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“Water pure and wholesome” – watervoorsiening in Bloemfontein gedurende die 19de eeu
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Bloemfontein and the greater Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is today a modern metropolis using and consuming a considerable amount of water on a daily basis. Due to the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015, the water surface ...
Die piëtistiese egoprofiel van pioniersvrou Anna Elizabeth Steenkamp (1797-1891) in twee weergawes van haar “Joernaal” uit die Transoranje
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Religious ego-texts of Cape Trekboers on the frontier reflect prominent traits of mystical Pietism. Similar features can also be detected in the ego-texts of both male and female believers deeper into the interior prior ...
Jagersfontein – the forgotten gem of the Free State
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
The early mining history of the Free State Province is not well represented in the annals of the mining history of South Africa. As such, only a select few would be aware of the role Jagersfontein played in the diamond ...
Die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk en die Republiek van die Oranje-Vrystaat: Hooflyne van ’n kerk-staatverhouding, 1854-1902
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
A close relationship existed between the Dutch Reformed Church in the Orange Free State and the Republic of the Orange Free State during the existence of the latter in 1854-1902. This was due to a shared world view and the ...
Straatname as monumentale nalatenskap van akademici aan die Universiteit van die Oranje-Vrystaat (UOVS): Die geval van die padnetwerk in Universitas, Bloemfontein
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Street names represent a monument in the everyday world that commemorates the contributions of people in a particular community, and often of a particular era. The present study investigates how street names in the ...
Die swart loongeskil van 1926 in Bloemfontein
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Early in 1926, the agitation for higher minimum wages for unskilled workers once again flared up in the black community of Bloemfontein. This battle for higher wages, however, was bowed down by warring black factions that ...
Identity politics and being a Free Stater during the South African War (1899-1902): A micro-history of the inhabitants of the greater Drakensberg region
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
The South African War was also a conflict about identity. Prior to the conflict, English-speakers with strong Natal ties as Orange Free State (OFS) subjects, resided in Harrismith, while Afrikaners resided along the foothills ...
13 May 1915: Bloemfontein’s night of broken glass
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Less than a year after the outbreak of the Great (First World) War, the sinking of the passenger ship, RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915 by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland and the death of 1 198 of its passengers and ...
Judging South Africa’s past: The sense of shame experienced by first-year History students of the University of the Free State’s Bloemfontein campus
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Shame as a self-conscious emotion is an important contributing factor controlling and motivating people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour in socially appropriate ways, especially during interactions with one another. Shame ...
The idealism of architectural competitions: The case of the Free State Province
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Procuring designs by way of competitions is a well-established practice of both public and private clients. The territory that now encompasses the Free State Province has seen this method being applied nineteen times in ...