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Pictures of Waterford-Kamhlaba School in Mbabane, 1973. Source: The Jonathan Katzenellenbogen photo collection.

a little-known elite necropolis in the Cuanza Sul Province of Angola these stone graves with inner chambers and windows, measure 4m x 2m, and are dated to the 16th century They were built by the ambundu groups who dominated the region eg Queen Njinga's Matamba kingdom #historyxt

Bro couldn’t believe what he was seeing 🔥🔥

uBande-Bande is highly prized for its rich, intense, and long-lasting fragrance. Its wood releases a captivating blend of sweet, spicy, and woody notes, earning it the name “African Sandalwood” or “Perfume Wood.” Despite its remarkable aromatic quality, the wood is not used in the perfume industry due to its scarcity. If it were more widely available and commercialised, it would likely be highly sought after potentially even surpassing Indian sandalwood, especially for its strong aromatherapeutic qualities. Before colonial influence, it was already widely used across Southern Africa by Bantu communities in cosmetic practices demonstrating a long-standing indigenous knowledge of fragrance and body care.🪵🍃🫶🏽

1st day at school 🥰🥰

A young girl from Sekhukhuniland working as a farm labourer in Nigel, c 1960. Photo Credit: Peter Magubane/Drum Social Histories/BAHA

When South Africa 🇿🇦 still had a good economy, this was the only R100 that was hard to finish 😭

37 years later, still one of the greatest dance songs ever made

Black Neighborhood In North Carolina, 1938.

My goat, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi out here living care free, like he didn’t turn the country upside down. 😭😭😭😭😭😂😂

Gunga Ginga - Elpresador (2013)

A portrait of Dr Silas Modiri Molema (1891-1965). Image Source: Open edition journal

When 9pm was 9pm!😭🔥

South Africans we once had the worst translator in the country!😭

Being rich in this era must’ve been amazing

Kusile wena kaPhunga noMageba, Hloma!!!!🇿🇦🔥❤️🐆.

Lifestyle 🦈

@Cala_Ndo @HistorySAZAR Not really at the end of the day someone needed to control the black population

@HistorySAZAR It's always suspicious to see a black person hold high office at the Peak of Aparthied.

Chief Kaiser Matanzima - The creation of the first Bantu state. Credit: British Pathé

German cavalryman in the snow during World War I

David Motsamai was a wealthy Soweto bootlegger and businessman (known as "Oom Day") whose identity Nelson Mandela adopted as an alias in 1962 to evade arrest while traveling for Umkhonto weSizwe activities. Motsamai was a supporter and 1961 patron of Orlando Pirates Football Club and a founding member of the National Professional Soccer League. Mandela, a prominent Lawyer in the 1950s, previously represented Motsamai. When traveling through Africa and returning to South Africa in 1962, Mandela used a passport under the name David Motsamayi (or Motsamai). Mandela and Motsamai shared the same birth date (July 18th) but were born eight years apart (Mandela in 1918 and Motsamai in 1910). Motsamai maintained a "nouveau riche" status that allowed him to operate successfully despite apartheid restrictions. Motsamai was also a founding member of the National Professional Soccer League’s (NPSL). Credit: Drum Archives, SAHO, IOL, Jeff Ramsay