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PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… built by Chris Kristapper Reddy, and probably represents his major contribution to the temple architecture of this …
PlaceCeres, Western Cape Winelands
… the land, Carl van der Merwe, known as Carl Boplaas, was his nephew and a poet in his own right. Embedded within the rich heritage of Boplaas …
David Goldblatt: Structures of Dominion & Democracy (Artthrob), 31 March 2015, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
… at the KZNSA by Goldblatt begins, historically, with his 1993 image of the deceptively picturesque remnants of a … the inherent contradiction of the…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… of situation that Biko had in mind when he expressed in his column, "I write what I like", in the SASO Newsletter, his objection to this type of …
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
… the legend goes, he was out hunting below the cliffs with his ancient rifle, when he met the devil. Mistaking his weapon for a pipe, the devil asked for a…
PlaceRondebosch Common, Camp Ground Road, Rondebosch.
… Paul's Church, Rondebosch, was granted the right to graze his cattle on the land. At the same time two pieces of land … it is a donation of private Land by…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… of Silkaatsnek towards Rustenburg with some 200 men, when his scouts brought information that the Nek was lightly held … Boers casualties are unknown, but De…
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
… and he was trying to get hold of this new institute under his own auspices, and the only way they could keep him out of … Town. That situation changed…
PlaceGrydo Pass
… the same time as Michells Pass by Andrew Geddes Bain and his team of convict labourers in, 1848. This important pass …
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… property was purchased by President Kruger and remained in his family until; 1903. During this time an impressive main …
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
… South Africa, Advocate J. G. Strijdom dies. It was during his tenure in 1955 in Kliptown near Johannesburg, that the …
EventNew Prime Minister P.W. Botha appoints cabinet ministers
… Botha made some changes in the allocation of portfolios in his cabinet. He retained the post of minister of defence. …
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… lung complications after having been hospitalised in 1977. His medical doctors requested that he should be granted …
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… poetry. Born in Transkei, Jolobe was best known for his collection of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a …
EventThe Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member
… within a unitary state. The party disapproved of his attack on its leader Dr Andries Treurnicht. …
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… brought a case against the Zambian parliament for lifting his immunity from prosecution. A year earlier, Frederick …
EventNP serves legal papers on TRC
… never have been appointed as a commissioner and is abusing his position to continue pursuing old political battles. …
EventFormer Minister of Public Works, Thoko Didiza, is born
… under President Thabo Mbeki. When Mbeki was ousted from his position as President in 2008, she was one of the ten …
EventJeremy Cronin and British couple are sentenced in the Cape Town Supreme Court
… Town Supreme Court a British journalist, David Rabkin, his wife and a South African lecturer, Jeremy Cronin, were …
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… Walker died on 18 September 1924 in Krugersdorp. With his claims disputed, he was never recognized as the …
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… Act passed by the government. Dr James Moroka gave his first public address. The ANC called for a May Day …
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… Trialist , who left the country without a passport after his acquittal, attended the AAPC on behalf of the ANC. Also …
ArticleThe Homelands
… as the Government aimed to move every Black person to his or her respective ethnic homeland in order to have South …
Statement by Oliver Tambo, on behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the closing session of the seventh summit meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African states, 02 December 1988, Arusha
… of Namibia and South Africa. We wish firstly to convey to His Excellency Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of the United … Eastern, Central and Southern Africa…
Statement, on Behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the Closing Session of the Seventh Summit Meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, Arusha by O. R. Tambo, 1 - 2 December 1988
… of Namibia and South Africa. We wish firstly to convey to His Excellency Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of the United … Eastern, Central and Southern Africa…
Speech on the Occasion of Installation as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and on being Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by O. R. Tambo, 19 October 1991
… of John Tengo and, for decades afterwards, that of his son Don Davidson Tengo Jabavu, or Jili, as he was affectionately known to his peers and his students…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Hertzogian Segregation VERSUS The Cape Native Policy
… He became the Prime Minister in 1924 and introduced his segregation scheme in the shape of the Civilized Labour Policy; the Colour Bar Act of 1926, and his…
Chapter 18. Disrupting the Trade Unions
… however, compelled every mineworker to be a member of his union. The Reformers denounced the closed shop principle … Harris, secretary of the Mineworkers'…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… more were wounded, and General Roos ordered a retreat of his artillerymen. On 28 November, they boarded a South … arrive in time to save many of the refugees…
EventAn intricate prisoner exchange takes place in Maputo, Mozambique
… Major du Toit was captured at Cabinda, Angolawhile h e and his team were in a mission to find information on "hostile …