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Affirming the history of all South Africans
… to meet this challenge. It is a difficult challenge. One needs only to walk around this building to get a sense of … me of her efforts. It's a very difficult…
ArchiveEgalite
… Oval of rainbow colours, containing artwork of two people, one white, one black, with a red heart in the centre, holding a globe of …
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… terrorism including Andimba Herman Toivo ja Toivo , one of the founders of SWAPO who was sentenced to 20 years … Force; 80% of these forces were blacks. In…
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
… taking of a pledge as a crude indoctrination of our youth. One thing is clear; the search for a way to instill universal … of promoting social cohesion and…
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… and controlled in new institutions. De Beers Company went one step further by building a branch prison which was … arrangements for members of different…
The girl child
… education and development in a disadvantaged position. One major challenge is the unacceptable rate of violence and … cited the high incidence of unwanted…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… policemen and two miners were killed in this battle, and one miner injured severely. The strike continued despite … Africa is world’s third biggest producer…
ArchiveToys are for cuddling not for killing
… Two artworks of children receiving toys at Christmas - one with a teddy bear and one with a gun with words "would you buy your child a war toy …
22. Natal sirdars regarded in India as pariah
… me to go to recruiters for any information or help. No one after all gave me any help. Instead of help and … in securing about 7 Indians, I would have done…
PlaceWynberg, Southern Suburbs
… Wynberg is certainly one of the most interesting Areas in Cape Town. It is home to one of the oldest Schools in the Country (Wynberg Boys), with … by,…
PlaceGhana
… the Dutch, British and the Dane merchants. By the latter part of 19th century the Dutch and the British were the only … east continued thereafter. These…
EventBarend Strydom kills 8 People in Pretoria
… and stayed in prison until 1992. He was released as a part of the National Party and African National Congress …
SABC CEO quits after about-turn by Shain Germaner (Cape Times), 28 Jun 2016
… is happening at the SABC is wrong and I can no longer be a part of it,” he wrote. Last week, however, media reports …
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… with plumbago japonica, jacaranda and turkey oaks. A part of it, known as Japonica Walk, survives to the present …
PlaceGaries
… during Spring, after good rains, draw visitors to this part of the Namaqualand from around the world, with some …
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… on the school grounds: Rissik House and Solomon House are part of the original school complex completed in 1909, while …
PlaceBurkina Faso
… Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta, was once part of French West Africa since 1896 until 1960. The first …
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… independence from Britain. As the opposition party was not part of the debate, the motion was passed with unanimous …
EventSouth Africa abandons the Gold Standard, sparking a period of economic expansion
… from Klipspruit, Orlando East was the first major township part of the group of areas now known as Soweto. …
EventVerney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa
… Lovett Cameron entered the British navy in 1857, taking part in the Abyssinian campaign of 1868 and in the …
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… the territory of the Spanish crown until the western part of the island, Saint Domigue, was claimed by the French. …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… regime seems to have enabled human rights abuses on the part of French troops, who have been accused of assisting in …
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… rights for those people in the fullest degree in that part of southern Africa which their forefathers found for …
PlaceElephant House, Ridge Road, Durban
… to obtain water from the Greyville Marshes, which are now part of the Royal Durban golf course. The house was a great …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… the headquarters of the Free State Command. It now forms part of the Orange Hospital. …
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… requested that those members who were not prepared to take part, should absent themselves. [3] There is evidence that … Boer-republics or with their…
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
… 1970, a disciplined and perfect off-spinner, John Traicos one of international cricket's most unusual members, made his … still far and away the best off…
EventRebels take control of Kinshasa, Zaire
… Rapidly becoming unpopular, Kabila was assassinated by one of his presidential bodyguards. He was succeeded by one of his sons, Joseph Kabila. To this day…
PlaceCoffee Bay, Wild Coast
… Hole in the Wall are virtually synonymous - mention the one and you picture the other - and one cannot describe the full extent of the beauty of this … cut…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… and uninterrupted views of Durban and beyond! Durban is one of South Africa’s most significant metropolises, and the proud home of the Moses Mabhida Stadium…