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EventNigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is inaugurated
… his rivals’ disputing the April election’s results. His main rivals were MuhammadBuhari of the All Nigeria People's …
Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.
… is "mistakenly identified" as Joe Slovo, one of the raid's main targets, by the South African forces and is shot at a …
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… the provisions of the Restitution of Land Rights Act. Its main objective is to make provision for the restitution of … 2011citing lack of funds amongst other…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… structures chiefly composed of volunteers who, in the main, provided telephonic assistance to women. This feminist … structures chiefly composed of…
PlaceAbraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
… River Colony, Abraham Fischer . The men's hostel and the main building were the first to be erected on the site of the …
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… organisation was founded in 1945 after World War II. Its main objective is to prevent war between countries and to …
PlaceGrey College Complex, Bloemfontein
… The main Grey College Building was designed by Architect WH …
The melody of freedom
… the Cool Six, the Harlem Swingsters, and others Hire the main contributors in the development of mbaqanga. The vocal … went through a difficult period in the…
PlaceOld General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town
… The exterior displays some interesting carvings and the main hall has six outstanding panels around the walls …
ArticleAfrikaner Broederbond
… the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB). The organisation had one main aim: to further Afrikaner nationalism in South Africa - …
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… and unitary South Africa. The UDF had indeed won its main demands. 1991. Poster SAHA collection On 2 February, …
PlaceCeres, Western Cape Winelands
… and national history. The well-maintained homestead and main dwelling were built in 1780 in the Cape vernacular … farmyard in South Africa. The farm’s…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… The Port Elizabeth Opera House and Barn Theatre is the main venue for dramatic productions and shows in the Eastern … at night. There are two theatres in…
PlaceThe Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
… and eventually resulted in the discovery of the Main gold reef in 1886. The first payable gold on the Rand … and eventually resulted in the discovery of the…
The Road to Durban: Workers’ struggles, student movements, and the resurgence of resistance politics in Namibia and South Africa by Heike Becker
… radical politics in Namibia and South Africa in the early 1970s. It demonstrates the significance of entwined histories …
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… the seaside Village of: ' Simons Town ', turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous …
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… in his family until; 1903. During this time an impressive main homestead, built in a Georgian style, as well as two …
EventVan Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament
… National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was the main target of the commission. …
EventBritish labour conditions in South Africa condemned
… Ambassador to South Africa, Sir John Nicholls, made three main recommendations. They were: the British government …
“Exodus without a map”: What happened to the Durban moment? by Edward Webster
… to apartheid that took a creative turn in Durban in the 1970s and early 1980s. In Part Two, I examine the idea that, … between the white officials and black…
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… On Muizenberg Main Road, you’ll find a historical house called “Yokohama”, …
PlaceCarnarvon District, Karoo
… of the Karroo, and because of its semi-arid nature, its main economic activities were of a pastoral nature. The …
EventThe Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.
… OR Tambo Airport is South Africa’s main airport for domestic and international flights. It is …
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… its first electric lights installed. Today the street is a main attraction for tourists in Cape Town. It is in close …
PlaceRondebosch
… Shopping Area, a small Business District as well as the Main Campus of the University of Cape Town . The leafy Suburb … lie in the Centre of the Suburb,…
PlaceAlicedale a Village in Albany District
… name is: 'EQora' Alicedale is a Railway Junction, on the main Railway Line between Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. …
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
… United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. The main aim was discuss the South African situation and what …
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… as an alternative to compound life. They were, in the main, men who understood nothing of the cities, which lay … product (16% of the total national income)…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… Movement rose to prominence in South Africa in the 1970s and forms one of Gordimer’s central focuses in Burger’s … commitment to the liberation movement,…
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
… between actions and reactions that arose between the main protogonists during the political upheavals of 1984-1988 …