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EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… Inspectors’ Association of Bantu Education in South Africa from 1947-1969. Lebowa was granted self-government in 1972 … Chief Minister of the Lebowa Homeland…
EventA ferry carrying 200 passengers capsizes near the coastal town of Robersport in Northwest Liberia
… on 14 December 2002. The passengers were returning from the funeral of a well-known local footballer when tragedy struck. Only 15 survivors were pulled out…
Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party: what needs to be reassessed by Tom Lodge
… of party members some of whose testimony is derived from first hand experience. Joe Matthews was a member of the … was present. This corroborated statements…
EventPeter Lindenberg, South Africa’s powerboat champion
… South African Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[vi] He retired from Formula One powerboat racing 18 months prior to his … (6 August 2014). ↵ [vii]Legendary…
PlaceMbotyi, Eastern Cape
… or adventurous getaway. The Mbotyi river Lodge is 26 km from Lusikisiki, easily accessible by car and has an … are a common sight on the beach. Goats and…
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… men of wealth and influence were banished to the Cape from their homeland in the East because the Dutch feared them … in his war against the Dutch. Twice…
PlaceFrankfort
… it was rebuilt and inaugurated in 1918. Roughly 30 km from the N3, and an hour from Warden, Frankfort might serve fundamentally as a farming community town…
EventParliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki
… of Mbeki was raised by a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Freedom Front Plus (FFP) and called for a vote on … to compel the ANC to explain its decision to…
PlaceSea Point
… European men, many of whom were free burghers or officials from the Dutch East India Company, and some of whom were … of 1,425. By 1904 it stood at 8,839…
PlaceLimpopo Province
… and then east for about 1,800 km, to the Indian Ocean . From its source the river flows Northward to the Magaliesberg … where it is joined on the left bank…
PlaceSouth African National Art Gallery
… the donation of Sir Thomas Butterworth's personal Gallery. From an initial bequest of 45 paintings presented in 1871 by … and FK Kendall, was completed in…
PlaceLookout, Uitenhage
… on 21 August 1953. James Somers Kirkwood, an auctioneer from Port Elizabeth, arrived in 1877 to auction off the farm … Belooning\". A flooded Sundays river…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
… through a network of cracks and fissure—openings ranging from intergranular spaces to large caves. The water eventually emerges from below the surface, in…
PlaceAi-Ais, Namibia
… in South Africa and Ai-Ais in Namibia. The hiking routes from Ai-Ais, are a very popular attraction and vary from very easy to quite challenging. The most…
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… over the Apies River and the only such structure remaining from the ZAR era in the centre of Pretoria. It The ‘Leeubrug’ … withstand floods. It is unclear…
EventKing Moshoeshoe II is reinstated as King of Lesotho
… was twice dethroned, first in the 1970s when he was exiled from Lesotho and in 1990 when he was stripped of constitutional powers and removed from the throne…
WhatsYourHeritage
… Lunches provides a space for entrepreneurs and youth from the community to learn from and be inspired by leading experts from a variety of sectors. In…
EventTrial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends
… The lengthy trial of nine student leaders from the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South … and six for five years. The next day they were driven from…
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is installed
… On his return from exile to St Helena, King Goodwill Zwelithini was … the eight monarch of the Zulu nation. He took reigns over from Prince Israel Mcwayizeni…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
… From the 16th century right up to the 19th, slaves from Ethiopia were sold across the world. However, the slave trade within Ethiopia was very much different…
Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie
… Minister’s surprise visit to KZN hospital gets thumbs up from patients and staff Obituary: Padayachie gave his life … late Minister Padayachie Patriotic…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… outbreak. Because New Brighton was located relatively far from the centre, many families preferred to settle in Korsten … had the effect of increasing New…
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… Town. [i] The Noorul Islam Mosque looks down majestically from Thomas Street, Simon’s Town in the Western Cape. … its fine Architecture, curved lines and…
PlaceWild Coast
… offering interesting glimpses into a Culture far removed from the stresses of Modern Life. Apart from Port St Johns and Coffee Bay , most Villages North of ……
PlaceSarepta
… one of the largest Missionary Societies in Germany. Formed from smaller Missions founded as far back as 1799, the … bell, the Historic Uniting Reform Church,…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… and 18th centuries, the Dutch sent political prisoners from the Dutch East Indies to the island. There is a Kramat … 1754, and the first chief imam of the…
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
… kick open the door next to the stage and holding his rifle from the hip he opened up on us spraying bullets across a … the centre of the church." "There was…
PlaceMapungubwe
… between South Africa , Zimbabwe and Botswana , 75 km from Messina. It sits close to the point where the Limpopo … The civilization thrived as a sophisticated…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
… as Cape Town expanded around it, the space shifted from food source to green space, and it remains one of the … historic statues and a central sundial dated…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The Early Years at the Rand
… From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and … played a part in the process. But the decisive push came from wars of conquest and the taxes and…