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EventSomerset concludes a treaty with Ngqika (aka Gaika)
… power and died a few years later. Ngqika then became the main chief over the Xhosa west of the Kei River. He promised …
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… elections. Many Angolans felt that Savimbi had been the main protagonist of the war and that his death meant a …
PlaceRed Location Museum
… of struggle in South Africa. The boxes are housed in the main exhibition space and each box is 6 meter by 6 meter and … http://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings…
ArticleKora
… could mean ‘the real thing’. Initially there were two main groups, the Great Korana and the Little Korana. Each of …
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… Isangomas and inyangas are the two main types of indigenous or traditional healers in South …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… to leave South Africa, via London, to return to India. The main points of negotiation of the Agreement is centred on …
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… groups fought each other over territory and resources. The chronology of all nine Frontier Wars is briefly discussed …
"Strategy and Tactics" - Statement adopted by the ANC at the Morogoro Conference, April-May 1969 (abridged)
… of these regimes built with the help of imperialism. The main pillar of the unholy alliance of Portugal, Rhodesia and … on the basis of absolute democracy…
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… Kgware was elected as the BPC's first president. The main theme of the Congress was that Black people were …
PlaceRoyal baFokeng Stadium
… Seating Capacity was increased from 38 000 to 42 000, the Main West Stand was expanded and renovated, a new cantilever …
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… Boys High Coat of Arms Its neoclassical red-brick style main school buildings date from 1909, maintaining provincial …
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… and is decorated with large paintings. The massive main auditorium has a large stage and can accommodate …
PlacePolokwane Game Reserve
… reserves in South Africa, the Polokwane Game Reserve’s main attraction must be the amount of ground one can cover on …
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… South Africans, it became known as the ANC in 1923, and it main aim was to seek the political, social and economic …
EventUS Secretary of State Colin Powell is heckled by activists on the closing day of the World Summit.
… - nobody was silent." The Johannesburg Declaration was the main outcome of the Summit. Critics dismissed it as lacking …
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… Municipal boundaries. The area took its name from the main street, named after Sir George Grey, the British …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to other major mining towns on …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
An image of bold, selfless youth in late 1970s South Africa inspired by the black radical consciousness philosophy. Image Source Essay Question: To what…
Term 1:THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
… Other bands believed that the healing came from the main god. … painting shows a San figure gaining great power from his main god. The San were said to use…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… Subsequently Johannesburg and Cape Town were to become the main FSAW centres. An energetic, skilled organiser who had … intimidation, and the banning of…
EventWayne Ferreira was born on this day
… Ferreira founded a the Wayne Ferreira Trust Fund, with the main aim of financially supporting young South African tennis …
PlaceAmatikulu, a Nature Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… River. The 4 x 4 trail in the Amatikulu is probably the main attraction and even sedans can manage the initial part …
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Darro that ultimately caused the sinking of the Mendi. The main witnesses in the investigation were the masters of the …
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… decided to establish a fire brigade for the town, with its main station next to Greenmarket Square. A vacant lot facing …
PlaceThree Anchor Bay
… along the edge of the lawns on the Seaside Walkway. The main reason for staying in the pretty Bay of the City is the …
PlaceElim
… which dominates the village, lie on the axis of the main road! …
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… in Natal and the Cape. Subsequent to discovery of the main gold reef on the Rand in 1886 the matter gained even …
PlaceLoftus Versveld Stadium, Hatfield
… that it needed to be for this prestigious event. The main areas that needed upgrades were the floodlights, the …
PlaceAlbert Jackson School, Port Elizabeth
… surroundings! The first pupils were welcomed into the main three-storey Building on 11 July, 1973, and every year, …
PlaceGod’s Window
… reserves which have made the area one of South Africa's main wildlife destinations. God's Window is a small part of a …