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PlaceJagersfontein
Jagersfontein is home to one of the oldest and largest, diamond Mine holes in the World. This Town is located South-West of Bloemfontein. A 50-carat diamond…
PlaceVergelegen Wine Estate
Vergelegen Wine Estate is situated in an exclusive upmarket Area of Somerset West, about 50 km East of Cape Town. The Area was named after Lord Charles…
ArticleTimeline of South African Football Coaches from 1992 – 2022
Jeff Butler (1992) The Englishman was earmarked as Bafana Bafana's first coach, but a discrepancy with his coaching qualifications led him being turfed. …
ArchiveThe Trotskyist Groups in South Africa - A Retrospective View by Baruch Hirson (Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line: Revolutionary History: Volume 4, No. 4, 1993, South Africa)
THE HISTORY of the South African Trotskyists during the 1930s and into the next decade was never made available or discussed with new recruits. There were…
PlaceErmelo
Ermelo is in the Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is part of the Msukaligwa Local Municipality within that district. Ermelo…
PlaceMorocco
Mountainous country of western North Africa, Morocco borders Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west,…
PlaceConstitution Hill Museum, Johannesburg
Constitution Hill is a Living Museum that tells the story of South Africa’s journey to democracy. The site is a former Prison and military Fort that bears…
PlaceRustenburg House, together with its Summer House, Main Road, Rondebosch.
When the VoC granted land in Rondebosch to the first free Burghers, Governor Jan van Riebeeck reserved a piece of this Land to be used as an Orchard by the…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
The Bophuthatswana Territorial Authority was created in 1961, and in June 1972 Bophuthatswana was declared a self-governing state. On 6 December 1977 this …
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was a very different one from that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had shattered the…
Document 30 - Letter from S. P. Bunting fo E. R. Roux, 9 January 1929
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 30 - Letter from S. P. Bunting fo E. R. Roux…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
On 7 March 1964, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert Hertzog, confirmed that the government's policy regarding television was unchanged. Television…
EventThe Pondoland Revolts
The Pondoland revolt in the Eastern Cape refered to the action taken by iKongo to reject tribal authorities and self-government of Transkei, initiated by the…
EventRioting and destruction in Cato Manor and Durban continues
Apartheid government efforts to remove Black people from Cato Manor close to the Durban city center to Kwa Mashu, a newly established black township on the…
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
Sally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top-50 all-time players and teachers, was born in Cape Town on 12 October 1951. By the…
EventWorld Aids Day is internationally observed for the first time
Following the January 1988 meeting of Health Ministers in London, a decision was taken that 1 December would annually be observed as World Aids Day. This step…
Arthur Chaskalson Chief: Justice Emeritus, Constitutional Court of South Africa
Arthur Chaskalson was appointed by President Nelson Mandela in June 1994 to be the first President of South Africa's new Constitutional Court and was the Chief…
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…
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
16 December is a day of great significance in South Africa due to two historical events that took place. The first of these was in 1838, when the Battle of…
PlaceMariammen Temple, Pretoria
Established in 1905, the temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Pretoria. The temple gets its name from Mariammen, the goddess that controls smallpox and other…
PlaceRegina Mundi, Catholic Church, Soweto
Regina Mundi Catholic Church is located in the Township of Soweto, in the Suburb of Moroka. The Church forms part of the rich History of Soweto and is the…
PlaceParow
Parow was a Residential Suburb of Cape Town located some 16km from the City Centre. It was established by: 'Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow'. Johann Heinrich…
Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal, 23 November 1951
Luthuli was elected President of the ANC (Natal branch) in 1951 and this speech was delivered at the Bantu Social Centre in Durban in November of that year. It…
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
The Maynardville Open Air Theatre is a popular and central part of Cape Town’s art scene – chiefly known for its Shakespeare performances and its ballet nights…
Albert Luthuli’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, December 10, 1961
Your Majesty, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, here present! On an occasion like this words fail one. This is the most important occasion not only in my…
PlaceStrandfontein
Strandfontein is a pretty little coastal village situated on the West Coast at the mouth of the Olifants River. Strandfontein’s high cliffs provide excellent…
EventElsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson's book Born Free, dies in Kenya
Elsa the lioness was one of three orphaned lions whose mother was killed in self defence by George Adamson. Adamson was a wildlife conservationist based in…
PlaceAnglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein
One of the most significant events in the history of South Africa was the South African War of 1899-1902. Although the protagonists were Britain and the two…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, 11 November 1987, Leipzig
Comrade Professor Doctor Rathmann, esteemed rector of Karl Marx University, Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Members…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla Ministers and Deputy…