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PlaceDonkin Mount, Port Elizabeth
… life of Sir Rufane Donkin is a remarkable and honourable one. Sir Rufane Donkin was born in 1773 and died in … and served wherever they required him. His…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… in the Province of Mpumalanga. Visitors can participate in one of two cave tours namely the hour long venture 600 metres … geographic features beautifully…
Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo's Statement In Court In Trial For Passive Resistance, June 1946
… Indian community I say that the struggle will be a hard one and a long one, but that should not daunt them; they should rally to the …
EventApartheid becomes official policy
… NP that came to power in 1948 was two parties rolled into one. The one was a party for white supremacy that introduced …
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
… lived in the area and who wanted a Church closer than the one in Graaff-Reinet – over seven hours ride away in the … and patterns of different animal groups…
Document 68 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 February 1937
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The origins and development … the men they need most on trumped up…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… of Chief Justice. It is a long line, but an unwavering one, giving every indication that it will continue in the … political process and at times through the…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
… is a stirring call to an action which promises to be one of the most massive and stunning blows ever delivered by … mission of transforming our country from…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… who grew up in Durban will have fond memories of at least one school outing to the building. And it is outside the City … and dozens of stone figurines. …
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… its hold, firmly brought the Cape Colony into the fold, of one of the most terrible Institutions of the last Centuries … very cheaply from Madagascar,…
PlacePilanesberg Game Reserve
… obtained a lease on the adjacent farm and built one of South Africa’s biggest Entertainment Complexes, Sun … of Pilanesberg National Park is still considered…
EventAnti-Pass petition sent to President Steyn
… Marthinus Theunis Steyn against the pass system. This was one of many actions initiated and undertaken to protest the …
ANC statement on the outcome of the officials meeting held at Luthuli House, 18 February 2002
… ANC Officials led by President Mbeki met in one of their scheduled meetings which was graced by the …
ANC statement on incident at Luthuli House, 29 February 2008
… into custody by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police. No-one was hurt in the incident and damage was minimal. The …
PlacePrince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth
… is housed in an old Victorian style Drill Hall, and is one of the finest examples of architecture from its period. …
EventCecil John Rhodes, South African statesman, is born
… Rhodes founded the De Beers mining company, which, at one stage marketed 90% of the world’s rough diamonds. He was …
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… the South African Students' Organisation (SASO). She was one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front …
EventANC President Albert Luthuli banned
… President Chief Albert Luthuli with two banning orders. One prohibited him from attending public gatherings and …
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
… after going into exile nearly thirty years ago. Tambo was one of the founder members of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in …
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
… local Black councillors. They blamed them for the death of one of the councillors who was hacked to death. Black …
EventSA sugar magnate Sir Hulett is born
… it merged with the Tongaat sugar company, and is still one of the major sugar groups in the country. …
EventThe ‘Hospital and Lunatic Asylum’, the first civilian hospital in Cape Town, is opened
… In the early 1800s, there was only one hospital for army men in the Cape, as well as a naval …
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… of the area. The date of 14 August 1914 is given by one of the sources for the same event. …
EventBritish presents final Peace proposal
… was presented to the Boer negotiators General J. C Smuts, one of the Boer negotiators, immediately deleted "ACT OF …
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… people, as well as his relatives, assert that it was on one of these trips that he and not David Livingstone, as is …
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) from March 1900, and he was one of the architects of the Union of South Africa. His …
EventJosephine Wood, founder of the South African Library for the Blind, is born in Grahamstown
… Wood was born on 22 January 1874 in Grahamstown . She was one of six children of the first mayor of Grahamstown, George …
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… eyes of the author, Yousuf ‘Joe’ Rassool when ‘life was one interminable summer’. No. 7 Buitencingle Street, the …
EventDennis Brutus is born
… in 2009, he had published 14 books. He is regarded as one of Africa’s most influential modern poets. …
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… right reacted with anger to the reforms by Mr. de Klerk. One black was killed in the town of Klerksdorp and the United …