icarus Films, Brooklyn, NY. Sale: $390, rental $100
The images remain in your memory nearly thirty years later: grainy, often flattened telephoto shots of factories, mines, military bases, overlain with texts and voiceovers providing statistical inventories of weaponry and which countries they were purchased from. White people bowling on immaculately kept, emerald green lawns are contrasted with black workers hauling the trashcans of a white suburban neighborhood, scurrying down back alleys
www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-171138751.html
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Dieprivier (A16)
Name: Dieprivier
Plumstead & Dieprivier. Plumstead and Timour Hall are central Cape Peninsula Suburbs bordering Constantia, Wynberg and Bergvliet
Google count: 11,100 for Dieprivier
Date:23/06/09
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Titel: Dieprivier
Deur: grevilman
Weergawe: 1
Druk hierdie gedig
( n Herskrywe van "n Naweek in 1974")
Maartmaand, negentien vier en sewentig.
Devon Valley se tortelduiwe
het bankvas tussen ligbruin dennetolle gesit
en die middag laat verstik aan koer.
.
Die wynlandgoed het lui-tradisies
in slampamper oorgedra
na waar ek naam in hotelregister skryf.
.
Daardie aand in die eetsaal was net twee tafels
enkel, tussen al die paartjies
en ʼn fooi in gewillige bakhand gestop,
het die nodige gedoen.
Boomwortelbruin was haar oë,
diep geleen uit grond en stam
met hortjies wat toeslaan as ek naderkom.
Haar engels,
beige en effe nasaal
het ʼn Seepunt kugel nagepraat.
Die aand het flink verloop
tot ek jonkbrutaal en vol pretensie
Eugène Marais se Dieprivier aanhaal.
Haar blinknat trane oor 'son'bruin wange
en woorde: "Hoe het jy geweet?", in Afrikaans,
het ek jare later eers verstaan.
www.woes.co.za/gedigte/vertoon/36530_Dieprivier.htm
Plumstead & Dieprivier. Plumstead and Timour Hall are central Cape Peninsula Suburbs bordering Constantia, Wynberg and Bergvliet
Google count: 11,100 for Dieprivier
Date:23/06/09
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Titel: Dieprivier
Deur: grevilman
Weergawe: 1
Druk hierdie gedig
( n Herskrywe van "n Naweek in 1974")
Maartmaand, negentien vier en sewentig.
Devon Valley se tortelduiwe
het bankvas tussen ligbruin dennetolle gesit
en die middag laat verstik aan koer.
.
Die wynlandgoed het lui-tradisies
in slampamper oorgedra
na waar ek naam in hotelregister skryf.
.
Daardie aand in die eetsaal was net twee tafels
enkel, tussen al die paartjies
en ʼn fooi in gewillige bakhand gestop,
het die nodige gedoen.
Boomwortelbruin was haar oë,
diep geleen uit grond en stam
met hortjies wat toeslaan as ek naderkom.
Haar engels,
beige en effe nasaal
het ʼn Seepunt kugel nagepraat.
Die aand het flink verloop
tot ek jonkbrutaal en vol pretensie
Eugène Marais se Dieprivier aanhaal.
Haar blinknat trane oor 'son'bruin wange
en woorde: "Hoe het jy geweet?", in Afrikaans,
het ek jare later eers verstaan.
www.woes.co.za/gedigte/vertoon/36530_Dieprivier.htm
Saturday, June 20, 2009
De Wildt (G6)
Name:De Wildt
De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust, North West Province, South AfricaLocated in North West Province, South Africa, aims to conserve, breed and reintroduce indigenous endangered species back into their natural habitat.
www.dewildt.org.za/
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De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust, North West Province, South AfricaLocated in North West Province, South Africa, aims to conserve, breed and reintroduce indigenous endangered species back into their natural habitat.
www.dewildt.org.za/
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Dewetsdorp (F12)
Name: Dewetsdorp
Founded as a safe haven by Jacobus de Wet, field-cornet and father of Anglo-Boer War General Christiaan de Wet, on the farm Kareefontein. Eventually recognised and given municipal status in 1890. Award winning Golfclub
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Dewetsdorp lies on the R702, just 75km south-east of the bustle of Bloemfontein. Most of the town's attractions and tourist sites relate to the struggle of the soldiers in the Anglo-Boer War. Named after Jacobus Ignatius de Wet, the father of General Christiaan de Wet of Anglo-Boer War fame on the farm Kareefontein.
