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PlaceThe Pines, Parktown, Johannesburg
… The dwelling was designed by JC Watson and completed in 1906 for the firm of Fraser & Chalmers as the home for its …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 106th Anniversary of the African National Congress presented by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, 13 January 2018
Fellow South Africans, The African National Congress turns 106 years this year. We are in the Eastern Cape, the home of legends. As the newly elected…
Zulu Community
… zones (also relevant here see ‘Beer Culture’ below). In 1906 a poll tax of £1 per head, known as the head tax, was …
PlaceLighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
… The present light was erected in 1865, improved in 1906 and electrified in 1929. Standing 19.5m above high …
The War
The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
Background The establishment of the Teachers’ League of South Africa (TLSA) emerged out of increasing racial segregation in the Cape. While segregation had…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
The outbreak of Bubonic Plague in Cape Town appears to have given a measure of warning to other coastal cities in the Cape, and a number of preventative and…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
Legal instruments through legislation, resolutions, proclamations and ordinances played a key role in legitimizing systematic land dispossession and…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
The Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure of 1930 The (Amendment) Bill is introduced by Minister of Interior as a result of recommendations of Select Committee…
Excerpts from discussions between a South African delegation led by Minister R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State, Frank Wisner, on questions affecting South West Africa and Angola: Cape Town, 13 March 1986
Minutes of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United States delegation to discuss issues around Namibia and Angola
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… historical house called “Yokohama”, it was constructed in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is a …
PlaceNorth Lodge, Parktown, Johannesburg
… designed by Herbert J Aldwyncle, was completed in 1906 for for the “Oats King” Henry Wilson. This quaint …
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
… clock was given by Khama, the chef of Bamangwato , in 1906." Easy access to R47 Kimberley; the Mission is a few …
BiographyHezekiel Sepeng
Hezekiel Sepeng was born on 30 June 1974 in Potchestroom, Western Transvaal. At primary school he began to show the natural talent of a good marathon runner. …
BiographyPenny Heyns
Penny Heyns was born on 8 November 1974 to a deeply religious family in Springs, Gauteng Province. She attended the local primary school and later Amanzimtoti…
BiographySebitji Frans Matlala
Sebitji Frans Matlala’s wife recounted My husband was taken away by train fromMatlala's Location, Pietersburg District, Transvaal [now Polokwane, Limpopo]. I…
BiographyMaema Matlala
Maema Matlala, an old man who had served in East Africa during the First World War,was related by blood, to the royal family, was the second most senior…
BiographyJackson (Balisile)) Nkosiyane
Jackson (Balisile) Nkosiyane, Twalimfene Joyi, Bangilizwe Joyi and McGregor Mgolombane were all banished on 30 May 1958 from Thembuland, Umtata District, …
Henrietta Rebecca Stakesby Lewis
Henrietta (Ettie or Het) Rebecca Stakesby Lewis was born in 1850 at the Umpukani Mission Station, Orange Free State (now Free State Province), and grew up in…
BiographyKgalabi Jafta Masemola
Kgalabi Jafta Masemola, “The Tiger of Azania”, also popularly known as “Bra Jeff” by many others, was born at Bon Accord near Pretoria on 12 December 1931. He…
BiographyYvonne Bryceland
Actress Yvonne Bryceland, née Heilbuth, was born in Cape Town on 18 November 1925. She worked as a newspaper librarian before her theatre debut in Stage Door…
BiographySindiwe Magona
Sindiwe Magona was born on 23 August 1943, in the village of Gungululu in rural Eastern Cape (formerly Transkei). The first born of eight children, Magona…
BiographyHermione Stephanie Lombard Faure
Stephanie Faure was born on 9 September 1894 in Pretoria. She was the daughter of Jacobus C. Faure who was a civil servant of the Transvaal Republic, and his…
Basetsana Julia, aka “Bassie” Kumalo
Basetsana Makgalemele, former Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa, was crowned Miss SA in 1994. The event is memorable as it coincided with the first…
BiographyIan Mkhize
Ian Mkhize was born on 3 October 1941 in Nhlazantshe Township in Pietermaritzburg. He spent his formative years in Ixopo and matriculated at Sobantu High in…
BiographyDawid Kruiper
Dawid Kruiper was born in the Kalahari National Park (now Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) in 1936. He referred to himself as “Die Ou Ram” (The Old Ram). He was…
BiographyPenelope Jane Dunlop
Penelope Jane Dunlop (P.J. Powers) was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on 16 July 1960. She chose PJ Powers as her stage name using her initials and the name…
BiographyBernard Lazarus Sigamoney
Reverend Bernard Lazarus Emmanuel Sigamoney was a political activist, Christian minister, sportsman and champion of non-racial sport, trade unionist and…
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
Dr Arthur David (Kin) Bensusan was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1921. The son of a physician, he schooled at St John's College,…
BiographyHelene Marie Passtoors
Hélène Passtoors, a Belgian national was born in the Netherlands (from a Belgian-Dutch family) on 9 August 1942. She immersed herself in the struggles of…