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EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… discovered it with him. Both men had their own version of how they found the gold reef, but only Harrison’s version of events was supported by evidence…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… as Silkaatsnek It was here that the two 12-pounder guns of 'O' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), were placed and ultimately captured in the first battle…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… The building of the Delagoa Bay railway line to Pretoria was completed on … traffic on 2 November 1894, however, the official opening of the line only took…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… This unique group of buildings known as the Groote Schuur campus of the University of Cape Town, was built in the classical revival style and … Groote Schuur…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
… On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of anti-Apartheid activist, David Webster. Bernard shot … in 1989, in front his home. Bernard was…
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… Andries W. Pretorius were defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats (near Bloemfontein) by the British under Cape … Smith. The defeat forced the Voortrekkers…
ArchiveVisualising the web of state capture, November 7, 2016
… its release last week after last ditch attempts by members of our own government (including President Jacob Zuma and … and Mosebenzi Zwane) to prevent it…
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… Rwanda, much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class divisions. The Tutsi had been the…
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… To cover 22 years of imprisonment in chronological order is too difficult - and … selected some themes which I hope will give some flavour of what prison was…
PlaceBloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
… Bloemfontein is the capital City of the Free State Province , previously known as the Orange Free State . The City is known as the 'City of Roses', or…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… Helen Joseph is one of the most well-known South African women to campaign … If This be Treason (1963) and Tomorrow's sun (1966). One of the accused in the…
ArchiveBiography of Nawal El Saadawi by Sierra Hussey
… she imagined becoming a singer or a dancer. Her dreams of becoming an artist were opposed by her parents, and she … she became a doctor. How fortunate the…
EventCape Coloured Board agrees with the Department of Education on the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children
… Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The … it was agreed that the centre would be…
PlaceRepublic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
… was proclaimed as a separate Crown Colony . The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a flood of treasure hunters, especially from…
ArchiveThe history of the Black mans struggle for l
… This paper, possibly prepared for the inaugral conference of the Institute of Black Studies, Wilgespruit, 13-18 July 1976, traces the history of the…
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… The freedom of the press was established in the Cape Colony through the efforts of journalist John Fairbairn, founder of The South African Commercial…
Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929 A League of African Rights Petition with a million signatures Members…
PlaceCastle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
… landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck . They erected a Fort built of sods on a site in the Table Valley, near the…
EventMemorial service for the victims of mining disaster
… A memorial service for the 177 miners, who died as a result of an underground fire in a tunnel at the Kinross gold mine at Evander, south of Johannesburg is…
ArchiveAddress on the role and future of NUSAS
… Address given by John Daniel at a National Union of South African seminar on the future of the Union. Includes analysis of the student scene in South Africa…
ArchiveTasks of the ANC in the present period
… Memorandum listing the tasks of the African National Congress. Covers the nature of our society, the character of the struggle, the forces of transformation…
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
… The cornerstone of the building was laid on 19 December 1907 by Sir Hamilton … residence, President Steyn, completed 1945 | Faculties of Law, Education, and…
A Survey Of Race Relations In South Africa 1973
… party has been faced with increasing manifestations of black dissatisfaction and anger. The Black Conciousness … appears to be gaining strength, despite the…
EventSouth African Police announce arrest of serial killer
… The South African Police in Pretoria announced the arrest of Moses Sithole, named the country's most wanted man at the time. Sithole, thirty-one years of age…
The role of business in South Africas future
… ANC report of Group B, Commission 5 of a meeting between the ANC and big business on the role of business in South Africa's future. Includes summary of … The…
EventArchibald Lamont, ex-mayor of Durban, passes away.
… Archibald Lamont was one of seven children born to Alexander Lamont, a master-mariner … an MA degree (cum laude) in Ethics at the University of Glasgow…
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… Political violence by the youth began after the funeral of assassinated Victoria Mxenge, a civil rights lawyer, who was respected and liked by the Congress…
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… cover. In 1990 Shilowa was elected the Vice Chairperson of the United Democratic Front (UDF) on the Witwatersrand. He went on to hold a number of important…
EventThe League of Nations hands over German colonies
… The League of Nations, an international body which preceded the United … as mandates. Tanganyika, which formed the greater part of the German colony Deutsche…