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EventRobert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid
… On 6 June 1966, Robert Kennedy, the brother of former American president John F. Kennedy and … made a parliamentary address at the University of Cape Town …
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… This was the first such 'mass movement" against slavery and oppression at the Cape, and suggests a deep awareness around issues of … from farm to farm,…
Sir George Gray, governor of the Cape, lays the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital in Green Point, Cape Town.
… Sir George Gray, governor of the Cape, lays the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital in Green Point, Cape Town. …
The historical manor Leeuwenhof in Cape Town, which later became the official home of the Cape Province administrator, is bough
… The historical manor Leeuwenhof in Cape Town, which later became the official home of the Cape Province administrator, is bough …
Sir Lowry Cole, Governor of the Cape, lays the foundation stone of St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.
… Sir Lowry Cole, Governor of the Cape, lays the foundation stone of St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. …
J.H. Conradie, Administrator of the Cape Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town.
… J.H. Conradie, Administrator of the Cape Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town. …
J.H. Conradie, Administrator of the Cape Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town.
… J.H. Conradie, Administrator of the Cape Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town. …
BiographyNjabulo Simakahle Ndebele
… have one son and two daughters. Ndebele began studying at the Roma Campus in Lesotho of the University of Botswana, … a position as Vice-Rector of the…
PlaceBellville, a Suburb of Cape Town
… It lies east of Cape Town City, within the Cape Peninsula urban Area. This Area was originally used as … Bellville, a Suburb of Cape Town …
Adriaan van Jaarsveld (56), Eastern Cape resistance leader, dies as prisoner in the Cape Castle.
… Adriaan van Jaarsveld (56), Eastern Cape resistance leader, dies as prisoner in the Cape Castle. …
Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes (70), governor of the Cape (1714-1724), dies in Cape Town.
… Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes (70), governor of the Cape (1714-1724), dies in Cape Town. …
Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (77), first speaker of the Cape parliament, dies in Cape Town.
… Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (77), first speaker of the Cape parliament, dies in Cape Town. …
BiographyZachariah Keodirelang Matthews
… Matthews was born 20th October, in 1901 Kimberley , the son of Peter Motsielwa and Martha Mooketsi Matthews, a … exposed to politics at a young age - his…
Women’s Food Committees in Cape Town during the 1940s
… The political importance of women’s food committees in Cape … through the development of food committees in the Western Cape , protests over subsistence…
PlaceCape Floral Areas, Western Province
… Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004, the property is located at … climate and periodic fires, which is unique to the Cape Floral Region. …
BiographyRuth Mompati
… Ruth Mompati was born on 14 September 1925 in the village called Khanyesa in the North West Province . She … and salaries, as well as teaching materials for…
PlaceCircle of Kramat's, Cape Town
… The circle of Kramats in Cape Town is a shrine to Muslim holy men buried in Cape Town. Legend goes that it is this circle that protects … The circle of…
BiographyHilda Bernstein
… was born in London in 1915. She was educated at state schools. Her father was a committed Bolshevik and … Africa she became active in organisations…
PlaceGardens Shul in Cape Town
… The Cape Town Hebrew Congregation, which built the Great Synagogue, was founded in 1841. This makes it, … and sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, the establishment of…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… In September and October 1977, the apartheid government stiffened its resolve to end the … out in Soweto in June 1976. Recognising that secondary schools and…
An open letter to the United Democratic Front (Western Cape)
… Open letter from members of the ANC to the United Democratic Front in the Western Cape on the state of organisation in the region. … An open letter to the…
BiographyHerbert Hayton Castens
… was educated at Rugby School in Warwickshire, where the game of rugby allegedly originated. He played both … returned to South Africa and started practising…
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… We are sure you’ve heard the hype around the very first Cape Town Book Sale, and we … Waterfront will become the centre of the literary scene in Cape Town,…
PlaceKuboes, Northern Cape
… Regarded by the local people as the heartland of the Nama Culture , the little Town of Kuboes lies nestled … to Kuboes is 'Cornell's Kop'. This is a Hill…
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
… In August 1838 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at Swellendam established a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the Vet River, near the…
PlaceClarkson, Eastern Cape
… A Moravian Mission Village in the former Humansdorp District, 26 km South-East of … feet tall, he spent his long adult life working to abolish the…
PlaceClumber, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Clumber was established on land allocated in … Clumber was established on a site some 20km away from the original. On this site same the…
PlaceCofimvaba, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Cofimvaba was probably established in about 1877 when the Magisterial seat for Tembuland , which had originally … to a more accessible…
PlaceAbbaheigaskop, Northern Cape
… The name in Khoi means 'red hill tree'. This refers to the Pepper Trees, the berries of which give a reddish apperance. Native to dry … Abbaheigaskop,…
PlaceAbachoreb, Northern Cape
… Watering place South of the Koa River Valley, South of Steinkopf . The name is derived from Khoikhoi and means 'water hole dug by hand'. The Afrikaans name…