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PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
… 1 July 1845, on a calm, sunny day, William and his nephew, 11-year-old Johnny Fairbarn,crossed the Gamtoos River using a … ts/Water%20Wheel/Articles/2009…
Address at the Opening of the Second Session of the South African-Algerian Bi-National Commission, 17 October 2001
Your Excellency, President Bouteflika, Your Excellencies, Ministers and Ambassadors, The Business Delegations from Algeria and South Africa, Distinguished…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
The Significance of Indian Opinion by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie Department of History, University of the Western Cape Address to Conference on the Alternate…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… was later amended to the Black Administration Act. Section 11 provided the first account of a universal recognition of … not to common law, but to the…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… in Alexandra, Sophiatown, Orlando East and Benoni, leaving 18 dead”. ( Maylam, P, 1986, pp.184-5) . Africanists within … had one boycott. In East London…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
… in Birla House. I was then between the ages of 10 and 12, and would often go to the prayer meeting along with the … endorsed for the first time took place in…
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation, 9 February 2012
… 20 billion rand worth of incentives under Section 12(i) of the Income Tax Act, designed to support new … learning opportunities over the past year, and over…
PlaceMitchell Park Zoo, Durban
… named after Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell. Its history dates back to the early 1900s. It was established as an … named after Sir Charles Bullen Hugh…
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
In 1964 a young South African student and photography enthusiast, Norman Owen-Smith, took his Leica camera along to a jazz concert at the then University of…
PlaceBobbejaan Mountain, Elands Bay
The Bobbejaan Mountain cliffs project into the sea at Baboon Point and a large rock shelter in the cliff is adorned with primitive San paintings. Excavations…
PlaceCape Winelands Airport, Fisantekraal
Nestled beautifully in the Western Cape winelands, Cape Winelands Airport (formerly Fisantekraal Airfield) is an ex-South African Airforce airfield now…
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… shall fulfil the duties which neutrality requires. Article 11 In case a Power exercising rights of sovereignty or … from using them as a base for warlike…
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
… proper means of consultation." ( Rand Daily Mail , April 11, 1958.) Workers' response But workers, on the whole, were … were furious. As Nimrod Sejake has…
Archive2023 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2023
… in a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months and beyond. This power will be in line with our … types of crime. Last year, we…
PlaceWorcester, Western Cape
… Hex River Mountain range, 120 km North of Cape Town. Only 11 hectares are cultivated and the remaining 143 hectares, …
PlaceCape Town City Hall, Darling Street
… in South Africa’s transition to democracy. On February 11, 1990 mere hours after his release from prison, Nelson …
Some Personal Recollections of the Free Nelson Mandela Campaign by Mike Terry
… the world for presentation to the UN Secretary General on 11 June 1984, the 20th anniversary of the sentencing in the …
Beerhalls in Soweto from Soweto Heritage Survey Final Report compiled by Steven Lebelo and Elsabe Brink for the National Monuments Council, Northern Region
… was run by 2 white and 24 black staff members working 12-hour shifts. In 1957 the demand increased to such an …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinning, St. Georges Hotel, City of Tshwane, 27 September 2005
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you very much for your presence here today to support an important project - the South Africa-Mali Project…
Le Rona Re Batho by Phyllis Naidoo - Introduction
… this account. I dedicate this work to the memory of the 12 Basotho and 30 of my comrades who were massacred on 9 …
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
… settle in the Orange River Colony. Source: Indian Opinion, 12 November 1903. A recent number of the Government Gazette …
PlaceMuizenberg and Marina da Gama
… as Rhodes had such a short professional life of only 18-49 years! Its significance is that he died in the Cottage … Andrews confirmed that the new huts will…
The strangulation of activity
… 1988, the restrictions imposed earlier in the year on the 18 organisations (i.e. the original 17 plus the CDD) were … Union. 2. The number of organisations…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Cole, Bob Gosani, Eli Weinberg, Leon Leveson. December 18, Steve Biko is born 1947 Industrial Conciliation (Natives) … between the ANC and the All-African…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… and Professor Z.K. Matthews are elected to the NRC. June 18, Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki , future president of South Africa, … with the Indian delegation at the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… of livestock, also amongst the Khoi-Khoi chiefdoms. 1673 18 July, The Company sends Hieronimus Cruse to attack the … 1679 A Slave Lodge is built to house…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… end of August. The Soviets began an offensive on January 12, 1945, liberating western Poland and forcing Hungary (an …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
… passes should they move from one place to another. 1811-12 The British assisted by about 700 men of the Cape Regiment … the Shadow of South Africa: Lesotho's…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… who create it. Proposals on the Workers Charter: On 12 July 1989 COSATU held its third congress at the Nasrec and …
PlaceMsunduzi River
… Causeway.' For the first time the field of six doubles and 18 singles were set off in batches, on what was a desperately … champion finished the race in an…