More: http://www.places.co.za/html/dewetsdorp.html
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Founded as a safe haven by Jacobus de Wet, field-cornet and father of Anglo-Boer War General Christiaan de Wet, on the farm Kareefontein. Eventually recognised and given municipal status in 1890. Award winning Golfclub
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Dewetsdorp lies on the R702, just 75km south-east of the bustle of Bloemfontein. Most of the town's attractions and tourist sites relate to the struggle of the soldiers in the Anglo-Boer War. Named after Jacobus Ignatius de Wet, the father of General Christiaan de Wet of Anglo-Boer War fame on the farm Kareefontein.
More: http://www.places.co.za/html/dewetsdorp.html
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
De Wet (C16)
Name: De Wet (Worcester)
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A few ESA flakes were located at the proposed Florence Interchange. The tools werefound in a partially disturbed context.One LSA silcrete core, two silcrete flakes, one quartz core and some quartz chunks andfour MSA (Middle Stone Age) flakes were located at the proposed Worcester Casino Interchange. The toolswere found on sheet-washed gravel surfaces in a severely disturbed context, inploughed fields.No archaeological remains were located at the proposed De Wet Toll Plaza.No archaeological remains were located at the proposed Glen Heatlie Toll Plaza.An old labourer's cottage alongside the N1 will not be directly impacted by the proposedlocation of the Glen Heatlie toll plaza.A handful of ESA flakes, chunks and two cores were located in a large erosion scara gainst the mountain slope at the proposed Glen Heatlie Toll Plaza (North). The toolswere found in a severely disturbed context.Significance of finds: lowSuggested mitigation: none required
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A few ESA flakes were located at the proposed Florence Interchange. The tools werefound in a partially disturbed context.One LSA silcrete core, two silcrete flakes, one quartz core and some quartz chunks andfour MSA (Middle Stone Age) flakes were located at the proposed Worcester Casino Interchange. The toolswere found on sheet-washed gravel surfaces in a severely disturbed context, inploughed fields.No archaeological remains were located at the proposed De Wet Toll Plaza.No archaeological remains were located at the proposed Glen Heatlie Toll Plaza.An old labourer's cottage alongside the N1 will not be directly impacted by the proposedlocation of the Glen Heatlie toll plaza.A handful of ESA flakes, chunks and two cores were located in a large erosion scara gainst the mountain slope at the proposed Glen Heatlie Toll Plaza (North). The toolswere found in a severely disturbed context.Significance of finds: lowSuggested mitigation: none required
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Devon (H9)
Name: Devon
On the Springs to Bethal line.
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On the Springs to Bethal line.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Dete (F5)
Name: Dete (Zim - towards Vic Falls)
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If you went to the NRZ(National Railway of Zimbabwe) building in Bulawyo you could buy a pass for about $20 which would allow you acces to travel in the locomotive of any freight train in the country. We took a freight train from Bulawayo to Dete...
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Marist Brothers Secondary School (MBSS) is a secondary school situated in Dete, Zimbabwe. It is an elite school run by the Roman Catholic church. It was established in 1967.
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If you went to the NRZ(National Railway of Zimbabwe) building in Bulawyo you could buy a pass for about $20 which would allow you acces to travel in the locomotive of any freight train in the country. We took a freight train from Bulawayo to Dete...
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Marist Brothers Secondary School (MBSS) is a secondary school situated in Dete, Zimbabwe. It is an elite school run by the Roman Catholic church. It was established in 1967.
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Despatch (F16)
Name:Despatch
Originally developed in 1942, Despatch is regarded as a relatively young town. Despatch officially obtained municipal status in 1945. The name of the town was derived from the brick industry, as it was from a railway siding (later known as “Hitler’s Halt”) in the late 1800’s near Uitenhage, that the bricks were “dispatched” or rather, “despatched’. Many of the older buildings and houses in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage were built with these very bricks. Sadly, the brick business is now a remnant of the past. Offering the charm of a rural town in the heart of a city, Despatch currently has a resident population of approx. 38 000.
