In 1497, when Europeans first encountered the Khoikhoi people, popularly known as “Hottentots,” of present-day South Africa, an important chapter in the cultural history of racism began, says Nicholas ...

Johannesburg — Finally, an authoritative account of the mythologized life of Sara Baartman. The meticulously researched subject comes to life in the hands of historians Crais and Scully, who ...

IN a short paper which I published six years ago on the craniology of the yellow-skinned races of South Africa, I pointed out that the Hottentots and Korannas seemed to me to be very distinct from the ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

Dick van Dyke's dodgy British accent aside, the Disney classic 'Mary Poppins' has been a family film favourite for years. Now, however, the movie starring Julie Andrews had been reclassified, from U ...

Taking care of South Africa's unique natural landscapes and special wildlife is quite a daunting task, and CapeNature's 70 000-hectare reserve in the Hottentots Holland mountains is no exception. It ...