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The War
The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
Prior to Biko's inquest, magistrates had declined to examine the interrogation methods used, and had attributed detention deaths to natural causes, suicides or…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… Commission maintains that there were few available sites within the Borough which could be utilised to provide … 1933 DCC Minutes of this day show that the…
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
On Muizenberg Main Road, you’ll find a historical house called “Yokohama”, it was constructed in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is a…
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
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PlaceBritish Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane
… Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_sites_in_Limpopo …
EventA coalmine explosion in Rhodesia kills over four hundred workers
Over four hundred mine workers lost their lives in Rhodesia’s (now Zimbabwe) worst mine disaster ever. The disaster stunned the whole country and the world…
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Inn On The Square is located on Greenmarket Square which was a meeting place of Caledonians and distant travellers centuries ago. In 1834, this square was the…
EventThe inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated
The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits) was celebrated a few months after the University College, Johannesburg was granted…
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
Omar Henry was born in Stellenbosch on 23 January 1952.[i] In 1987, at the age of 34, Henry became the first South African cricketer of colour to be selected…
Draft constitution of the ANC
Report of the working group under paragraph three of the Pretoria Minute 1. The Working Group was established under paragraph 3 of the Pretoria Minute, which…
Reclaim the humanism of Socialism, The 2017 Strini Moodley Memorial Lecture, UKZN, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, by Mphutlane Wa Bofelo, Pambazuka News, 19 July 2017
… waste water treatment works, numerous toxic waste landfill sites, a paper manufacturing plant and a multitude of … and borderless pedagogy that moves across…
PlaceAdderley Street, Cape Town
The 'Herengracht Street' was Cape Town's main street, running from the foreshore to the foot of Government Avenue. In 1850, its name was changed to Adderley…
PlaceNaval Hill
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Article50 Facts on Africa
In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts about this continent that people may not…
PlaceMaitland Road
Milestones where used to measure distance, by the early settlers, in Cape Town. A Post Office known as Eleventh Mile Stone, Maitland Road, was opened on 20…
PlaceChurch Square,Spin Street- Cape Town
Church Square is one of the three early areas of land about which the early town developed and its boundaries probably began to be defined in 1679 when the…
PlaceBiedow Valley, Western Province
… a 5 km trail winds along the Brannewyn River and visits 9 sites of Rock Art Paintings.(the Link is provided in Further …
PlaceMooi River, a Town of the Midlands Meander- Natal
Mooi River was originally named: 'Lawrenceville'- after the Irish farmer who formalized its settlement during the 1800's. The Village took its enduring name…
PlaceMountain Zebra National Park, Karoo Region of Cradock
… the country (including Kruger); there are three rock art sites in the park. …
PlaceNorthern Suburbs of Cape Town
… Urban Park lies between these Rivers and includes Heritage Sites and Public, open spaces. From here, the Black River …
EventThe ANC threatens to suspend constitutional talks
The African National Congress (ANC) threatened in an open letter to President F. W. de Klerk to suspend constitutional negotiations until the government meets…
EventOver 60 people are killed by RENAMO in Mozambique
On 28 November 1987 more than 60 people were killed, and scores were left wounded when an army-escorted civilian convoy was attacked by guerrillas from the…
EventPieter Jacobs Marais reports discovery of gold
Pieter Jacobs Marais reports his discovery of alluvial gold in the Jukskei River on B.J. Liebenberg's farm, Bultfontein, in 1853. The site was just north of…
PlaceEshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal
Eshowe, a Town in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Area is set on a Hill, is situated around a 250 hectare indigenous Coastal Forest. Eshowe actually means Ekowe, the place…
PlaceTylden, Eastern Cape
Tylden in the region of Eastern Cape is a town in South Africa. Serving as landing site and home of settlers in the 1820's. The Eastern Cape also remains the…
PlaceMandela House
The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of Nelson Mandela, the World's most famous political prisoner and South Africa's former…
EventDr D.F. Malan unveils the statue of Paul Kruger on Church Square, Pretoria
President of the former Afrikaner Republic of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger’s bronze statue was sculpted by artist Anton Van Wouw in 1896. Wouw was commissioned…
EventZambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon killing 18 national soccer team players
A Zambian Air Force De Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo carrying the Zambian national soccer team crashed in the Atlantic Ocean just 500 meters offshore from…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South…