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20 hours ago · Summary. Sara Baartman (also known as Saartje, Saartjie, or Sarah), a South African woman, was widely known on stage in England and France in the early 19th century, and subsequently internationally since then, as the “Hottentot Venus,” the Western racist fiction of the primitive, sexualized, black woman.
20 hours ago · Sir Charles was a retiring man, but the chance of his illness brought us together, and a community of interests in science kept us so. He had brought back much scientific information from South Africa, and many a charming evening we have spent together discussing the comparative anatomy of the Bushman and the Hottentot.
1 day ago · Kanonkop “Kadette” Pinotage 2022, Stellenbosch (£13.99 Waitrose) Intense purple hues with aromas of fresh plum, mulberries and spice followed by a meaty undertone. Warwick First Lady Pinotage 2023, Western Cape (The Wine Society £10.95) A vibrant nose of rose petals, fresh currants, strawberries, and ripe plums.
3 days ago · Between 24,000 and 100,000 Hereros and 10,000 Nama were killed in the genocide. [9] The first phase of the genocide was characterized by widespread death from starvation and dehydration, due to the prevention of the Herero from leaving the Namib desert by German forces.
1 day ago · The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.
5 days ago · South Africa - Iron Age, Bantu, Khoisan: Because the first farmers had knowledge of ironworking, their archaeological sites are characterized as Iron Age (c. 200 ce). New groups of people arriving in South Africa at that time had strong connections to East Africa.
1 day ago · The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent. Some European languages of this family— English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, and Spanish —have expanded through colonialism in the modern period and are now spoken across several ...
