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Published February 14, 2022Updated February 14, 2024
The mayor of Cape Town, Thomas Ball, laid the cornerstone of the City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the Hall was only opened in 1905. It was designed by architects Reid and Green from Johannesburg and was built in Italian Renaissance style, one of the last major Victorian buildings to be erected in Cape Town. Cape Town City Hall is one of our oldest and most central public spaces and home to the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra.
Published February 10, 2022Updated March 22, 2025

Pietermaritzburg is the Capital and second-largest City, in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and named after two leaders of the Voortrekkers: 'Pieter Retief and Gert Maritz', who had arrived here in 1837. The Village was later taken over and made into a British military garrison, as a defence in case of attacks.

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One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March Lilian Ngoyi
One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March, Lilian Ngoyi
victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo
A young victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo stands next to a missionary. 
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Riot police play a game of soccer with youths in Nyanga on 27 August 1976
Riot police play a game of soccer with youths in Nyanga on 27 August 1976. Photo by John Paisley
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A certificate of slavery
A certificate of slavery for an infant named Sophie, dated 1827 Cape of Good Hope. 
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Riot police attempt to block the way of workers
Riot police attempt to block the way of workers leaving a May Day meeting at Khotso House in Johannesburg in May 1985. 
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A family sits outside the front door of their District Six home
A family sits outside the front door of their District Six home in Cape Town in the 1970s, prior to their forced removal. Photograph by Jansje Wissema. 
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