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Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… shots here and no facile concessions to popular, political or artistic correctness”¦ - David Goldblatt First Published …
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… amount of lions that were hunted in that area at the time or from the lions on the ZAR coat of arms. The bronze lions …
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… on 2 February 1962 .Also Called Seven Castle Hill or No 7 Castle Hill. The Georgian house, now a museum is one …
PlaceNewington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
… if you’re prepared to slow down enough to explore on foot or bicycle, will reward with some fascinating finds - make …
EventSekonyela, chief of the Batlokwa, dies in the Wittebergen Reserve, Herschel district.
… I . Most of his tribesmen were subsequently dispersed or absorbed by the victors. Sekonyela moved to Herschel where …
EventMandela signs a law into bill creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… Town (known as The Truth and Reconciliation Commission or TRC) was created. Mandela then appointed Archbishop …
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… organised by the Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW). The Federation famously challenged the idea that …
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… An ultimatum was put to the Japanese to either surrender or face mass destruction. When it seemed that the ultimatum …
EventFatima Meer is banned for a second time
… Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) President and the first person to be banned under …
EventMinister announces compulsory education for Black children
… continue at school until they passed Std 5 (now Grade 7) or reached the age of sixteen years. About 45 000 children …
EventUS Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia
… Pretoria either go along with the West's independence plan or face U.N.-imposed economic sanctions. It was tough talk, …
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… to our way of thinking, this includes everybody - black or white whether they are security police, liberals, …
EventEnforcement of military conscription for all white males in SA
… Africa over the age of 16. Deferment to complete schooling or a university degree was granted, but hardly any White men …
EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… be conducted in a neutral country by independent judges, or The Hague by an international court of justice." After …
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… and friendly." Therefore, despite the fact that Botha, or "Die Groot Krokodil" [Big Crocodile] had been instrumental …
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… The group was then forced to eat their oxen and walk back, or face death. They eventually returned to the Cape on 22 …
Event18 mineworkers die in Carletonville
… of deep holes into rock to check for pockets of water or gas, when the explosion took place. Though they were …
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
… for service overseas. It was comprised of four battalions (or regiments) of infantry. The Brigade, numbering 160 …
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… World War One, and fewer than 4 000 were black, coloured or Indian. The most well-known battle that was fought …
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… Indian Opinion, in which his ideas on passive resistance or Satyagraha were spread. Some years later, an act was …
EventBambatha Rebellion
… lived off the land as farmers, tenants on White farms or in reserves created by the colonial government. The tax …
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
… food supplies were destroyed. Livestock were driven away or killed. Secondly, drives began aimed at capturing the Boer …
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… war is over would become targets of the original settlers or the Boers. Nevertheless, the British settlers continued to …
EventXhosa hero Maqoma dies on Robben Island
… during the youth of Sandile, Maqoma (also spelled Makoma or Macoma), died on Robben Island. He was captured in 1858 …
ArchiveThe Final Prize: Family - chapter 1
… she addressed was a street-corner meeting of a dozen or so individuals, most of them black, voteless, domestic …
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… by the residents, a reality portrayed without criticism or bias, and reflects the history and experiences that had …
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… the University of Cape Town since 2008, but not funded by or affiliated to the University, ASAI sees its role as …
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… King William’s Town and could not speak to the public or talk with media representatives. Biko started to work …
PlaceTable View
… sit back and relax. Whether making your way here to live or for a holiday, Table View is the perfect destination for … sit back and relax. Whether making…
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 12 February 2015
… agro-processing value chain. 3. Advancing beneficiation or adding value to our mineral wealth. 4. More effective … the role of state owned companies, ICT…