Despatch Museum
1a Church Street, tel / fax: 041 933 3177. Cell: 082 305 9366 Curator (Attie Pretorius). Open Tue. and Sat. 09h00 to 12h00, and on Thur. 14h00 to 17h00.
Part of a long-term vision, an initiative of the “Friends of Despatch” brought about the Despatch Museum. The interior boasts a mini model of the Stegasaurus, which was discovered in Despatch in 1903 (the original dinosaur is currently on display at Bayworld). Alongside it, are examples of the original bricks produced in the town, as well as a further two models of beautiful, red brick chimneys built by a former town engineer. Given the fact that many well-known South African sportsmen hail from Despatch, numerous sporting memorabilia festoon the walls of the Museum. These include six rugby Springbok blazers, along with the jackets of two South African cricket umpires and the running gear of a Comrades Marathon winner. Names such as Danie Gerber, Adri Geldenhuys, Rudi Koertzen and Charl Matthys, amongst others, are synonymous with Despatch.
Despatch Chimney Brickworks
De Mist / Genot Streets.
Built in 1882, the brick chimney was part of the once flourishing brickworks in Despatch. It can still be viewed, standing tall and serene in a field on the outskirts of the town, alongside the railway track.
For more info and photos go to the source site:
http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/Fifaworldcup/Content.aspx?objID=61
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Originally developed in 1942, Despatch is regarded as a relatively young town. Despatch officially obtained municipal status in 1945. The name of the town was derived from the brick industry, as it was from a railway siding (later known as “Hitler’s Halt”) in the late 1800’s near Uitenhage, that the bricks were “dispatched” or rather, “despatched’. Many of the older buildings and houses in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage were built with these very bricks. Sadly, the brick business is now a remnant of the past. Offering the charm of a rural town in the heart of a city, Despatch currently has a resident population of approx. 38 000.
Despatch Museum
1a Church Street, tel / fax: 041 933 3177. Cell: 082 305 9366 Curator (Attie Pretorius). Open Tue. and Sat. 09h00 to 12h00, and on Thur. 14h00 to 17h00.
Part of a long-term vision, an initiative of the “Friends of Despatch” brought about the Despatch Museum. The interior boasts a mini model of the Stegasaurus, which was discovered in Despatch in 1903 (the original dinosaur is currently on display at Bayworld). Alongside it, are examples of the original bricks produced in the town, as well as a further two models of beautiful, red brick chimneys built by a former town engineer. Given the fact that many well-known South African sportsmen hail from Despatch, numerous sporting memorabilia festoon the walls of the Museum. These include six rugby Springbok blazers, along with the jackets of two South African cricket umpires and the running gear of a Comrades Marathon winner. Names such as Danie Gerber, Adri Geldenhuys, Rudi Koertzen and Charl Matthys, amongst others, are synonymous with Despatch.
Despatch Chimney Brickworks
De Mist / Genot Streets.
Built in 1882, the brick chimney was part of the once flourishing brickworks in Despatch. It can still be viewed, standing tall and serene in a field on the outskirts of the town, alongside the railway track.
For more info and photos go to the source site:
http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/Fifaworldcup/Content.aspx?objID=61
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Derby (E8)
Name:Derby
Bojanala Region
Location
Derby is located 16km east of Koster
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Bojanala
History
Derby was named after Lord Derby, British secretary of State, and had its origins as a settlement for destitute people
DERBY
Towards the end of the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), the area was the scene for a battle between the Boer forces and a Scottish Calvary Regiment.
Attractions
The graves of the British soldiers who died here may be seen in the Derby's military cemetery.
