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PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… trough used for the watering of horses, and consists of a round cast-iron drinking bowl supported on legs in the form of horses' hooves. A post topped by a…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… otherwise, who committed offences on the assumption that a particular cause was being served or opposed. The meeting has instructed the Working Group to draw…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan … equality in South Africa. She does this through both as a teacher and a member…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… the Union of South Africa Act of 1909 , set the scene for a political system that lasted for over eighty years. In the … Convention (SANNC) renamed the…
Document 2 - Letter from E. R. Roux to Douglas Wolton
… RE: MINISTER OF LABOUR GREEN PAPER ON POLICY PROPOSALS FOR A NEW EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS STATUTE COSATU welcomes the green … announced by the Minister of Labour…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… influenced by where and how she grew up. Johannesburg was a growing city in the 1930s. The discovery of gold on the … in the late nineteenth century caused…
PlaceBurundi
… Burundi is a relatively small country located in central Africa, and the name and approximate territory has a continuity with the Kingdom of Burundi which…
EventBritish labour conditions in South Africa condemned
… Report on Black Labour Conditions indicated that 63 of the 141 British companies investigated have been paying … They were: the British government should…
EventOlympic games end in Athens
… which were held in Athens, Greece, came to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony. The evening was started off … is set to host the next Olympic…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
… in the USA. Source 2A The stress of financial strain took a psychological toll- especially on men who were suddenly … of embarrassment or frustration. This…
EventJosiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF
… The cleric held this position until 1984. His election was a great honour for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere…
PlaceCape Columbine Nature Reserve
… being the Cape Columbine Lighthouse about 5km away along a gravel road. The Nature Reserve is especially pretty when … the rocky stretch of coastline. This…
EventSkipper Bertie Reed passes away
… Stanley John (Bertie) Reed (63), international sailing legend and one of the most popular … world, died at his home in Gordon's Bay, Cape Town, after a long…
PlaceCahora Bassa Dam, Mozambique
… and the Itezhi-Tezhi, the latter on the Kafue River, a tributary of the Zambezi. The Dam was built by a consortium of Portuguese, German, British, and South …
ANC WL deeply saddened at death of Cde Nokuhamba Nyawo, 7 March 2012
… Nyawo passed away on Monday (5th March 2012). Nyawo was a true cde and a truly inspiring women. She did not fit into the stereotype … involved in the bush…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… secretary of information, was initially tracked down by a journalist at Ecuador. Rhoodie had fled South Africa … seven counts of fraud, alternatively theft,…
ArticleDespite the 1994 political victory against apartheid, its economic legacy persists by Haydn Cornish-Jenkins
… Abstract In 1994, South Africans were liberated from a system of apartheid which had controlled their lives for … remains one the most unequal countries in…
EventZANU-PF under Robert Mugabe wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe becomes president
… roll seats in the new 100-seat House of Assembly with 63 per cent of the national vote. The elections, held on 14 … House Agreement that ended the Rhodesian…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… of the times wrote that when he travelled to Mecca on a pilgrimage he distributed so much gold that he caused great inflation lasting a decade [iv] …
PlaceEritrea
… Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. A fact reflected in its name, which is an Italianized version … infant mortality rate: 38…
ArticleJohn Langalibalele Dube Timeline 1940-1950
… odd jobs at Oberlin College. 1888-1890 Dube enrols as a student at Oberlin preparatory school to study the sciences, mathematics, classical Greek works, and…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… assistance, increased. In October, Banda agreed to hold a referendum early in 1993 on whether Malawi should remain a one-party state. In the referendum, on…
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
… the University of Cape Town (UCT), Western Cape, launched a student movement, namely #Rhodes Must Fall which focused on … protests gave rise to various…
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… working draft was only published on 22 November 1995. The 63-page document was the culmination of 18 months of work by … power-sharing arrangements giving…
ANC National Executive Committee by ANC, December, 2012, 53rd ANC Annual Conference, Mangaung
… 61. Netshitenzhe, Joel 62. Nkoana-Mashabane, Maite 63. Nkwinti, Gugile 64. Ntombela, Sefora Hixsonia (Sisi) 65. …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1652 - 1699 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Cape Town, in The Malays of Cape Town, writes: "In 1652 a few Malays of Batavia were brought by the Dutch into the … 1654 the Dutch East India Company…
EventEarthquake shakes up Tulbagh
… The epicentre of the earthquake was situated in Saron, a region near Tulbagh. The earthquake measured a sizable 6.3 on the Richter’s scale, with reports of…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… ABSTRACT Heinz Klug is a white man born in South Africa who vehemently fought … in exile. Klug believed that South Africa was in need of a constitutional…
“Message to Those Staying At Home”: Joint Statement by Dr G. M. Naicker and Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 1958
… Dr G. M. Naicker And Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 1958 63 Those who will be staying at home in accordance with the … the following instructions and…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… fusions and disjunctions”. [2] South Africa’s history as a point of commerce between East and West positioned the Biennale as a place to point out the…