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PlaceFreshford House Museum, 31 Kellner Street
Freshford House Museum is one of the few houses of the upper middle class of the Edwardian Period that still exists in Bloemfontein. The house was designed and…
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
The Queens Fort Museum fort erected in 1848, originally housed the Artillery Unit of the Free State, and depicts all major military conflicts from 1820,…
PlaceState President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
The largest of Bloemfontein's many Recreational spots, the Park has many sculptured flowerbeds, rolling lawns and shady spots. The facilities at this Park…
PlaceLamont-Hussey Observatory
The name of the Observatory refers to W.J. Hussey and a good friend of his, R.P. Lamont. Hussey and Lamont were University students in engineering in Michigan,…
PlaceTree Garden, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
Along President Brand Street (Bloemfontein’s ‘historical mile’) you will find classic sandstone buildings that surprise with their grandeur - the 3rd Raadsaal …
PlaceFree State Stadium
The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein was originally built for the Rugby World Cup of 1995. Then, it was revamped to host a number of matches for the 2010…
PlaceThe Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
The Free State National Botanical Garden dates back to 1965. During the 1963 Kirstenbosch Jubilee Year Tour it was decided that the Free State warranted a…
PlaceThe Fountain and Garden of Remembrance, Chatswood-Sydney. Willoughby Park Centre
The Willoughby Memorial Fountain...was, on March 10th, 1901, unveiled by the Hon. John See, M.L.A., State Minister for Defence. The Fountain was erected by…
PlaceBloemfontein Zoo
Established in 1920, the Bloemfontein Zoo is well known for its collection of primates and is the home of the 'Big Five.' The Zoo pioneered the breeding of the…
PlaceWorld War Cenotaph
The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World War I) between 1914 and 1918. Designed by the local…
PlaceWarden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
The N3 passes right through Warden on the route between: Johannesburg and Durban, just North of Harrismith. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Thabo…
PlaceVoortrekker Girl
This charming figure which stands in front of the Oranje Girls High School was sculpted by Laurika Postma. The positive influence of aesthetically pleasing…
PlaceOld Presidency
This building served as the official residence of the presidents of the former Republic of the Orange Free State, it was declared a National Monument under old…
PlaceStasiegebou, Sannaspos
This Railway Station Building of sandstone was completed shortly before the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). It is one, of only a few Station Buildings erected…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
The Sculpture shows a soldier in kilt and Scottish regalia. It fits in most dramatically with its position on a rising site on the triangular ground where St…
PlaceMaphikela House
In 1912, prominent black leaders gathered here and forged the foundations of what would eventually become the ruling party of the country. The house was…
PlaceJubileum Building
On President Brand Street Bloemfontein, is the Jubileum building. It was built in the late 1920s by boys from a local orphanage to provide a venue for reading…
PlaceFirst Raadsaal
Click on image to enlarge The oldest remaining building in Bloemfontein, the First Raadsaal is part of the National Museum. The modest building of dung floors…
PlaceCR Swart Building
Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial Administration and features a 26th-floor…
PlaceBloemfontein City Hall
The Bloemfontein City Hall was built in 1935 and has a beautiful Italian style interior with an attractive sandstone exterior. The Bloemfontein City Hall Is a…
PlaceBloemfontein Orchid House
Orchid House. © University of the Free State The Orchard House is one of the most modern nurseries of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
PlaceAnglican Cathedral, Bloemfontein
Major Henry Warden, founder of Bloemfontein, gave the town a spiritual heart when he laid the foundation of the Victorian building in 1850.
Restriction letter from SAP to Walter Sisulu, 29 March 1962
Forced resignation letter from SAP to Walter Sisulu 1953
Letter of limited movement from SAP to Walter Sisulu, 29 September 1953
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Restriction letter from SAP to Walter Sisulu 15 November 1952
Restriction letter from SAP to Walter sisulu, 15 November 1952
We are the soldiers of Sisulu by Thabo Mbeki 2003
[From 'Letter from the President', ANC Today, Vol.3, No.19, 16--22 May 2003] This week we will say our last farewells to a giant of our struggle, Xhamela,…