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Virgile Joseph Bonhomme
… College where he completed Standard Six (Grade Eight). At the age of 15 he became an apprentice upholsterer at a … of parents during the Coloured and Indian…
BiographyRowley Israel Arenstein
… of July in 1918. Arenstein was a prominent Durban attorney,the son of immigrant eastern European jews and a leader of … had to go to Pondoland to defend them…
EventA Cape Passive Resistance Council is formed
… The Cape Passive Resistance Council was formed at a mass meeting in Cape Town, attended by 1 500 people. Among the first people … "Cissie" Gool was elected…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… In 1993, the Cape Province was divided into three smaller provinces. One of them is the Western Cape. The Western Cape was the first place in the country ……
PlaceCape Maclear, Malawi
… Cape Maclear or Chembe is a town in the Mangochi District of Malawi's Southern Region. The town, … of Lake Malawi and is the busiest resort on Lake Malawi…
Dr James Barry, Cape physician who performed the first successful Caesarean, leaves the Cape
… Dr James Barry, Cape physician who performed the first successful Caesarean, leaves the Cape …
BiographyKhaya Biko
… Early life Khaya Biko was born in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape in 1944, the second of four children of … was nonetheless expelled and barred from…
BiographyDulcie Howes
… "Nothing Can Match the singleness of purpose, the foresight, or tenacity through … incorporation into the music faculty of the University of Cape Town, in…
ArticleThe missionaries
… Missionaries arrived in Pondoland in 1830 when Faku , the ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom from 1818 to 1867, allowed … became Faku’s main channel of…
Anglo-Boer War 2: Commandant-General Louis Botha and General Cheere Emmett join forces to invade Natal.
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … Commandant-General Louis Botha and General Cheere Emmett join forces to invade Natal. …
East Cape Update
… East Cape Update, published by East Cape News Agencies in Grahamstown, aimed to provide a reliable index of in-depth information and analysis of the Eastern…
PlaceTylden, Eastern Cape
… Tylden in the region of Eastern Cape is a town in South Africa. Serving … site and home of settlers in the 1820's . The Eastern Cape also remains the…
BiographyLettie Malindi
… was born in Firgrove, near Stellenbosch, on 26 March 1922, the fifth of eleven children. Her father, John Matibi, was a railway worker from the Eastern Cape …
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Cape Town Cape Town, 27 November 1997
… Mayor Theresa Solomon; Distinguished guests; Citizens of Cape Town, It is a great honour to be given the freedom of one of South Africa's leading cities. I…
BiographySurinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
… to grow because they recruited students mainly from high schools throughout Natal, and by 1960/63 were on the verge of … Party. In 1958 he decided to cut all…
PlaceGardens, Cape Town
… Gardens is a residential suburb of Cape Town and was probably so named because it incorporated … Oranjezicht and Tamboerskloof, within a stone’s throw of the…
Escom intends spending R250 million over five years electrifying 2500 schools and clinics nationwide.
… spending R250 million over five years electrifying 2500 schools and clinics nationwide. …
Theodore Walter Jandrell, SA teacher, inspector of schools and poet, is born in Richmond, CP.
… Theodore Walter Jandrell, SA teacher, inspector of schools and poet, is born in Richmond, CP. …
PlaceKommetjie, Cape Town
… Kommetjie was established in 1902 when a consortium of Cape Town businessmen purchased the farm Kommetjie from its owner, J Albertyn, and developed it as a…
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
… Rosebank is a residential suburb of Cape Town , located between Mowbray and Rondebosch . The railway line from Salt River reached Rosebank, (the … is…
The first missionary arrives at the Cape
… The first missionary arrives at the Cape …
The Free Burgher Settlement at the Cape
… The Free Burgher Settlement at the Cape …
ArchiveThe donkey struggle in the northern Cape
… The donkey struggle in the northern Cape …
PlaceFranschhoek, Western Cape
… Originally known as the Valley of the Huguenots , a Community of French Huguenots … granted land in this Valley by the Dutch Government of the Cape , after…
BiographyAbdulla Ismail Kajee
… Kajee was a politically moderate Moslem businessman and the dominant figure in the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) from … the governments of India and South…
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… (now known as Kwazulu Natal) was formally separated from the Cape Colony by means of the Charter of Natal. The Cape Governor still held the position of the…
PlaceEastern Cape Province
… Before 1993, the Eastern Cape was part of the Cape Province . Today it includes the old homelands of Ciskei … ggest-private-power-plant-r9-billion-investment…
PlaceAgtersuurberg, Eastern Cape
… Early name for the present Venterstad district, Eastern Cape. It was laid … run by the sub district office for Health, of the Eastern cape Province. It also…
PlaceThe Old Supreme Court Adderley Street, Cape Town
… This Building has since been given over to the National Cultural History Museum. It was declared a … 1967. It all began wth the proper Housing of Slaves in…
The First Commemoration of June 16-Baruch, H. (1979). Year of Fire, Year of Ash: The Soweto Revolt: Roots of A Revolution, Zed Press: London
… The First Commemoration of June 16-Baruch, H. (1979). Year of Fire, Year of Ash: The Soweto Revolt: Roots of A Revolution, Zed Press: London …