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PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… and Lower Campuses together are often referred to as the 'main campus' The Campus as it stands today was laid out by …
EventJosiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF
… commitment to the cause of the ecumenical movement, the main building at the headquarters of the All Africa …
EventMass arrests in Pondoland
… primary responsibility for dealing with the revolt. The main tool used was mass detentions. Statements made to the …
EventAfrican leaders issue a call for African unity
… solution to their challenges was the unification of the main African political organisations into the All African …
EventSA Prime Minister H. F. Verwoerd stabbed to death
… Parliamentarian Service Officer Dimitri Tsafendas stabs main architect of apartheid Prime Minister H.F. Verwoed to …
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… of Kuruman. The Moffats returned to Britain in 1870. The main achievement of Moffat was translating the Bible into …
EventThe Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa
… was an affiliate of America’s Exxon. It was one of the main producers of petroleum products. Esso was one of the …
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
… of office as Governor he occupied this house, and that the main rooms were renovated for his tenure. The homestead was … https://www.artefacts.co.za/main…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
… Much like Mapungubwe, the commoners lived outside the main walls, while the royal family lived on the hill. The … were highly skilled in stonework and…
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… to and from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Its main object was to fly mail to connect with mail-boats. …
EventDr. Albert Hertzog is attacked by Ben Schoeman
… time Hertzog was still a member of the National Party. His main attack was aimed at B.J. Vorster whom he claimed had …
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… a junior general in the army. Thereafter he was one of the main organisers of a military coup that overthrew the …
EventThe Santo Alberto is wrecked
… such proportions that some historians regard them as the main reason for the collapse of the Portuguese empire. …
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… a major gain with the NNP being the main casualty after 23 of its 32 councillors crossed to the …
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The MDC became the main opposition to Mugabe’s regime. In 2009, he formed a …
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… Africa and centres around the strategy and tactics of the main lliberation organization, the African National Congress, …
EventANC and IFP to meet over violence
… violence'. The high level talks were aimed at finding the main cause of violence and how to go about maintaining peace. …
EventA strike by White mineworkers turns into open rebellion
… on the Witwatersrand. They also attacked Johannesburg's main post office and power station in a mass protest that, in …
PlaceSilikamva High School, Penzance Estate-Hout Bay
… to well-adjusted and responsible adulthood. The Schools main feeder School is the Secondary in The Settlement of …
PlaceClocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… the structure with a clock, imported from Edinburgh, as a main feature. The red walls are the same colour as they were …
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… with a fine collection of models and pictures in the main exhibition hall. Interested aviation enthusiasts will …
EventMac Maharaj is born
… an underground commander, and a negotiator. He was the main accuser of Bulelani Ngcuka of abuse of power as Director …
EventSAA Helderberg 747 crashes
… all 159 people on board. A fire, which started from the main deck cargo hold, caused the crash of the jet. The board …
EventThe railway line between Cape Town and George is opened.
… also allowed for easier passenger travel. Until then, the main form of transport had been wagon and ox and cart and …
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… on the crowd and arrested hundreds. When asked about their main grievances, the representatives stated two things: 1. …
Address by Deputy President Jacob Zuma at the 40th Anniversary of the Execution of Vuyisile Mini and five others, 6 November 2004
… Victory or Death. We also recall the vibrancy of the 80s generation, despite the intensification of repression …
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… stimulated the industry of Natal’s port town, Durban, the main trading post for the gold fields. Durban had to … performance tradition in South Africa. Up…
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… was "freedom in our lifetime" and this symbolised the main challenge until freedom and democracy were attained in … Likewise, since 1994, we have crafted…
PlaceSudan
… food processing and cotton ginning, and petroleum is the main export. (In 2021, Sudan exported $395M in Crude Petroleum . The main destinations of Sudan…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… be the Town Hall from 1885 to 1910 and today serves as the Main Post Office. The City Hall may no longer be the most … chambers; art gallery, museum and…