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EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… organisation was founded in 1945 after World War II. Its main objective is to prevent war between countries and to …
PlaceGrey College Complex, Bloemfontein
… The main Grey College Building was designed by Architect WH …
PlaceOld General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town
… The exterior displays some interesting carvings and the main hall has six outstanding panels around the walls …
PlaceCeres, Western Cape Winelands
… and national history. The well-maintained homestead and main dwelling were built in 1780 in the Cape vernacular … farmyard in South Africa. The farm’s…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… The Port Elizabeth Opera House and Barn Theatre is the main venue for dramatic productions and shows in the Eastern … at night. There are two theatres in…
PlaceThe Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
… and eventually resulted in the discovery of the Main gold reef in 1886. The first payable gold on the Rand … and eventually resulted in the discovery of the…
The values of David Goldblatt by Zachary Rosen,13 June 2017
… that Goldblatt is getting on in years – he is in his mid-80s – but still making images. Over the course of his career, …
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… that there were several trade unions in Luderitz. The main union was the Universal Negro Improvement Association …
ArticleAfrikaner Broederbond
… the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB). The organisation had one main aim: to further Afrikaner nationalism in South Africa - …
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… and unitary South Africa. The UDF had indeed won its main demands. 1991. Poster SAHA collection On 2 February, …
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… the seaside Village of: ' Simons Town ', turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous …
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… in his family until; 1903. During this time an impressive main homestead, built in a Georgian style, as well as two …
EventVan Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament
… National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was the main target of the commission. …
EventBritish labour conditions in South Africa condemned
… Ambassador to South Africa, Sir John Nicholls, made three main recommendations. They were: the British government …
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… On Muizenberg Main Road, you’ll find a historical house called “Yokohama”, …
PlaceCarnarvon District, Karoo
… of the Karroo, and because of its semi-arid nature, its main economic activities were of a pastoral nature. The …
EventThe Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.
… OR Tambo Airport is South Africa’s main airport for domestic and international flights. It is …
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… its first electric lights installed. Today the street is a main attraction for tourists in Cape Town. It is in close …
PlaceRondebosch
… Shopping Area, a small Business District as well as the Main Campus of the University of Cape Town . The leafy Suburb … lie in the Centre of the Suburb,…
PlaceAlicedale a Village in Albany District
… name is: 'EQora' Alicedale is a Railway Junction, on the main Railway Line between Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. …
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
… United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. The main aim was discuss the South African situation and what …
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… as an alternative to compound life. They were, in the main, men who understood nothing of the cities, which lay … product (16% of the total national income)…
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
… between actions and reactions that arose between the main protogonists during the political upheavals of 1984-1988 …
EventPolitical activist Mohammed Shaik is born
… and was involved in sabotage operations until 1988. His main targets were government buildings, economic …
EventSA cross-border raid in Maputo kills several
… the South African forces as Joe Slovo, one of the raid's main targets, and was shot at a roadblock. Numbers of people …
EventFormer Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born
… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/11/14/srmysp14.xml …
EventTraditional Bushman artist Vetkat Regopstaan Kruiper, aged 38, dies suddenly from natural causes
… Vetkat had many artistic skills including music. His main passion however was for the veld and animals. Despite …
EventPieter Jacobs Marais reports discovery of gold
… met with some success. The discovery of the Witwatersrand Main Reef by the two brothers H.W. and F.P.T. Struben in …
PlaceBattle of Muizenburg Monument, Muizenburg
… ball to be found was when they recently resurfaced the Main Road just in front of the Posthuys building. … fort at Muizenberg but were repelled. In the…
PlaceRiverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
… Indian Ocean, and built a humble wood and iron House. The main Builder was an Italian. When the Musjid, was completed, … The Dawakhana (Clinic) was situated…