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EventLegendary photographer Sam Nzima dies
… in Bushbuck Ridge, Limpopo . He grew up in a farm where his father worked and his family lived. Nzima’s teacher had a camera and he was … against the…
ArchiveStatement fron Anant Singh on the 30th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's Release from Prison
… from apartheid to freedom. I met Madiba two weeks after his release in Durban, where I spent an exceptional hour with him. His gentle, caring and modest…
Document 3 - Letter from F. A. W. Lucas to James Ramsay MacDonald,
… that each member should be free to follow the dictates of his own reason and conscience. At that Annual Conference the … of the founders of the S.A.L.P. He…
ArchiveKenneth Alexander archive
… Here is some of the art work of Kenneth Alexander and his writings on Simon's Town. Much of his work is on display at Art in Athlone, which is at 84 …
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal's first ministry as Prime Minister
… and the first editor of The Natal Mercury, together with his father, George Robinson. He became the owner of the publication in 1855. After devoting his time…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… athlete knows that it is by competition with others in his class that he can record better times. As if this system … the Indian golfer, Sewsunker (Papwa)…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Source Based Questions
… of the Spanish navigator, Christopher Columbus, and his crew in Hispaniola. The etching Depicts the local inhabitants of Hispaniola giving Columbus and his…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Essay Questions and Answers
… the implementation of the 1913 Natives Land Act wrote in his book, Native Life in South Africa, concerning the Act … their new racist policies. This led to…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Radio Freedom, 01 April 1981
… the "noise Chief Gatsha Buthelezi was making about his nephew who is allegedly being held by the ANC.] It is a …
SABC CEO Jimi Matthews quits: ‘What’s happening at the SABC is wrong' (Tmg Digital), 27 June 2016
… Matthews tweeted a picture of his resignation letter to SABC board chair Professor …
PlaceAmandelboom, Town in Northern Cape
… Brigade leader Major Cyril Swart says every time his band marches, 'two or three join our flock'. The local …
PlaceEritrea
… since 1993. President Afwerki Isaias has always expressed his disdain for western-style democracy. Some interesting …
PlaceHaarlem
… father of Coenraad de Buys, the battling giant who left his legend – and offspring – all the way from the Cape …
PlaceNapier
… Napier was established in 1838, when Michiel van Breda and his neighbour, Pieter Voltelyn van der Byl, could not agree …
PlaceOld Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg
… Kessler's bid was successful and in 1841 he built his first steam locomotive, the Badenia for the Grand Duchy …
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
… report. 20. The Acting President-General's report on his tour. 21. Revision of the administrative work of the …
Document 5 - “Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract)
… action in scabbing is driving the native to look upon his fight as between black wage-workers on the one hand and …
EventGambia is admitted to the United Nations
… reference in the account by Hanno the Carthaginian of his voyage through West Africa around 470BC. During the 5th …
EventA group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black ‘homeland’
… had unbanned the organisation in the Transkei. Moreover, his opposition to the homeland system and the holding of a …
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
… of South Africa and leader of the National Party, launched his "Total Strategy" in response to what he saw as the "Total …
EventCharles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands
… in the Galapagos would be the principle inspiration for his work, On The Origin of Species, one of those rare …
EventSlavery is abolished at the Cape
… (starting in 1835) from the Cape Colony. Piet Retief, in his famous manifesto to the Grahamstown Journal, wrote: “We …
EventThe Directors of the Dutch East India Company propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possible area to settle some Dutch families
… it 'T'Houtbaaitjen' (Dutch for 'Bay of Wood'), noting in his journal that its mountainous slopes held 'the finest …
EventPresident Robert Mugabe defends land reform programme
… This has resulted in Mugabe declaring that criticisms of his regime is racist in nature and that critique voiced by …
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… would begin its work. After a seven month trial, Malan and his co-accused were cleared of all charges on 11 October …
EventFighting breaks out on the Johannesburg market square
… J L Labuschagne, twice walked into the street, threw out his arms and cried, "Shoot me!" The second time, when the …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… Girl Guides movement, which began partly as a result of his observations of children during the siege of Mafikeng and …
PlaceRaadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein
… raising for the Government a sum of £900 and, at his request, was allowed to use half of this money to build a …
Introduction
… they were quick to learn the complexity of the man and his message. The 1908 compromise was interpreted by one …
EventBafana Bafana legend Philemon Raul Masinga dies
… Arab Emirates. The late Masinga scored 18 goals during his 58 international appearances between 1992 and 2001. Over his entire professional career, Masinga…