TOWNS IN BOJANALA
Brits
Broederstroom
Derby
Hartbeespoort Dam
Koster
Kroondal
Maanhaarrand
Magaliesburg
Mogwase
Phokeng
Rustenburg
Swartruggens
ALSO IN BOJANALA
Babelegi
Beestekraal
De Wildt
Ga-Rankuwa
Hekpoort
Jericho
Mabopane
Marikana
Mooinooi
Skeerpoort
Tlhabane
THE PROVINCE
An Overview
The Regions
Heritage & Culture
Heritage Song
History
Biological Diversity
Governance
Provincial Emblems
Platinum in the Province
http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/bojanala/derby.html
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Bojanala Region
Location
Derby is located 16km east of Koster
Interactive Map
Bojanala
History
Derby was named after Lord Derby, British secretary of State, and had its origins as a settlement for destitute people
DERBY
Towards the end of the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), the area was the scene for a battle between the Boer forces and a Scottish Calvary Regiment.
Attractions
The graves of the British soldiers who died here may be seen in the Derby's military cemetery.
TOWNS IN BOJANALA
Brits
Broederstroom
Derby
Hartbeespoort Dam
Koster
Kroondal
Maanhaarrand
Magaliesburg
Mogwase
Phokeng
Rustenburg
Swartruggens
ALSO IN BOJANALA
Babelegi
Beestekraal
De Wildt
Ga-Rankuwa
Hekpoort
Jericho
Mabopane
Marikana
Mooinooi
Skeerpoort
Tlhabane
THE PROVINCE
An Overview
The Regions
Heritage & Culture
Heritage Song
History
Biological Diversity
Governance
Provincial Emblems
Platinum in the Province
http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/bojanala/derby.html
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Denver (G9)
Name: Denver
Not John, Not Colorado!
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TRAINS are the cheapest form of public transport in Johannesburg. The downside is that while the city has sprawled to the north, the only lines run south of the centre, from the East Rand through to Soweto and Randfontein in the far west.
The railways are operated by a parastatal, Wits Metrorail, which runs all services in Gauteng province, including lines from Vereeniging in the south, Nigel in the east, Randfontein and Oberholzer in the west and Olifantsfontein in the north. Trains, then, are a useful form of transport to local regions outside Johannesburg, to the south, east and west.
The city's main station is Park Station, just north of the central business district, a destination for both local and mainline trains and the largest railway station in Africa. To the east of Park Station are Doornfontein, Ellis Park and Jeppe stations. To the west are Braamfontein, Mayfair, Grosvenor and Langlaagte stations, whilst the south has Faraday, Westgate, Booysens, Crown and Village Main stations.
Metrorail operations
For information on train routes and timetable, click here
All stations have access control points. You can buy your ticket from the ticket sales office at the station. CCTV cameras have been installed at larger stations to monitor activities on the platforms. There are visible security guards on trains and at stations throughout the network, making the trains much safer than they were not so long ago.
Don't expect to find maps indicating train routes and points of exchange at the station. Since the rail line is limited to one route, there is little train exchange to do. Train routes and destinations are marked by the numbers on trains and passengers are expected to memorise these numbers.
Passengers have a choice between two classes of travel; the common Metro class or the more luxurious Metroplus, which has upholstered and more comfortable seats. The latter is generally less congested than the former, but this luxury comes at a price. For example, a Metroplus monthly ticket on the Johannesburg - Naledi route costs R180, whilst the same ticket on the Metro class costs just R79 - making train travel the cheapest mode of transport in the city. Single journeys from Johannesburg to Naledi are R7.50 for Metroplus and R4 for Metro.
Outside most stations, there are ranks with taxis to take commuters through the next leg of their journey.
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/64/71/
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Not John, Not Colorado!
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TRAINS are the cheapest form of public transport in Johannesburg. The downside is that while the city has sprawled to the north, the only lines run south of the centre, from the East Rand through to Soweto and Randfontein in the far west.
The railways are operated by a parastatal, Wits Metrorail, which runs all services in Gauteng province, including lines from Vereeniging in the south, Nigel in the east, Randfontein and Oberholzer in the west and Olifantsfontein in the north. Trains, then, are a useful form of transport to local regions outside Johannesburg, to the south, east and west.
The city's main station is Park Station, just north of the central business district, a destination for both local and mainline trains and the largest railway station in Africa. To the east of Park Station are Doornfontein, Ellis Park and Jeppe stations. To the west are Braamfontein, Mayfair, Grosvenor and Langlaagte stations, whilst the south has Faraday, Westgate, Booysens, Crown and Village Main stations.
