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Remember Khwezi beyond the Zuma rape trial, says Marianne Thamm (Cape Talk) , 10 October 2016
… more about her as a person, not entirely hooked on to this one particular label. — Marianne Thamm, Associate Editor at …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA SECTION: Chief Memwe IV Part one by Albert G.T.K. Malikongwa. REVIEW, Mafika Gwala …
EventBevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
… Northern Cape.[i] He is the grandson of Charles Rudd, one of the founders of the De Beers diamond mining …
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… West Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper Nyovest is one of the most prominent figures in SouthAfrican hip hop. …
PlaceMagwa Waterfall, Lusikisiki-Port St. Johns
… R61. "The Magwa Waterfall is pretty impressive!" It is one of few Waterfalls on the rugged Wild Coast that is …
PlaceKweneng, District of Botswana
… Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical …
PlacePhiladelphia
… Not the Philadelphia one attributes to the Eastern parts of North America, this …
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
… of Indians in South Africa. During that time she was the one of the most prominent women leaders in South Africa. She …
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… 1821. He investigated possible sites and after choosing one the construction of the observatory began in 1825. …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… campaign, and fills a crucial gap in our history. Part One Foreword Preface Part Two Reports of the Passive …
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
… the historical core of what is widely regarded as one of the largest and most important veterinary research …
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… intersection with Wierda Road, this steel girder Bridge is one the first of its kind to be Built in South Africa. It was …
PlaceMarket Square, Port Elizabeth
… and selling of goods by the local and district farmers. At one time a bell was placed in Market Square and was rung …
PlaceDjibouti
… volcanic formations and Gulf of Aden beaches. It's home to one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, the …
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 45 - Letter from …
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2014
… HISTORY COMPETITION MULDERSDRIFT, 03-06 OCTOBER 2014 DAY ONE (Friday 03 OCTOBER 2014) Afternoon arrival at Misty Hills …
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… was later performed by the Jazz singer Miriam Makeba. One of his best known poems was “The Children of Nonti” which … Gwala's poetry 'a powerful force' With…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… those prisoners who had not already done so were given one final opportunity to renounce their faith. It's not clear …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… The Soviet blockade of Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first …
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… became the first aviators to fly from London to Moscow in one day. They also succeeded in setting a record for flying …
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… Rhodesian regime retaliated by attacking guerilla bases. One such attack was carried out in Mozambique on 18 October …
EventP.W. Botha becomes Prime Minister
… in favour of "reformism" among remaining Nationalists. One result of this was the new tricameral South African …
EventAir France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda
… killed, 48 Ugandan soldiers, three hostages killed and one Israeli commando, Yoni Netanyahu, the oldest brother of …
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… Africa's policy of apartheid, Ciskei was designated as one of two homeland or "Bantustan" for Xhosa-speaking people. …
EventMass Democratic Movement (MDM) begins their Defiance Campaign
… formed in protest to the Tricameral Parliament. It was one of the most significant anti-apartheid movements, and …
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… the signing of the memorandum started on 15 March. One of the most prominent issues discussed at the talks was …
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… Africa came under South African control after World War One and then under UN Trusteeship. Namibia finally gained …
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… such as the danger of Germans re-armament after World War One. His warnings against Hitler were largely ignored, but at …
EventProf. James Smith, who identified the first coelacanth found in South Africa, is born
… obtained permission from Prime Minister DF Malan to use one of the air force's Dakota planes to fetch the specimen …
PlaceFicksburg
… Ficksburg is a gateway to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho. One of the most exciting ways of crossing the rugged Maluti …