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EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… original copy) and another settler Isaacs constitute the main source on the Zulu people during the rule of Shaka and …
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… for a better life in better country). There were two main routes that the Voortrekkers could follow into the …
EventBoeremag bomb blasts rock Soweto and Bronkhorstspruit
… bomb blasts rocked Soweto. Seven of the blasts occurred on main commuter railway lines running through the township. The …
EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… more than 800 000 Tutsi and sympathetic Hutu dead. The main charges related to the fact that the Bishop, refused to …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
… HOUSE With regard to the so-called ownership scheme our main difficulty is that we are not in occupation and …
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… to be confined to house arrest. With the loss of its three main leaders there was no chance of revival. In 1963 the … in the Indian passive resistance…
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
… located 15km West of the City. The FJ Sithole Road is the main road that enables the citizens and the tourists to get the gist of Imbali Township, as it…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… an effective and peaceful means of pressure. However, the main trading partners of South Africa continually voted … the policy, mandatory sanctions were…
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… were taken over and ruled by a more powerful country. The main motive for imperialism was to obtain and control a … by the expansion of competitive trade in…
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
… of over 400 organisations, with non-racialism being the main ethos. At its peak, the UDF had over 3 million active … intention of supporting the governments…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
… South Africa and its underlying narratives as her main influence. She can be described as being a product of … laude, in 2001. Ngozi cites Chinua Achebe as…
Document 49 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: Introduction (Minority) (1934)
… form a developing internal market in South Africa. Their main function in the economy of the country in general and of … is necessary first to answer another…
PlaceWynberg, Southern Suburbs
… in the Western side and the bustling streets around the Main Road. Exploring this diverse Area and its offerings is a … bustling commercial businesses…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… and apartheid South Africa emerges as one of the main themes in Mandela’s writings. On a personal level, this …
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… implemented by the ANC government of Mandela. The ANC's main aim in developing and implementing the RDP, was to …
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… and later through the 1996 Act of Parliament. The IEC’s main aim is to strengthen constitutional democracy through …
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… council. Humanism was intended to replace Calvinism as the main driving force in the education of future citizens. …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… then sent Helen Joseph and Bertha Mashaba on a tour of the main urban areas, accompanied by Robert Resha of the ANC and …
ArticleBlack South African literature
… spelling book, some hymns, and a small catechism. Their main literary task was the translation of the Bible into …
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… The novel concludes with the murder of Udomo, the main character who has come back to his African homeland in …
The Hunter-Gatherers of Southern Africa: Summary
… Cape. IMAGE: San figure gaining great power from his main god. MEANING: Power from the god to benefit their …
PlaceSouth African Royal Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town
… Sea, hence the name: 'Cape of Storms'. The Greek Revival Main Building of 1825-8 still dominates the Hill and faces a … is inconspicuously located at the…
EventVerwoerd's grandson joins ANC
… of former South African Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, main architect of apartheid, joins the African National … of the ANC even before he joined the…
PlaceKokstad
… its history encased in its Museum, a National Monument on Main Street, which focuses on the Griqua people ,( AS SEEN IN … Dam is fed by the pure water of…
Nelson Mandela Letter to the United Party, 23 May 1961
… Coloured Convention movement which has the backing of the main bodies of Coloured opinion. A substantial European body … have yet to hear from this most…
PlaceThe Langman Hospital, Part of the 'The Ramblers Club' in Bloemfontein
… Club and former Military Hospital in the Free State. The main Building was erected in 1896 and later extended in 1903. … and sophisticated venue. (Welcoming…
PlaceSomerset West, Cape Helderberg
… known for its annual display of Christmas lights along the Main Road. Every year people come from all over the country to drive slowly down the Main Road to…
Document 77 - Yu Chi Chan Club , Pamphlet No. II: The Conquest of Power in South Africa [1963]
… bribed them off for decades. So that today they form the main pillar of the colour-caste, capitalist system. While it … movement. It is from this white…
PlaceWalter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Krugersdorp/Roodepoort
… Sasol Dam and bird hide as well as the paving of the main walkway. Over the years the following features have been …
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… Defence Force, and Mangope continued his presidency. Its main political parties were the Christian Democratic Party …