Metrorail operations
For information on train routes and timetable, click here
All stations have access control points. You can buy your ticket from the ticket sales office at the station. CCTV cameras have been installed at larger stations to monitor activities on the platforms. There are visible security guards on trains and at stations throughout the network, making the trains much safer than they were not so long ago.
Don't expect to find maps indicating train routes and points of exchange at the station. Since the rail line is limited to one route, there is little train exchange to do. Train routes and destinations are marked by the numbers on trains and passengers are expected to memorise these numbers.
Passengers have a choice between two classes of travel; the common Metro class or the more luxurious Metroplus, which has upholstered and more comfortable seats. The latter is generally less congested than the former, but this luxury comes at a price. For example, a Metroplus monthly ticket on the Johannesburg - Naledi route costs R180, whilst the same ticket on the Metro class costs just R79 - making train travel the cheapest mode of transport in the city. Single journeys from Johannesburg to Naledi are R7.50 for Metroplus and R4 for Metro.
Outside most stations, there are ranks with taxis to take commuters through the next leg of their journey.
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/64/71/
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Denneboom (G8)
Name:Denneboom (close to Eerste Fabrieke - Pretoria)
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Delmore (G9)
Name: Delmore (between Knights and Angelo towards Boksbueg)
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Delmas (H9)
Name:Delmas
For several years leading up to 1985 and later, South Africa was in turmoil. Unrest was particularly rife in the Vaal Triangle, but spread to the rest of the country. The government held the UDF largely responsible for this state of affairs. The Delmas Trial must be seen in the light of these unsettled times.
In 1985 when the trial commenced, there were twenty-two defendants to stand trial. Sixteen of them were released on bail after a year, but were not allowed to go to their respective homes in the Vaal area. Three senior UDF officials (Popo Molefe national general secretary, Patrick Lekota publicity secretary and Moss Frank Chikane secretary for the Transvaal) who were popularly known as the Big Three, were denied bail and remained in Pretoria Central Prison. Arthur Chaskalson, George Bizos and two young White lawyers represented the defendants. George Bizos, the human rights lawyer, was nicknamed “Mathlathlo” which meant Power of Elephant.
In serious cases like this, the judge was obliged to be assisted by two people, qualified in a law discipline. Judge van Dijkhorst invited a reputable professor of law and a magistrate. However, in 1987 the case took a dramatic turn when Van Dijkhorst discharged the professor for allegedly having signed a petition circulated by UDF affiliates. After this, the defense team requested Van Dijkhorst to withdraw himself as they considered him biased, but he refused.
On 8 December 1988 Judge Van Dijkhorst passed sentence on the 11 Trialists that he had found guilty on 18 November. The sentences ranged from 10 to 12 years imprisonment. The Department of State strongly protested against the sentences. The Department felt that the verdict was far fetching in that none of the defendants had been accused of direct instigation of violence. The judge asserted that they were part of a UDF conspiracy to make South Africa ungovernable through a campaign of mass action, of which violence was an intended and inevitable component.
In 1989 the sentence was overturned after an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Delmas Trial became the longest political trial after the Rivonia Trial.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1988-12-08.htm
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For several years leading up to 1985 and later, South Africa was in turmoil. Unrest was particularly rife in the Vaal Triangle, but spread to the rest of the country. The government held the UDF largely responsible for this state of affairs. The Delmas Trial must be seen in the light of these unsettled times.
In 1985 when the trial commenced, there were twenty-two defendants to stand trial. Sixteen of them were released on bail after a year, but were not allowed to go to their respective homes in the Vaal area. Three senior UDF officials (Popo Molefe national general secretary, Patrick Lekota publicity secretary and Moss Frank Chikane secretary for the Transvaal) who were popularly known as the Big Three, were denied bail and remained in Pretoria Central Prison. Arthur Chaskalson, George Bizos and two young White lawyers represented the defendants. George Bizos, the human rights lawyer, was nicknamed “Mathlathlo” which meant Power of Elephant.
