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ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… were deliberately forgotten. South African museums focused on the heritage of white people, and in particular on the … system, whilst others were ordinary…
Grade 4 Archive
… SA: Religion is an important part of millions of people's lives across the world. Thousands of African people are … religious beliefs and because their…
PlacePampierstad
… in the late 1960's. It was located 31 km North-West of Jan Kempdorp and 12 km West of Hartswater. The Town was named … several Sotho -speaking people from…
A message to the African people and their allies in the struggle for freedom in the Union of South Africa, June 1953
… and dedication. It is a day of commemoration, because on this day as directed by our "parliament", the African … who at different times in our history have…
South African and World leaders
… He spent 27 years of his life in jail, most of which were on Robben Island. Although he was not the only struggle … where Albertina Sisulu was the only women…
The Hunter-Gatherers of Southern Africa: Summary
… While in a trance, the shaman would see images of the spirit world. Scenes of hunting, animals (eland or other … a hunter and to show that he could support…
EventMother Teresa is buried
… with her selfless devotion to the poor, was buried on 13 September 1997 in Culcutta, India. The 87-year-old nun died on 5 September. From 1931 to 1948 Mother…
EventUNISA former Vice-Chancellor passes away.
… On 3 June 2014,Professor Jan Casper Gerhardus Janse van …
The Afrikaner Bond
… victory of the Nationalist Party (NP) in the election of 1948 , when the NP began to institute the apartheid … dominated the emergence of the Bond: SJ du…
ArchiveMemorial service: Feroza Adam
… Notice of a memorial service on Saturday, 13th August 1994, for Feroza Adam. Venue - Chris Jan Botha Senior Secondary School. …
Address at the Dinner in honour of South African Olympians and Paralympians: Bryntirion Estate, Tshwane: 11 December 2004
… heroines and heroes who took to the world stage in Athens. On behalf of the government and all other fellow South … you here tonight to celebrate and rejoice…
Address to the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, 2 May 2002
… Long before the colonial borders were arbitrarily imposed on us, we shared common history, traditions, cultures and … to the strangers who appeared at their…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… of the Boer Republics, held a meeting in Rustenburg on 16 March 1852, and to inaugurate the event a Council House … Officials had fled to Rustenburg, and the…
ArchiveAffirmation
… of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Signatures gathered at Jan Smuts Airport on 29th January 1971, regarding the principles of the university, on the…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… to the Mount of Zion in Jerusalem, based in part on the inspiration of a similar community in Zion, Illinois. … Botswana and the Northern Cape. Joseph passed…
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
… 1906-1907 South Africa fields first national rugby team on a tour of the British Isles. British media anglicizes the … Springboks are born. The team is…
PlaceVissershok Farm
… Three years after his arrival at the Cape of Storms, Jan van Riebeek instructed Jan Wintervogel , a crew member, to scout the Diep River. … Brink's ', at its…
BiographyNomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
… Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize was born on 12 April 1940 in Sophiatown, Transvaal Province (now … became a bigger target for the apartheid government. On 2 April…
BiographyRay Harmel (nee Adler)
… a fellow immigrant with whom she shared a room, survived on sharing a loaf of bread for a week. Ray soon joined both … was often the public target of…
BiographyRebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)
… character), Rebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana) was born on 12 December 1928 in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, … Abraham Jambo Kekana, who was acting…
BiographyChief Justice Raymond Zondo
… Zondo practised as a partner at Mathe & Zondo, focussing on labour law, while working on a part-time basis as a mediator and arbitrator. Between 1991 and…
Summary Minutes of a meeting between a delegation from the Republic of South Africa, an Angolan/Cuban delegation, and a delegation from the United States of America as mediator on the question of SWA/Namibia and Angola: Cairo, 24-25 June 1988
… a delegation from the United States of America as mediator on the question of SWA/Namibia and Angola: Cairo, 24-25 June …
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Rev. Ambrose Reeves is secretly deported
… On 12 September 1960, the Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, … Rev. Ambrose Reeves was secretly deported through Jan Smuts Airport. The Bishop’s departure did…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… for the working class dates back to the 1800s. On 7 October 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and … which consisted of white workers only. Between…
ArticleBlack Sash
… voters' roll. The women saw this as a flagrant attack on the spirit of the constitution. To show their disapproval and … this injustice into the public eye…
PlaceRiebeek Kasteel
… a Dutch party who named the peak, after their Commander, Jan van Riebeeck . During 1661 Commander Jan van Riebeeck initiated an inland discovery expedition…
PlaceLiliesleaf Farm, Rivonia- Johannesburg
… Africa's oppressive Government. The Apartheid laws of 1948 had meant that racial discrimination was officially … they married and which jobs they were…
BiographyFranco Frescura
… Franco Frescura was born in Trieste, Italy, on 28 September 1946. Both his parents originally came from … When asked why he had finally settled his choice on…
Invitation: BikoHausen - Steve Bantu Biko and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Johannesburg, 1971
… exactly transpired when Biko met Stockhausen in Soweto on that day. What their conversation was? What were the … > see event on Facebook Goethe-Institut…
EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
… On 29 December 1948, a well known human rights activist Rev. … from the U.N., but did not get any concrete action on behalf of the Herero. The Reverend was…