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BiographyAli Bacher
… ended on 10 March 1970 when Bacher held a catch, offered by Alan Connolly off Pat Trimborn's bowling, to complete a 323-run win by South Africa in the fourth…
BiographyFranciscus Jacobus Ludovicus De Vriendt
… of settling there permanently. They were accompanied by Willem Benoy, a former director of the Royal Dutch Theatre … company presented “Wat God verenig het” …
BiographyFihla Christmas Tinto
… protest resulted in a State of Emergency being declared by the H.F. Verwoerd government. In 1961 Tinto was amongst … role in various UDF campaigns and his…
BiographyBisho Jarsa
… Article by Sandra Rowoldt Shell, University of Cape Town. When … . Bisho was one of a group of Ethiopian slaves freed by a British warship in 1888 off the…
ArticleHitler’s racial state in Germany
… intentional, systematic extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945. By 1945 two out of every three European…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… been placed in the hands of: 'British American Tobacco'. By 2003, since the Museum doesn’t form the part of the … Motor Museum was opened to the general…
BiographyArthur Butelezi
… a studio at 169 Clauon Road, supplementing his income by doing odd sign-writing jobs, He painted 'native studies' … is highly possible that the watercolour…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… the masses and me with them, under a hypnotic spell by the sheer force of his own conviction...I forgot … to pass the Enabling Act, which gave him the power…
PlaceNaval Hill
… Game Reserve for free. A wonderful outing surrounded by indigenous flora and fauna, the reserve attracts … the oldest liberation movement in Africa. Naval…
BiographyDenis Mayer
… the sinking of the British battleship, the HMS Royal Oak, by a German U-boat in October 1939, six weeks after the … War Two. While still at school, after the…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… for the Federation of International Hockey’s XI in 2007, 2009 and 2010. In August 2015, Marsha announced her …
EventNelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999
… State President in 1999. Mbeki led the ANC until December 2007, when he lost to Jacob Zuma in Limpopo. When Mandela …
BiographyKing Sekhukhune
… As a result of lack of legitimacy, he built his power by entering into diplomatic marriages with various royal dynasties, by incorporating other societies…
BiographyPaul De Groot
… the Dutch East Indies. He was subsequently employed by the Princesse-Tooneel of Cor Ruys in Amsterdam, the … 1935. Most of his successes, which include…
BiographyChauke Family
… nor widely published. They have also not been promoted by any single art dealer. Their lack of production would … lady (plate 268) are the only subject…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… East Asia. Soon more Dutch settlers arrived followed by settlers from all over Europe. The colony gradually … their ability to earn a decent wage was…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… was very young and he was, as custom dictated, adopted by his uncle Ngengi to become Kamau wa Ngengi. Ngengi also … carried out on both feet and one leg…
BiographyLaurent Kabila
… . As a result, Lumumba was subsequently deposed and killed by Mobutu on January 17 1961. In 1963 Kabila formed the … to lead the revolt against Mobutu,…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on signing Declaration, on behalf of the ANC and Umkhonto We Sizwe, adhering to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977, at the headquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 28 November 1980
… Speech by Oliver Tambo on signing Declaration, on behalf of the ANC …
Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And Cooperation Of The Republic Of Mozambique And The Ministries Of Safety And Security And Of Foreign Affairs Of The Republic Of South Africa: Maputo 16 March 1998
… Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And …
ArchiveMeeting between Minister F W de Klerk and Lt Gen Antonio Dos Santos Franca Ndalu, Leader of the Angolan delegation to the Cape Town JC Talks accompanied by the Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Venancia Da Silva Moura: H F Verwoerd Building, 27 April 19
… Angolan delegation to the Cape Town JC Talks accompanied by the Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Venancia Da Silva …
BiographyElza Miles (Botha)
… a BA in Fine Arts at the University of Pretoria, followed by a BA Honours in Afrikaans-Nederlands (cum laude) in 1962 … students’ experiences during the…
BiographyFeziwe Bookholane
… a nun. During her seven years in the nunnery, she was told by the head of the nunnery that she would feel out of place … she received and treated people who…
BiographyEduardo Mondlane
… University in South Africa until forced to withdraw by the new apartheid-oriented government. Interested in the … United States. He began with a B.A. from…
BiographyLulu Dube
… because he wanted people to learn to do everything by themselves and not expect charity from white people.” In … A Life of John L. Dube, Founding President…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
… (UGCC), a political instrument formed and spearheaded by a group of academics and chiefs. They sought to take … within the territory(Birmingham, 1998). ,…
BiographyShaka Zulu
… the Drakensberg and the Indian Ocean, a region populated by many independent Nguni chiefdoms. During his brief reign … but was suffering from an intestinal…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… The legal basis for land restitution is provided by the 1993 Interim Constitution, section 25(7) of the 1996 … that the processing and finalisation of…
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… The beautifully preserved Town is also known for its rich History, that’s tied in closely to that of the Cape and … in all their glory, on the Historical…
EventThe first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.
… is believed to have been the first child to be shot by police on that fateful day. Earlier in the 1990s, a … Day' since 1994. Soweto is an area of South…