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The Battle of Square Hill
… in Palestine. [xvii] Grundlingh describes the Battle of Square Hill as the ‘high point’ [xviii] of their expedition. The Battle of Square Hill is where the…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… independent churches in the 1990s is the Zion Christian Church [i] . Its members, estimated to number between 2 … primarily in urban townships and rural…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… Jan van Riebeeck formally established the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) of South Africa in 1652. The history of the church has been very much bound with the…
Mandela speech at a Methodist church service in Langa
… Mandela speech at a Methodist church service in Langa …
Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference
… Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church
… Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa
… Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa …
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… of ZAR, named after General Andries Pretorius. The first church is designed and built by the Devereau brothers and … Pretorius, is elected first President of…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… Bedford, England. Huddleston is christened at St Paul’s Church in Bedford. 1921-1937 Huddleston attends Lancing College, Christ Church, at Oxford University…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… woman raised me”. 6 April, The statue of Paul Kruger in Church Square in Pretoria is defaced with green paint. 7 April, The … Cape is defaced. He was the…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… George's Street and in 1875 both the Wesleyan and Lutheran church buildings were completed. In 1875, the Basotho … initially as a school and hall, but it was…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… Gazette are printed. 1852 First Roman Catholic church is built in St George's Street May, the NG congregation moves to their first church in Kerk Straat…
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… paid salaries but were exempted from taxes and quitrent. Church and State Freedom of religious worship was established. In 1804, by means of the Church Order…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… 1850 The Nederduitsch Hervormde Church (Nederduitsch Reformed Church) establishes a congregation in Rustenburg. 16 … of annexation is announced in Pretoria’s…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… followed by the ICC. The ICC would pass through them, take Square Hill and then protect the right flank of the Brigade. … The Cape Corps succeeded in their…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… had its price. Tyler (1891) reported in 1891 that the church at Nqumba, Natal, had adopted, among several others, … No polygamist shall be allowed to become…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… African tragedy of our time.’ Demonstration at Trafalgar Square organized by the Anti Apartheid Movement. Source: … the idea of a boycott was anathema –…
Mission Stations - G-H
… "The same year (1799) the Brethren built a very neat church, from remittances sent them by the society in Europe, … different part of the institution was…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… are also many monuments in and around Pretoria: Café Riche Church Square Fort Klapperkop Fort Schanskop Freedom Park Groottekerk Melrose House Paul Kruger…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… the school and becomes a confirmed member of the Lutheran church. 1924 After a few stints in various employments, … addresses a gathering in Alexandra…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… after the first 25 had been sold, the stands about Market Square come up. At this point, the bidding begins to find its … square should be set aside for…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… people from Langa to the police headquarters in Caledon Square, Cape Town. The protesters offered themselves up for … of between 2000 and 5000 people from…
Mission Stations - N-S
… worship; thirty-nine persons were members of the Christian Church; seventy children regularly attended the school, which … to each cultivate a garden. In the…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… came for them to leave they found that no Dutch Reformed Church minister from the Cape was prepared to accompany the expedition, for the church synod opposed…
Abbreviations - Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Lands (England) CN : General Board of Foreign Missions, Church of the Nazarene (USA) CUSA : Congregational Union Church Aid and Missionary Society of South…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… west of Port Elizabeth it covered an area just under 14 square miles. When Muller died in 1845 his farm was inherited … number of stands were also reserved…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… The ruins of the former Christian holy city contain a church, a baptistery, basilicas, public buildings, streets, … patios crowd along narrow streets around…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… to establish permanent schools. To become a member of the church was in any way a higher priority than being taught at … and ten farm schools with 333…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… provided by the congregation of S Peter's, Eaton Square, London. Without their timely aid we should have been … it, or still less to erect a more seemly and…