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PlacePaternoster, West Coast
… of Bokkoms (dried Fish), drying in the wind. Paternoster, one of the Oldest Villages in the West Coast Area … curated Summer 2020 exhibition "Give me Space"…
EventA Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands
… the Dutch government withdrew state subsidies in 1707. One of the enduring legacies left by the Huguenots in South … to spread Calvinism in the Cape and…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… National Executive Committee decides to call a national one-day stay at home protest on 26 June. May 28, The African … Gomez . May 7, The Franchise Action…
Document 46 - D. Tloome, “The Origin and Development of Non-European Trade Unions”, lecture delivered to the Johannesburg Discussion Club on 27 February 1953, Viewpoints and Perspectives. L 1,21 February 1953
… were situated in Port Elizabeth, four in Cape Town and one in Johannesburg. Those in Port Elizabeth were affiliated to the one federation and had the same…
Death of a lion of the law, Arthur Chaskalson by Rebecca Davis, 3 December 2012
… of chief justice. It is a long line, but an unwavering one.” So ran the justification for the decision to award … behind would lavish on us. In Arthur…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… a state of emergency . 1 April, Dr Monty Naicker was one of 2 000 people arrested in dawn raids. Dr Monty Naicker … tell the court that he taught Ronnie,…
ArticleAfrica, Portugal
… introduced to Angola in the nineteenth century. Coffee is one of Angola’s major exports today. The Portuguese … Africans to Catholicism. They even managed to…
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… (ANC) , and his portfolio is much broader than that of one subject. Hallett’s career in photography was sparked by … organisation that was killing South…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… (BOSS), which was originally established in 1968, is one such agency whose history remains frustratingly murky. … as its whole authority and responsibility…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… in the history of South Africa, Mr Speaker, that in one moment, by one fell swoop, such a lot of people have perished, and, Mr …
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… in the history of South Africa, Mr Speaker, that in one moment, by one fell swoop, such a lot of people have perished, and, Mr …
PlaceEmoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Finance in the Union Parliament. It was considered to be one of the most outstanding examples of the elegant homes … Edwardian masterpiece. A venue for all…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's … take place throughout the country. It has become one of the national holidays where…
EventThe Trial of strength between the Conservative Party and the National Party begins as three Members of Parliament resign
… The reformist policies of P.W Botha may be considered one of the key factors that led to the resignation of Fanie … respective seats under the banner of the…
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… shouting the Pan African Congress (PAC) militant slogan "One settler, one bullet!" Amy was pulled out of the car and when she tried …
EventNamibia gains Independence
… incorporation of South West Africa into South Africa as one of its provinces. The request was turned down by UN, … the hands of South African Defense Force …
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… According to Act 8 of 1925, Afrikaans became one of the official languages of South Africa. The … nationalism that recognised their varied origins, but one…
EventThe first rugby match that is played in SA
… The match took place in Green Point, Cape Town between one team made up of civilians and one made up of military members. The first rugby club, …
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… on the Farm: ''Hooyvlakte'' . It is currently the name of one of the Suburbs in which a section of Beaufort West's … the Krom River, near Nelspoort. ' In…
Pridekit - Enoch Sontonga
… was born in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape and that he had one son. To establish exactly where Plot No 4885 was, became … a song almost 100 years ago that,…
PlaceOutcrop of Main Reef Group of Conglomerates, Johannesburg
… 2016 BY: JADE DAVENPORT CREAMER MEDIA CORRESPONDENT One of the most curious realities of South Africa’s mining … In fact, the ‘when, how and by whom’ of…
PlaceTulbagh, Western Cape
… small measure of ostrich husbandry was also practiced. At one time the Cedarberg offered a plentiful supply of hardy … a number of other historical buildings…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… specialised hunter-guilds, of which, the Kamajoisia were one. The various armed militias that became known as the … conflicts, including the destruction of…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… indeed 'ALL SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS ARE NATIVE AFFAIRS'. One of the tragic aspects of the political situation in our … affairs has resulted from a number of…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… the early 1950s until the 1990s, focusing on the work of one artist particularly. While Abdullah Ibrahim is by no … separate indigenous art forms or a single…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… tensions had been growing in the KwaNdebele region, one that was slated to become a Bantustan in 1986, and in … upon the release of Nelson Mandela from…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… The garden province of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. Its … that runs through this town. Western Cape…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… activists in reaction to British imperialism, on the one hand, and Black Africans living in southern Africa, on … KwaZulu-Natal), and towards today’s Free…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… who have changed the political arena of South Africa, and one of those leaders is none other than Baleka … after the high increase rate of exiled women in…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… the equality clause in terms of the Constitution on the one hand, and the customary law which governs a customary … mean that women would also be entitled to…