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BiographyJulia Nicol
… Nicol and Lapinsky were active members of a number of Cape Town based LGBTQI+ organizations, and founding members of …
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
… Bizos was at school in Kalamata, which was near his home town, Vasilitsi, where his father was a prominent citizen, … International Bar Association's (IBA)…
BiographyChris Hani
… a BA degree in Latin and English. He then moved to Cape Town and worked as an article clerk with the Schaeffer and … White universities (mainly the…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… that tells the story of the Forgotten People of Simon’s Town”. [1] Formed in 1998, the Heritage Museum in Simon’s Town is a treasure trove of local history…
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… and grew up in the working class districts of old Cape Town – Salt River, Woodstock and District Six. His family … moved down to Kent Road in lower Wynberg…
BiographyDan Sleigh
… Dewetia Hendriksz, an artist and art lecturer at the Cape Town Teachers College and Ruth Prowse Art Centre. Together …
BiographyGille De Vlieg
… Navy ) to work on radar installations at the Simon's Town Naval Base and later on Salisbury Island, Durban . [4] …
ArchiveANC Statement on the death of Ray Alexander Simons, African National Congress, 12 September 2004
… of the death today (12 September 2004) of Ray Alexander Simons, a champion of the working class and an outstanding … Party and the trade union movement, Ray…
BiographyAlan Keith Brooks
… of the Beit Scholarship, went to the University of Cape Town (UCT) where he registered for a law degree. He … was at UCT he came under the influence of…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… Ray Alexander Simons nee Alexandrowich arrives in South Africa from Latvia … in the country she realized that many workers in the Cape Town area and in the…
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… to believe that retro Kalk Bay is actually part of Cape Town . The pace differs – interesting people stroll along the … the Shoreline. The mood of Kalk Bay…
BiographyTheophilus Dymond Field
… year's SASA exhibition. They included views of old Simon's Town and a number of scenes painted in Natal. Field is … He held solo exhibitions at the Riebeek…
BiographyTerry Bell
… members were not renewed. ANC leader O.R. Tambo and Jack Simons suggested he take up a job in New Zealand to assist in … Bell returned to South Africa in…
ArchiveGroup Areas removals from Simon`s Town
… Group Areas removals from Simon`s Town …
PlaceOld Magistrate’s Offices and Residence, Main Street, Simonstown
… Simon's Town Magistrate's Court is next to Goede Hoop in Simon's Town and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This museum depicts…
PlaceSt James, Cape Town
… James was located on False Bay , some 26 km South of Cape Town , the Suburb derived its name from the Church of St. … well sheltered from the notorious '…
ArticleSimon van der Stel Timeline
… at the age of 73. He is buried in the Groote Kerk , Cape Town. …
PlaceCape Town, Western Province
… "Cape Town has just been voted as the top city in the world by the … this, having just returned from my vacation there." Cape Town is one of South Africa’s…
PlaceBattle of Muizenburg Monument, Muizenburg
… their gateway to the East. That fleet arrived off Simon’s Town in early June, 1795. The Dutch troops in Simon’s Town pulled back to their fort in Muizenberg…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… da Bahia, the Portuguese Slaver which arrived in Simon’s Town in 1818 and which, with the close of the Napoleonic war, … succoured and treated by the medical…
PlaceNoordhoek, Cape Town- Southern Peninsula
… via St James , Kalk Bay and Fish Hoek to Simon’s Town . It was not until 1923, that the scenic Chapman’s Peak … (which is now a mere 30 minutes from the…
PlaceOatlands, Simonstown
… Land Revenue , to advertise the Public Gardens at Simon’ s Town and beyond for hire in the same manner as the Gardens in Cape Town, adhering to such…
EventThe Neptune, with 288* convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay, with strong resistance from Cape inhabitants
… Cape a penal colony was passed. Adderley Street in Cape Town was later named in his honour, after The Neptune was …
PlaceThe Company Gardens, Cape Town.
… complete without a visit to the Company's Garden in Cape Town city centre. Home to historic buildings, museums, places … and an art gallery, it is also…
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… Baker, the station was opened in 1913, it is one of Cape Town's most well known historical buildings. Now a National … Metro train station. The train journey…
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… hosted by the Indian community at the Krugersdorp Town Hall to honour the appointment of V. Srinivasa Sastri, … participated in a student demonstration in…
BiographyJoseph 'Headman' Shabalala
… Shabalala was born on 28 August in 1941 and town of Ladysmith (eMnambithi district) in the Kwazulu-natal … killed by an off-duty white security guard near…
ArticleSS Clan Stuart
… was blown ashore in 1914 between Glencairn and Simon's Town, along Cape Town’s west coast. The SS in the vessel's name stands for … these theories, the SS…
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
… rocks who have also played crucial roles in making Cape Town the city it is today are so often overlooked. In the … against the country’s pass laws, we…
BiographyJane Alexander
… collection of the South African National Gallery in Cape Town . Other major sculptures and installations include Bom … to the displaced children living on…