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BiographyColin Wells Eglin
… Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape) on 14 April … He grew up in Pinelands, Cape Town, but moved at the…
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th … sea. In February 1862 Mrs Ross, an English visitor to the Cape, described Kalk Bay as:"... a…
ArchiveCape Democrats 1989
… Offset litho; black, yellow, green and pink calendar; Cape Democrats 1989 Kaapse Demokrate … Cape Democrats 1989 …
EventLady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town
… Mary Bailey, wife of a South African mining magnate, was the first person to fly solo from London to Cape Town and back. She was already the mother of five ……
BiographyMapetla Frank Mohapi
… Mapetla Frank Mohapi was born in the rural village of Jozanashoek, Sterkspruit in the former … Organisation (SASO) regional secretary in the Eastern Cape …
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
… The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, … families originated from Burgersdorp and 39 families from Cape Town. Most of the original…
BiographyFranklin Kaye Kendall
… Kendall was an architect whose interests led him to join SASA as both artist and administrator. Born in … as an ARIBA in 1894 and an FRIBA in 1912. He came…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Disfranchisement of the Cape Native
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T … The franchisement was first granted to the Native of Cape Colony in 1854, without,…
Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is ambushed at Okanjande near present-day Otjiwarongo.
… Herero Revolt: Gobabis is besieged. A German company from Outjo is …
Committee of Action of the Non-European United Front, Non-European United Front, Cape Town (1939)
… Committee of Action of the Non-European United Front, Non-European United Front, Cape Town (1939) …
BiographyGeorge Arthur Heard
… Journalist George Arthur Heard was the elder son of Arthur Henry Heard, inspector of works in … Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg, travelling annually to Cape…
BiographyReginald (Reggie) September
… Reginald September was born in Wynberg in Cape Town on 13 June 1923, the son of Florence, a housewife, and Nicholas September, a … Party (SACP) leadership to…
PlaceMbotyi, Eastern Cape
… For the adventurer wanting to explore the many unique and wild treasures this coast has to offer, … and Cathedral Rock. Mbotyi in Pondoland, on the Eastern…
Dr Stephanus Johannes du Toit, teacher, chief inspector of schools in the OFS and author, is born in the district of Boshof, OF
… Dr Stephanus Johannes du Toit, teacher, chief inspector of schools in the OFS and author, is born in the district of Boshof, OF …
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, is one of the smallest but most interesting Municipalities in South … Africa. Founded in 1820, this peaceful little Village on…
BiographyCheryl Carolus
… Cheryl Carolus was born on 20 April 1959 in the Cape Flats of Cape Town to a working class family. Her … and her mother worked as a nurse aid. She attended…
ArchiveWhy the nationalist say there is no place for mission schools
… Why the nationalist say there is no place for mission schools …
PlaceClarkebury, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Clarkebury was established in 1830 as a station of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. James Backhouse … of Fort Hare, an elite black…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… Fearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, was born to John and … established, but yet to be constructed, observatory at the Cape of Good Hope. …
PlaceClaremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
… Claremont, a Suburb in Cape Town , is situated North of Kenilworth , East of Bishopscourt and South of Newlands in the Western Cape Province. The name is…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… Cape Towns City Hall's original foundations were laid at the turn of the 20th Century. The mayor of Cape Town , Thomas Ball, laid the corner stone of the…
EventSheik Yusuf arrives at the Cape of Good Hope
… Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, was banished to the Cape by the Dutch East India Company (DEIC). He arrived on … order to…
EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
… Lord Charles Somerset was the Governor of the Cape Colony from 1814 to 1826. He arrived in the Cape on 6 April 1814 as Governor with a mandate to further ……
Remembering the enslaved in Cape Town by Sam North
… As a city, Cape Town sits on top of an uncomfortable history of … This history has an uneasy relationship with depictions of the city in tourist publications…
Cape boundary extended: Simultaneous to the Trekboers’ deeper penetration of the interior, the boundary of the Cape Colony is e
… Cape boundary extended: Simultaneous to the Trekboers’ deeper penetration of the interior, the boundary of the Cape Colony is e …
PlaceLeeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town
… Proclaimed as a National Monument in 1966. Leeuwenhof, the official residence of the Premier of the Cape Province, stands on the slope of Table Mountain. It…
EventThe first large group of French Huguenots arrive at the Cape
… The first Huguenots arrived as early as 1671, when the first … refugee, Francois Villion (later Viljoen), arrived at the Cape. By 1692, a total of 201 French…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, ……
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… [iii] , in the Kat River Valley region of the Eastern Cape on 19 July 1936. [iv] His family roots in that region … where education was meant to benefit the…
Nine army officers in Zaire declare that they will join the rebels under Laurent Kabila who seek to topple Mobuto Sese Seko.
… Nine army officers in Zaire declare that they will join the rebels under Laurent Kabila who seek to topple Mobuto …