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ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… be investigated. The remaining chapters will look at the main objective of this study - to examine the MJC's role in …
PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… A minor road turns sharply off to the right from the main road that leads from Alexandria to Bushman’s River …
EventResumption of talks
… It was believed by those close to the discussions that the main stumbling block was the identification of political …
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… National Party (NP) participating for the first time. The main point at issue was whether South Africa should continue …
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
… (meaning Ridge of White Waters), the first gold from the Main Reef on the Witwatersrand was obtained in 1885, after …
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… reef, when gold was discovered on the property. When the main gold reef was discovered in the Roodepoort area of …
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… of South Africa. This thesis is an examination of the main tendencies in the trade union movement in South Africa …
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… The Groote Schuur Medical campus is positioned between Main Road and the highway and is next to the Groote Schuur …
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… property was subdivided. This portion, together with the main homestead, became part of the Valkenburg Institution. By … https://artefacts.co.za/main…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… to popularise flight in the country by travelling to the main centres and offering flights to the public. The dates of …
EventThe SABS is established
… the Council of the South African Bureau of Standards. The main responsibility of the SABS is the development and …
EventItalo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed
… agreed to peaceful resolution through mediation. The main objective of this treaty was to resolve outstanding … 26 July 2011]|League of Nations Archive, (n.d…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… British Colonies, Natal and Cape. After discovery of the main gold reef on the Rand in 1886, the matter gained even …
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… message delivered to me last night we find that on the main principle which is in dispute the two Governments have …
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… were then active, the African National Congress, in the main, with the other organisations such as the multiple …
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… huge influence over the next President of RSA. [1] Mbeki’s main rival during the conference was his former Deputy …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… with Mbeki as leader in Britain. The ANC YSS had two main objectives: looking after the welfare of the ANC youth …
ArticleThe Western Front
… opening what would become known as the Western Front, the main theatre of battle and where most of the war casualties …
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… small catalogue lists the Governor Sir Alfred Milner as main Patron of the Society." It also has a substantial list …
The War
… many men. At this stage British army was divided into 3 main groups under General Sir Redvers Buller, who was the …
PlaceLovedale Missionary School
… Christianity and classics (Latin and Greek) were the main subjects; followed by geography and mathematics. …
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… was particularly burdensome for women as they were the main providers of domestic labour. Many Black women had come …
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… Simply dial 086 717 7077 and choose option 2 from the main menu. …
ArchiveChurch and State relations: the story of Bophuthatswana and its independence from 1977 to 1994
… Bophuthatswana declared their state to be Christian. The main emphasis was that the Batswana were religious people who …
PlaceWrensch House, 77 Lower Wrench Road, Observatory
… The main building, as well as some of its outbuildings, date from …
EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
… In 1978 Davis joined the Cape Arts Project (CAP). The main objective of the CAP was to educate and empower South …
PlaceRoodepoort Town School, Rex Street
… 1989. The Old Roodepoort Town School, consisting of the main Building with 14 Classrooms, three Offices, three …
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
… evacuate successfully. According to Angolan sources, the main aim of this commando team was to blow up the Cabinda oil …
EventMayor of Welkom, in the Free State, is tarred and feathered
… perceived changes were often quite violent. This was the main cause of the events that transpired on the 13 May 1989 …
EventFearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born in England
… but it was only in 1825 that building commenced. The main building of the observatory was completed in 1828, but …