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PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… Completed on 4 September 1897 by the Krupps firm, Von Dewitz and … Nature Reserve. The fort was opened to the public on the 7 July 1904, as it was no longer…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
… especially around the Tricameral Parliament. Details on opposition were discussed at the fist meeting of the NEC … that the first stage of such the campaign…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic's office
… for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan Lombard, was destroyed at the University of Pretoria. The … economic ties in the subcontinent;…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Bibliography
… 2000. Cobbing, Julian. The Mfecane as Alibi: Thoughts on Dithakong and Mbolompo. Journal of African History, Volume … Curtin, Philip, Steven Feierman,…
EventFreedom Day is celebrated in South Africa
… Apartheid 'officially' began in South Africa in 1948, but colonialism and oppression of the African majority … Congress (PAC) and other organisations were…
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
… broke out in 1939 Smuts wanted South Africa to participate on the side of the Allied Forces while Hertzog advocated a neutral stance. After suffering…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… projects to be completed soon after were the Law Courts on Von Brandis Square and the City Hall on the eastern … was only the coming to power of the…
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
… It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a … ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India and the Far…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… With the inception of apartheid in 1948, numerous repressive laws limited the freedom and … of committing acts of sabotage, terrorism and communism. On 11…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2 - Kitchener proposes establishment of concentration camps
… to Lord Kitchener. To their chagrin, the Boers embarked on a campaign of guerrilla warfare, attacking key military … realised that the success of the Boers…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… point of contention between the English and the Afrikaans. On the other hand, most South Africans had had no say in the … period his main priority was white…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… unifying principle in biology, which explains how life on earth began and developed. The scientific evidence … He wrote a book, published over 150 years ago,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… the Higher Teachers' Training Course at Adams College on a scholarship and joins the staff upon the successful … African mineworkers on the Witwatersrand…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bound to strike back by Emilia Potenza
… labour. A large number were forced to become labourers on white-owned farms. Here a labour tenant from Vrede … on the mines also experienced violent changes…
EventFirst air flight from London to South Africa
… far flung colonies much more convenient. It was in this spirit that the British Air Force began exploring routes to … states and the military. Thus the…
The War
… The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was…
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… in exile. Hallett’s resistance documentary work focuses on the stories of those discriminated against in South … limited, pieces of their identity stolen,…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
… recreational facilities. Three boarding houses are located on the school grounds: Rissik House and Solomon House are … a sum of £36 000 was approved by the…
EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… of any kind. However the ANC rejected the proposal on the grounds that, it entrenched minority privileges by … equal representation. The ANC favoured…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… who by day and night, for a mere pittance, lay down their lives to the familiar 'fall of rock' and who, at deep levels … miners - the character of the Prime…
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the Independent Communications Authority of South … free-to-air broadcasting licence. This…
EventArthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies
… well as the local ANC branch when he moved to Kimberley in 1948. When the Defiance Campaign started in 1952, Letele … from it for a number of years, Letele…
PlaceJohannesburg Botanical Garden
… which can be contacted 24 hours, seven days a week, on 0860 56 28 74 or 011 375 5555 For each query, you will get … cities in the World without a botanical…
PlacePorterville
… area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples. In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck established a small colony on the Cape of Good Hope as a refreshment station for…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… Trade affecting West Africa, Central and East Africa. On the Southern African sub continent, it is Angola that is … of the Khoi and tying them to prolonged…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… the followers of Smuts and Hertzog met in Bloemfontein on 5 December 1934 to form the United South African National … a forthright demand for its…
’Asinamali’
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In … of it so they shouldn't forget it and they made slogans on walls. 'We want…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… life changed for the millions of people who came to live on the Rand between 1886 and 1940. It was a dramatic change, … event for society in general, and for…
Freedom In Our Life Time - African National Congress Activities
… by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 11. A. M. LEMBEDE, "Congress on the March," Bantu World, 9 September 1944. The African … the progress of mankind in the future…
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
… add an atmosphere of tranquility. Exhibits focus on the first German settlers that Jonas Bergtheil brought to … of Westville and surrounds, as well as into…