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PlaceAlbertynhof, Kimberley
… slums, and named after Johannes Rudolph Albertyn who lived from 1878 to 1967. Albertyn obtained a BA degree from the Huguenot University College at…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the Congo province … business ventures. Tshombe announced Katanga's…
PlaceAgieskloof Bus Stop, in the Eastern Cape
… Stopping place for the Transnet busses on the Route from Bedford to Spring Valley. The name is derived from Achaskloof. Area around the lower reaches of the…
The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in South Africa by Meghan Knapp
… role in the furthering of equality within South Africa. From its creation in 1918 as the Bantu Women’s League up … elected as an ANC member of parliament,…
EventBanned PAC leader Sobukwe is admitted as attorney
… to Galeshewe township near Kimberley where he was banned from writing, teaching, speaking in public or even praying in … admitted as an attorney in 1975, ran…
![Freddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/saho_medium/public/event_pics/Freddie%20Mercury.jpg?itok=Vuq6ADKe)
EventFreddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.
… Bulsara in Zanzibar, East Africa. His parents were Parsis from Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Mercury was sent to boarding … solo. He was also a good pianist,…
A collection of articles, speeches and letter pertaining to Dr James Sebe Moroka
… - The Friend Bloemfontein, 12 September 1951 (pdf) Letter from Dr James Moroka and Walter Sisulu to Prime Minister 11 February 1952 (pdf) Letter from Dr…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 1 March 1977, Volume 122
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Johannes van Zyl and Mr Knoetze, both from the Bantu Administration Board of the Vaal Triangle, to …
Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - Acknowledgement
… From the book: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early … the more grateful for the tolerance that has come my way from members of the Koranna and Griqua…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
… From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and … It has a history, and we can learn significant lessons from this history. We need to understand the…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… not a slaver but a merchant vessel. She was on a journey from the Netherlands to the Cape when she came across a … heading to Brazil. The Portuguese slaver…
Place'Abbervlaack', a Railway Station in the Northern Cape
… Railway Station some 34 km from Port Nolloth. It takes its name from the surrounding plain, known as Abbevlak. The name is derived from the Khoikhoi name of…
ArchiveGeneral History of Africa Collection
… Prehistory This volume outlines the sources and materials from which African history has been constructed and describes … Civilizations of Africa This volume…
Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, Friday, 24 July 1936 at 8 p.m.
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter from Com Goodlatte dated 14/7/36 together…
Document 95 - “Welcome The All-African National Convention! African National Convention Must Mark Beginning of National Liberation Movement”, South African Worker, 27 June 1936
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … mark the beginning of a permanent movement for liberation from all oppressive laws and…
PlaceBenin
… Kérékou to power in 1972. After gaining independence from the French in 1960, Benin’s first coup came in October … groups will often give political support…
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 9 - Letter from W. H. Andrews to Tom Mann," 26 December…
PlaceChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
… , South Africa. (Soweto was a separate municipality from 1983 to 2002, when it was amalgamated to the City of … to make his fortune. The surname "Baragwanath…
PlaceQuaqua
… was a homeland created for the Southern Sotho people from a reserve in the Orange Free State (OFS) that had been … of the homeland increased as more people…
EventYoweri Kaguta Moseveni becomes president of Uganda
… changes of government since it attained its independence from British rule in 1962. In December 1980 Apollo Milton Obote, from the Uganda People's Congress …
ArchiveUnban the ANC
… Light brown poster with black lettering. Page from Pretoria News newspaper. Short piece of information on ANC. Commemoration of 75 years of the ANC, from 8…
PlaceRosmead
… established on about 2 April 1883, when the Railway Line from Cradock was inaugurated. Due to its location at the … in honour of Sir Hercules Robinson,…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… to paint as a child and he received rudimentary training from his brother. In later years he was the recipient of several bursaries. He exhibited his work…
PlaceKronendal, Main Road, Hout Bay.
… Thai chefs, led by Chef P’Tad. The ingredients are sourced from the best local suppliers where possible – otherwise they are imported from Thailand…
On trial for treason
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … must say goodbye or arrange for the children or anything. From the police station they put us…
Congress of the People - I was there
… the country striving for the liberation of their country from the yoke of apartheid. In the Freedom Charter they set … Many of our best speakers had already…
EventChris Heunis is appointed acting president
… State President by President P.W. Botha who was recovering from a mild stroke suffered on 18 January. Botha surprised everyone when he resigned from the…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza
… From the book: All That Glitters by Emilia Potenza A change … greatest gold mines of all history, ancient and modern. From 1886 {until 1940] the story of…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… A number of important structures on the property inherited from previous eras include the Belvedere, also known as the … focal point of an avenue of trees…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… was one of the original 51 founding members of the UN from its inception on 24 October 1945. Political developments … of apartheid, South Africa's…