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PlaceTsolo, Eastern Cape
… (prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the … hills found in the region. In 1879…
BiographyTimothy Peter Jenkin
… Timothy Peter Jenkin was born in 1948, in Cape Town and educated at Rondebosch Boys' Prep and Boys' High School,[1][2] matriculating at the age of 17.[3]…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Cookhouse was located on the Farm; 'Roodewal', … river which, until 1819 was the Eastern boundary of the Cape. The Building was used by…
56. The Cape Town Agreement is welcomed
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Indian Congress had several reservations about the 1927 Cape Town. However, it was prepared …
PlaceJansenville, Eastern Cape
… Laid out on the Farm, Vergenoegd in 1854, it was proclaimed in 1855 and … Janssens (1762-1838), the last Batavian Governor of the Cape. Lying North West of…
The first of the four Old Mutual Soweto Marathon Schools Challenge races takes place at Kagiso, in Soweto, with close to 1 500
… The first of the four Old Mutual Soweto Marathon Schools Challenge races …
The schools’ boycott spreads to the Black townships and riot police are in action in Durban and Port Elizabeth. At Elsies River
… The schools’ boycott spreads to the Black townships and riot police are in action in Durban …
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… The Village of Colesberg was founded in 1830 on the site of … in honour of Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, Governor of the Cape 1828-34. For many years it remained…
PlaceAlbany, Eastern Cape
… The Region was established on 7 January 1814 by Sir John Craddock, In 1811, he was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony and commander of the forces on that…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… A rural Town some 91 km North of Grahamstown , Eastern Cape . The Area of Adelaide, was first inhabited by Bushmen , … is a population of over 12 000 people…
BiographyEpainette Nomaka Mbeki
… as MaMbeki, was born in February 1916 in Mangoloaneng, in the Sotho-speaking section of the Mount Fletcher district of … (CPSA) in Durban, making her the…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… The division of Oudtshoorn was originally part of the … to South Africa in 1741 and was appointed Governor of the Cape in 1772. He died aboard ship while…
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… The ‘Mauritius’ was one of the sea vessels, sent from the Netherlands, to find a trade Route to India in 1592. It … Dictionary of South African Place Names…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… In 1873 the Dutch language was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This … languages. The petition was finally ratified by the Cape Parliament in 1873. The First…
PlaceAmamakop, a Hill in the Northern Cape
… Hillock about 43 km from Aggeney's! The name is derived from the Khoikhoi word for- 'embrace', because the surrounding Dunes encircle the Hill. … Hillock…
BiographyGordon Sprigg
… John Gordon Sprig was born in Ipswich, England in 1830, the son of a pastor. He schooled at Ipswich and at other private schools before taking up his first…
EventThe trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist begins at the Supreme Court in Cape Town
… The trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist, member of the … former editor of the New Age began at the Supreme Court in Cape Town. Carneson faced three…
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, in his home in Johannesburg. He was born in Mvezo village near Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918…
Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, arrives in Cape Town.
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 424 … Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, arrives in Cape…
Johan Bax (Van Herenthals), governor of the Cape, dies in Cape Town.
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 215 … Johan Bax (Van Herenthals), governor of the Cape, dies in Cape Town…
Sir Hercules Robinson arrives in Cape Town as Governor of the Cape.
… Sir Hercules Robinson arrives in Cape Town as Governor of the Cape. …
B.H. Darnell and R.W. Murray found The Cape Argus in Cape Town.
… The Star, 3 Jan. 2003? Milestones … B.H. Darnell and R.W. Murray found The Cape Argus in Cape Town. …
BiographyStephen William Black
… Stephen Black was the son of Henry and Sarah Black. He was born in September 1879 in Claremont, Cape Town and was brought up and educated under extremely ……
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
… Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River … William Wright, a land speculator who had arrived at the Cape Colony in 1820…
BiographyAndimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo
… was born on 22 August 1924 in Omangundu near Ondangwa in the Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia. He attended the … School in northern Namibia until 1951. He…
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… The freedom of the press was established in the Cape Colony … founder of The South African Commercial Advertiser. After Cape governor Lord Charles Somerset…
BiographySheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)
… family. Her aunt and uncle were both actively involved in the South African Communist Party (SACP) and as a result, her … it was closed down by the…
PlaceTulbagh, Western Cape
… On 1 February 1808 the territory North of the Great Berg river was annexed to … become an attractive weekend getaway for Capetonians and Cape Winelands…
Government soldiers in Lubumbashi, Zaire’s second largest city lay down their arms and join the cause of rebels advancing on th
… Zaire’s second largest city lay down their arms and join the cause of rebels advancing on th …
PlaceCaledon, Cape Overberg
… Caledon is situated on the N2 national road in the Overberg region in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, located about 113 Kilometres (70 mi) east of…