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A reenactment of the 1838 vow in the 1938 film, They Built a Nation The Day of the Vow (Afrikaans: Geloftedag) is a religious public holiday in South Africa.It is an important day for Afrikaners, originating from the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838, before which about 400 Voortrekkers made a promise to God that if he rescued them out of the hands of the approximately 20,000 Zulu ...
Christopher Stanley Reeve (born December 4, 1953) is a South African-American knife maker, recognized as one of the most influential people in knife making history. [1] Reeve founded Chris Reeve Knives (CRK) in 1984. In 2014, Reeve retired and was inducted into the Blade Magazine Hall of Fame in 2015.
Ramaphosa publicly declared in South Africa on 24 May 2018 that he would be donating half of his salary (R3.6 million annually) to charity in honour of late former South African president Nelson Mandela. He said the gesture was aimed at encouraging the wealthy to dedicate some of their pay to help build the nation.
Carol Jean Vorderman, MBE RAFAC HonFIET (born 24 December 1960) is a Welsh [1] broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Her career began when she joined the Channel 4 game show Countdown, appearing with Richard Whiteley from 1982 until his death in 2005, and subsequently with Des Lynam and Des O'Connor, before leaving in 2008.
Yoh! Christmas is a South African romantic comedy television series inspired by the Norwegian series Home for Christmas. [1] It premiered on Netflix on 15 December 2023, with Netflix introducing this new series in place of the annual series How To Ruin Christmas.
For Afrikaners, 16 December was commemorated as the Day of the Vow, [1] also known as Day of the Covenant or Dingaansdag (Dingaan's Day). [19] The Day of the Vow was a religious holiday commemorating the Voortrekker victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838, [2] and is still celebrated by some Afrikaners. [20]
As of 2023, 24 of these states and the District of Columbia have also made it a paid holiday for state or district workers. Federal government employees in all states are covered by the federal holiday. Texas was the first state to recognize the date by enacted law, in 1980.
Oudtshoorn (/ ˈ aʊ t s h ɔːr n /, Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈəutsˌɦuərən]) is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south.