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PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its doors today (2025-10-31) after operating for more than half a century.... but … The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its…
A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief by Alfred Temba Qabula
… - Chapter 9 A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief - Chapter 10 A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief - Chapter 11 A Working …
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate, dies.
… thrombosis, and both his legs were amputated by 1938. On 10 August 1940, he died and was buried in the hills of …
EventThree British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war
… they were eventually cornered and 13 of the mercenaries, 10 British and three Americans were captured. After a trial, in Luanda, Angola, sentencing commenced…
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… transition in the country. Zephania Mothopeng was born on 10 September 1913 in the Free State in the district of Vrede. … Website, [online], Available at www…
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… he was on a South African government hit list . On the 28 April 1990, Father Lapsley received two pieces of mail … sahistory.org.za [Accessed 20 April 2010]…
EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… busiest port in Africa, The harbour is ranked in the top 10 in the world in terms of size and volume. Settled by the …
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for …
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… enjoying a rare visit to the mountains. Within seconds a 10-year-old girl was dead and three other children seriously …
EventAmy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC
… transform the country. Their appeal was successful and on 28 July 1998 they were set free. Beihl was a Stanford graduate, completing a 10-month course of…
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… station as a banned person. In 1971, she represented 10 members of the Unity Movement who were charged under the … the United Nations High Commissioner for…
PlaceCuylerville
… the first of the settler ships to anchor in Algoa Bay on 10 April 1820. William Low, one of Bailie's servants, did not …
PlaceThe Fountain and Garden of Remembrance, Chatswood-Sydney. Willoughby Park Centre
The Willoughby Memorial Fountain...was, on March 10th, 1901, unveiled by the Hon. John See, M.L.A., State Minister for Defence. The Fountain was erected by…
PlaceXamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
… permission for the establishment of a new congregation on 10 September 1855. The Farm 'Brakkefontein' had been bought …
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… full regalia every women needs,” according to Matshoba. [10] This group of women is far from insignificant in South … and Development, 45-62. [9] Matshoba,…
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… instance he could be taken to the Magistrate and fined 10 shillings or serve punishment with hard labour for seven … however took a "mild view" and fined the…
Archive2016 - President Zuma: State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2016
… of the Republic. The signing took place in Sharpeville on 10 December 1996. We are proud of our democracy and what we … of the economy. Compatriots We are…
PlaceKings Park Stadium, Durban
The Stadium is a Home for Sharks Rugby team. It is also open for external hire through the Stadium's manager. 10am till 4pm, Monday to Friday 10am till 12:30…
ArticlePlacing the film “Inxeba – The Wound” in Historical Review
… that it was against traditional African culture.” [10] They wanted the film to go further than homosexual and … ↵ [10] Aramide A. Tinubu, “Interview:…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… 1942 28 June, Martin Tembisile, who later becomes known as Chris … History, Mathematics and Hygiene as his final subjects. 28 October, Hani applies for…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
… reading his book ,Things Fall Apart, at the tender age of 10, made her realize that people who look like her could … and experiences of a Zimbabwean girl…
PlaceBonnievale, Langeberg Municipality-Cape Town
Bonnievale is a quiet Town in the Breede Valley of the Western Cape. Bonnievale is surrounded by the Langeberg Mountains. What makes Bonnievale so unique is…
PlaceSani Pass, KwaZulu Natal
The tight zig-zagging curves of Sani Pass make it, one of the most magnificent Mountain Passes in South Africa! It ascends through the sheer cliffs of the…
PlaceMoorreesburg
… becoming more prominent. One of the oldest wine estate dates back to 1696. According to the 2011 census, … production becoming more prominent. The oldest…
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… promptly named Mzuzephi, meaning 'Where did you find him?'10 A few years later, possibly as a result of the political … burglars and armed robbers…
EventNelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first democratic President
… democratic President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 10 May 1994.. He replaced the outgoing National Party leader …
PlaceFramesby, Port Elizabeth
… Square, the centerpiece of which is the City Hall, which dates from 1858. In the square also stands a replica of the …
PlaceWellington, Western Cape
… of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo. Human occupation dates back to Stone Age groups like the Khoikhoi and the San …
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… paid off. The Pheko Family, Entrag Farm, Heidelberg. 2005. Photograph by JÁ¼rgen Schadeberg. Permission: …
Say It out Loud - The 1935 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1935
… 107,800; pupils at school, 79,000; pupils not at school, 28,000. This state of affairs deserves the attention of the … the Apprenticeship Act. European …