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PlaceClocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… the structure with a clock, imported from Edinburgh, as a main feature. The red walls are the same colour as they were …
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… with a fine collection of models and pictures in the main exhibition hall. Interested aviation enthusiasts will …
EventMac Maharaj is born
… an underground commander, and a negotiator. He was the main accuser of Bulelani Ngcuka of abuse of power as Director …
EventSAA Helderberg 747 crashes
… all 159 people on board. A fire, which started from the main deck cargo hold, caused the crash of the jet. The board …
EventThe railway line between Cape Town and George is opened.
… also allowed for easier passenger travel. Until then, the main form of transport had been wagon and ox and cart and …
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… on the crowd and arrested hundreds. When asked about their main grievances, the representatives stated two things: 1. …
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications by Allison Drew
… Gelderen, a South African who had been in London since the 1940s and who was a member of the International Marxist …
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… was "freedom in our lifetime" and this symbolised the main challenge until freedom and democracy were attained in … Likewise, since 1994, we have crafted…
PlaceSudan
… food processing and cotton ginning, and petroleum is the main export. (In 2021, Sudan exported $395M in Crude Petroleum . The main destinations of Sudan…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… be the Town Hall from 1885 to 1910 and today serves as the Main Post Office. The City Hall may no longer be the most … chambers; art gallery, museum and…
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… be investigated. The remaining chapters will look at the main objective of this study - to examine the MJC's role in …
PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… A minor road turns sharply off to the right from the main road that leads from Alexandria to Bushman’s River …
EventResumption of talks
… It was believed by those close to the discussions that the main stumbling block was the identification of political …
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… National Party (NP) participating for the first time. The main point at issue was whether South Africa should continue …
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
… (meaning Ridge of White Waters), the first gold from the Main Reef on the Witwatersrand was obtained in 1885, after …
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… reef, when gold was discovered on the property. When the main gold reef was discovered in the Roodepoort area of …
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… of South Africa. This thesis is an examination of the main tendencies in the trade union movement in South Africa …
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… The Groote Schuur Medical campus is positioned between Main Road and the highway and is next to the Groote Schuur …
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… property was subdivided. This portion, together with the main homestead, became part of the Valkenburg Institution. By … https://artefacts.co.za/main…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… to popularise flight in the country by travelling to the main centres and offering flights to the public. The dates of …
EventThe SABS is established
… the Council of the South African Bureau of Standards. The main responsibility of the SABS is the development and …
EventItalo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed
… agreed to peaceful resolution through mediation. The main objective of this treaty was to resolve outstanding … 26 July 2011]|League of Nations Archive, (n.d…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… British Colonies, Natal and Cape. After discovery of the main gold reef on the Rand in 1886, the matter gained even …
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… message delivered to me last night we find that on the main principle which is in dispute the two Governments have …
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… Coloured, exile, poet Arthur Nortje : Poet in Exile The 1940s in South Africa was marked by incredible racial tension … cities, threatening White workers…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… Meer was born in Durban, daughter of Moosa and Amina Meer. 1940s Established literacy classes for adults in her father's …
ArticleZulu
… the early twentieth century. The dawn of apartheid in the 1940s marked more changes for all Black South Africans, and …
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… huge influence over the next President of RSA. [1] Mbeki’s main rival during the conference was his former Deputy …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… with Mbeki as leader in Britain. The ANC YSS had two main objectives: looking after the welfare of the ANC youth …
ArticleThe Western Front
… opening what would become known as the Western Front, the main theatre of battle and where most of the war casualties …