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PlaceAdendorp, Eastern Cape
… Village some 8 km South of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of the Farm, NJ Adendorff, who sub-divided it into…
PlaceAndriesburg, Eastern Cape
… and 20 km South-East of Sterkstroom. It is known by the Xhosa name of 'KwaHelisi', derived from the surname 'Halse', who was a farmer at Carnarvon, in a…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… The Baxter Theatre Centre opened on 1 August 1977 and was … Dr. Baxter made a generous donation to the University of Cape Town in order to support the arts…
PlaceAnglierbosch, Western Cape
… 15 km, South-East from Prince Albert. Takes its name from the Wild Carnation-Anglier in Afrikaans and the Dutch translation for bush, is 'bosch'. ……
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… new residential areas, new parallel institutions such as schools, universities and administrative bodies, and indeed, … was born in Tarkastad in the Eastern…
BiographyMike Hutchings
… to a game park, where he shot some "terrible" pictures of the animals and his friends. He completed an Honours degree in Social Anthropology at the…
BiographyAlfred Toto Metele
… Alfred Toto Metele was born to farmworker parents,in the farming area of Qumhra, Eastern Cape. He attended school at Mooiplaas, outside East London, … rugby…
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
… a housewife. Govender has ten siblings. He attended the Cato Manor Government Aided Indian School and then went … school), Durban. He spent a year at the…
It is reported that about 15,000 students have returned to secondary schools in Soweto and that thirty-two of the forty state-r
… that about 15,000 students have returned to secondary schools in Soweto and that thirty-two of the forty state-r …
ArchiveThe Fingos have been described as the first Xhosa settlers in the Eastern Cape
… Annotated and edited notes on the history of the Fingo people in the Eastern Cape and their forced removal to Keiskammahoek … The Fingos have been described…
ArchiveMeeting of the University of the Western Cape delegation and the African National Congress
… Record of a meeting between the University of the Western Cape delegation and the African National Congress … Meeting of the University of the Western Cape…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
… Stream rising between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the one which is well known, primarily…
BiographySimon Gqubule
… 1928 at a place near Cookhouse, Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his father … and five shillings a month which was not…
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… On this day Sergeant Jonas de la Guerre left the Cape to venture north in search for the "great river that … the instructions of Zacharias Wagenaer,…
PlaceBoschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
… producing real food and a simple farm lifestyle, is at the heart of Boschendal. One of the oldest Farms in South … history of more than 300 years! Today,…
BiographyJohn Watt (Jack) Grossert
… (FA) at Natal University College; and 1967-69 a DPhil. at the University of Stellenbosch. From 1935-1948 he was an art … was Organiser of Arts and Crafts in…
BiographyMagnus Malan
… Avril Ire de Merindol, was a professor of biochemistry at the university of Pretoria, and later a member of parliament … of Pretoria. From a young age, he…
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
… was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1921. The son of a physician, he schooled at St John's College, … and Photographic Society of America…
EventThe railway line between Cape Town and George is opened.
… On 25 September 1907, the railway line connecting George to Cape Town was opened. … significant infrastructural development, as it allowed for the effective…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… The gallery, Stevenson, was founded in 2003 after two of its … South African. Stevenson participates in fairs including Cape Town Art Fair, Frieze New York,…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… This complex dates from 1892 and includes the church building, Cornelia House, and the William … at the age of 59. With her death, a local newspaper, the…
PlaceGroote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… Groote Schuur is one of Cape Town's premier tertiary Academic Hospitals and was officially opened in 1938. The hospital is internationally renowned as the…
PlaceHouse of Parliament, Cape Town
… The houses of South African Houses of Parliament are situated in Cape Town even though the seat of government is in Pretoria . … of South Africa , in 1910…
Museum Night Cape Town 2016
… We're excited to announce the full Museum Night Cape Town 2016 programme, including 15 museums sites from the District Six Museum to the Cape Town Holocaust…
EventSir George Gray, governor of the Cape, lays the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital
… Hospital. On 18 August 1859, Sir George Gray, governor of the Cape, laid the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital in Green Point, Cape Town. The hospital…
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… Former name of Jan Kempdorp. Named after the region in southern Spain, which was the ancient maritime … was attained in 1967. Originally, the border between…
PlaceSouth African Library, Cape Town
… The National Library of South Africa, as we know it today, … former National libraries: the South African Library in Cape Town and the State Library in…
BiographyGovin Reddy
… passing the immaculate greens of Durban’s whites-only high schools stirred a sense of injustice in him that led to his … to take over from Sisulu after the…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… Sir Harry Smith was the Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape Colony from 1847-1852. He ruled during the time of the … (eds) (1970). Standard…
BiographyShadrack Fuba Zibi
… Chief of the Mbuto (Mbuthweni) section of the Hlubi group of tribes, … educated at Love dale Institution at Alice in the Eastern Cape which he later joined…