In serious cases like this, the judge was obliged to be assisted by two people, qualified in a law discipline. Judge van Dijkhorst invited a reputable professor of law and a magistrate. However, in 1987 the case took a dramatic turn when Van Dijkhorst discharged the professor for allegedly having signed a petition circulated by UDF affiliates. After this, the defense team requested Van Dijkhorst to withdraw himself as they considered him biased, but he refused.
On 8 December 1988 Judge Van Dijkhorst passed sentence on the 11 Trialists that he had found guilty on 18 November. The sentences ranged from 10 to 12 years imprisonment. The Department of State strongly protested against the sentences. The Department felt that the verdict was far fetching in that none of the defendants had been accused of direct instigation of violence. The judge asserted that they were part of a UDF conspiracy to make South Africa ungovernable through a campaign of mass action, of which violence was an intended and inevitable component.
In 1989 the sentence was overturned after an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Delmas Trial became the longest political trial after the Rivonia Trial.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1988-12-08.htm
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
Delareyville (D9)
Name: Delareyville
Delareyville is named after the famous General Koos De la Rey and was founded in 1913 (after the Anglo-Boer War). The town is situated in the north western corner of the maize triangle, 96 km from Lichtenburg, 82 km from Vryburg and 114 km from Wolmaransstad.
The town is the centre of a rich and progressive farming community. Salt pans, that can be found all over the district, make a major contribution to the salt production of the country.
Agricultural activities in the area is mainly maize, sunflower, sorghum and groundnuts. Cattle and sheep farming is also practiced in the area.
The Dutch Reformed Church in Main Street is a national monument and was designed by Gerhard Moerdyk. The Earth Satellite Station was erected in 1998 to improve telecommunications in southern Africa.
There are facilities for golf, tennis, bowls, rugby, netball and swimming.
The residents number ± 1600.
There is also an olympic swimming-pool with adjoining caravan park.
Accommodation
Delareyville offers guest house and self-catering accommodation.
For more info go to http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/central/delareyville.html
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Delareyville is named after the famous General Koos De la Rey and was founded in 1913 (after the Anglo-Boer War). The town is situated in the north western corner of the maize triangle, 96 km from Lichtenburg, 82 km from Vryburg and 114 km from Wolmaransstad.
The town is the centre of a rich and progressive farming community. Salt pans, that can be found all over the district, make a major contribution to the salt production of the country.
Agricultural activities in the area is mainly maize, sunflower, sorghum and groundnuts. Cattle and sheep farming is also practiced in the area.
The Dutch Reformed Church in Main Street is a national monument and was designed by Gerhard Moerdyk. The Earth Satellite Station was erected in 1998 to improve telecommunications in southern Africa.
There are facilities for golf, tennis, bowls, rugby, netball and swimming.
The residents number ± 1600.
There is also an olympic swimming-pool with adjoining caravan park.
Accommodation
Delareyville offers guest house and self-catering accommodation.
For more info go to http://www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/central/delareyville.html
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Friday, June 5, 2009
De Hoek (B15)
Name: De Hoek
Cement Manufacturing: The PPC De Hoek manufacturing plant is in the Western Cape Province, near Piketberg. It came into production in 1921, although PPC only acquired it in the 1950s. De Hoek produces Surebuild and Rapid Hardening Cement (RHC). The limestone comes from the nearby Zoutkloof Quarry. There are two operational kilns, kiln 5 (commissioned in 1974) and kiln 6, commissioned in 1980. 4-stage pre-heaters, conditioning towers and planetary clinker coolers are fitted to both kilns. To limit dust emissions, both the two kilns and the two finishing mills are equipped with ESPs.
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Cement Manufacturing: The PPC De Hoek manufacturing plant is in the Western Cape Province, near Piketberg. It came into production in 1921, although PPC only acquired it in the 1950s. De Hoek produces Surebuild and Rapid Hardening Cement (RHC). The limestone comes from the nearby Zoutkloof Quarry. There are two operational kilns, kiln 5 (commissioned in 1974) and kiln 6, commissioned in 1980. 4-stage pre-heaters, conditioning towers and planetary clinker coolers are fitted to both kilns. To limit dust emissions, both the two kilns and the two finishing mills are equipped with ESPs.
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