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Community histories of Rustenburg
… Province) and Botswana areas in 1830. A group of about 12 Eastern Cape farmers living next to the East Riet River … known Transvaal of the 1840s formed one…
Coetzee as Contractarian: Disgrace as Political Theory by Joshua Richman
… in the role of a pseudo-Leviathan protector. In Chapter 16, Lurie questions how Lucy can make a life “when she is … politics and history are played out and…
PlaceVersfeld Pass
… who built the original pass in 3 months, with only 16 farm labourers. There are two Versfeld Passes in close … Soon after that John set out to make his Pass…
PlaceSt Cyprian’s School, Gorge Road, Oranjezicht
… Private or Independent school for girls, in Grades 000 to 12. The School has very high Ethos of Teaching and Beliefs: …
PlaceThaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte
… 'Army College'. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902. On the 19 May 1998, following the end of …
Statement by the National Executive Committee of the ANC - 20 September 2008
Over the past two days, the National Executive Committee of the ANC has deliberated on the Pietermaritzburg Court judgement on the 12th of September by Judge…
EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
… 700 miles to Pretoria, where he was thrown into a cell. On 12 September 1977, he died shackled naked on a filthy floor …
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
… On 12 February 1982 journalist Thami Mazwai was jailed for two …
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
… the official explanation of the cause of his death on 12 September 1977. The SAMDC conducted an investigation, …
EventAnti apartheid activist Dr. Richard Turner is assassinated
… the death of Steve Biko who died in police custody on 12 September 1977. …
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… persons live a life where home is a jail". The Blade, 12 June 1966. p.2. [online] Available at: news.google.com …
EventThe Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… In the aftermath of the 16 June 1976 Uprising, in Soweto, Johannesburg, the apartheid …
PlaceMarikana, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
… Area, is where the 'Marikana Massacre' occurred on August 16 2012, the South African police shot and killed 34 striking … Africa. This is where the Massacre…
PlaceMarakele National Park, Waterberg Mountains
… and unspoiled wilderness. The park is home to as many as 16 Antelope species due to its variety of habitats. Some of … 1st May to 31st August Day Visitors…
ArchiveThe exilic geographies of the South by Benjamin N. Lawrance and Vusumuzi R. Kumalo
… successfully relocated to London with his family in 1961, where he published the remarkable memoir Chocolates for … future poet laureate Keorapetse…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… of Kgosi Moroka of the Barolong in Thaba Nchu was born on 16 March 1892 in Thaba Nchu. He was one of the early black …
ArchiveAn Interview With F.W. De Klerk, the Last Apartheid President of South Africa by Nicolas Rossier
… AIDS and it has been mismanaged for the first I would say 12 of the past 15 years. There is also an element of threat … and older were in school and stayed…
Chapter 4 - Poor, yet generous Lesotho
… store in South Africa would counterpart in Lesotho. On its 12 borders, it has towns on the South African side where … practice. With the repression that…
EventThe fall of the Berlin wall
… West Berlin, the East German regime, on the 13th August 1961, started to build a wire fence around the entire West …
PlaceWelkom
… A Garden and Matjhabeng'. It attained Municipal status in 1961 and was declared a City in 1968. Unlike many gold-mining …
Passive Resistance in South Africa by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "Southern Africa in Transition by Davis, John A. and James K. Baker"(Pall Mall Press), London, 1966
… the liberation struggle underground. The March 1961 conference of 1,500 delegates representing 145 … for a three-day national strike to commence on May…
PlaceRooigrond
… in the North West Province of South Africa. Hamlet 16 km South-East of Mafikeng and 25 km South-West of …
ArticleAfrica, Portugal
Portuguese trading stations in West Africa and the slave trade Portuguese expansion into Africa began with the desire of King John I to gain access to the…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… of the Anglo-Zulu war, while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first attack) or the 22 January 1879 (first … 1877 (see map). The first attack of the war…
PlaceVredenhof Organic Farm, Somerset West
… Europe. They took control of the Cape settlement on 16 Sept 1795 after the British troops, supported by gunfire … at home. We are open Tuesday to Saturday…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… that WW II influenced the rise of African nationalism. [12] Firstly, through the Atlantic Charter, AB Xuma’s, African … ka Isaka Seme: African unity against…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006
… for us to attain our liberty. Compatriots, In the past 12 years our country has experienced a stable democracy, … life. At the same time we are convinced…
EventLegendary artist Johnny Clegg dies
… On 16 July 2019, Jonny Clegg died at the age 66 years at his … at www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-07-16-breaking-sa-music-icon-johnny-clegg…
PlaceSeychelles
… Dr. Patrick Herminie is the current President (2026/04/16). South African passport holders do not require a visa …
PlaceComoros
The Comoros Archipelago African Islands are situated in the Western Indian Ocean. It is 3572.4 km from the 'Mother City", Cape Town, South Africa!The Comoros…