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PlaceGroote Schuur High School
… gable of Groote Schuur. The history of the school shows a spirit of enterprise, realism and adaptability. 1n 1991 it … (the Nassau Centre) with arguably the…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… were prepared to permit Rhodesian independence, but only on the basis of giving the black majority population a fair … of justice, civilization, and…
EventGerman Lieutenant-General Lothar von Trotha lands in Swakopmund, South West Africa
… suppression of the revolt of the Wahehe people in 1896. On attaining the rank of major general, von Trotha was sent … that he helped suppress the Boxer…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… involved in organising the Congress of the People and is on the drafting committee of the Freedom Charter , but is … dropped against the 156 in the Treason…
EventDr Alexander Logie du Toit, South African geologist, is born in Cape Town
… Continental Drifting. Dr Alexander Logie du Toit died in 1948. … [online] Available at: www.e-education.psu.edu [Accessed on 26 February 2014]| People Du…
PlacePretoria Art Museum
… de Vos (1584 – 1651) and the Dutch landscape painter Jan van Goyen (1596 – 1656) for its offices at the beginning … Pretoria Civic Arts Museum opened its…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… referring to black youth who travelled either sitting on the roof or hanging onto the outside of overcrowded, … travelling to work and back-that is central…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… engravings known as one of the oldest rock art artefacts on the continent were found in Apollo 11, a rock art painting … is a dispute about a goat between…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Glossary
… was imposed by the powerful countries of Western Europe on many other parts of the world. It reached its peak in the … Africa, the colonial period began with…
PlaceAnzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan
… A Railway Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived … for all the servicemen and women, who lost their lives on the 25 April and is…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… On 13 November 1991, Nelson Mandela announced that the first constitutional talks would take place on 29 and 30 November at the World Trade Centre in…
EventThe Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, is wrecked in a storm in Table Bay
… fresh meat and water from the indigenous people who lived on the peninsula. On 25 March 1647 the Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, one … of animosity…
University of York Student Submissions 2015
… of interdisciplinary research, his work often focuses on the means through which literature can engage with and … BA in English and Politics. Her research…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the South African Chamber of Business Banquet Johannesburg, 30 August 1994
… future of our nation. I am certain it has the same effect on you;and we all know that such a positive spirit is essential if we are going to have more…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… Museum Education Museum Fort Klapperkop Fort Schanskop Jan Smuts House Kruger Museum Melrose House Museum of … businesses in the city would have to change…
ArticleWomen and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union
… and women of the Cape generally experienced stable family lives, albeit in extremely impoverished conditions. According to the Commission on the Cape…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 June 1983. The Beau Soleil Music Centre was … of the Beau Soleil Music Centre has been to…
PlaceKempton Park, town in Gauteng
… Kempton Park is a large town situated on the East Rand of Gauteng. Home to numerous shopping malls, … Oliver Tambo International Airport, previously known as…
PlaceWagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
… life in Cape Town since 1979. This shopping-Centre on the site of the original train station, the shopping … since then have been declared a National…
PlaceLutheran Church, Martin Melck House and Sexton House, Strand Street, Cape Town.
… was lost in the process. The new building was inaugurated on 20 December 1820 at which time a new spire was added. Few … east of the church for this purpose…
Gandhi, Tamils and the Satyagraha in South Africa by E.S Reddy
… by their employers during the strike were Tamils. The spirit of Thambi Naidoo and the Tamils can be seen in the … the history of South African Satyagraha as…
Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of the Students’ Representative Council, 21 October 1949
… Moreover, however much we may disagree with Prof. Dent on certain issues, we cannot say that he has ever refused … year. People do not like to see the even…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 1: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… of rock art made by the San. This was found in a cave on a farm called Linton in the Eastern Cape, but has since … animal for days. They would offer thanks…
ArchiveMonth of Compassion 1986
… now, and the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth.. So let us use this year to dream, let …
EventWorld Press Freedom Day
… freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise…
PlaceCape Province- 'Province of Good Hope' or previously the- Cape Colony
… India Company (VOC) from the Netherlands. Sailing ships on their way to India could stop to rest, do repairs and restock on supplies. This trading post was…
PlaceChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
… Hospital, started soon after the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand , in 1884 . A young Cornish lad, John … had bought the hospital for one million…
ArchiveJordan Ngubane – forgotten founding member of the Congress Youth League by Sbonelo Radebe (Mail and Guardian), 10 January 2023
… born near Ladysmith, in a small village called Nkwebebe, on 15 November 1917. In 1933, he attended Adams College and … place of bitterness given his…
Freedom Day Call by Albert Luthuli, 3 June 1956
… Day Call, ANC President-General Albert Lutuli calls on all lovers of freedom in our land to commemorate the past … it truly is a symbol of something real…
PlaceBethlehem, Free State
… Bethlehem is located on the N5 road to the Free State Province , via Senekal and … The R712 runs through to Clarens just 41 km’s away on route to the Golden…