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ArchiveNatives (Urban Areas) Act, Act No 21 of 1923
… The Act was to provide for improved conditions of residence for natives in or near urban areas and the better administration of native affairs; for the…
EventThe Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) is founded
… and inter-racial women's organisation, the Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) was launched on 17 … Ray Simons, who was the brain behind the…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… South Africa became a charter member of the United Nations (UN) on 7 November 1945. South Africa was one of the original 51 founding members of the UN from…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2 - Kitchener proposes establishment of concentration camps
… The arrival of Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts, with the latter taking up the role of Supreme Commander of British forces in 1900 helped turn the tide in the…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, Leipzig, 11 November 1987
… Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic,…
Reply to the Toast Remarks of King Mswati III by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the state banquet in his honour, Mbabane, 23 April 2008
… Reply to the Toast Remarks of King Mswati III by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the state banquet in his …
Address by the President of the Republic of South Africa, T Mbeki, at the opening of the Giriyondo access facility, the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, South Africa and Mozambique, 16 August 2006
… Address by the President of the Republic of South Africa, T Mbeki, at the opening of the Giriyondo access facility, the Great Limpopo …
Statement by His Excellency, Mr Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, at United Nations African Meeting in Support of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Cape Town, 29 June 2004
… Statement by His Excellency, Mr Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, at United Nations African Meeting in Support of the Inalienable Rights of the…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
EventSouth Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
… The Statue of Cecil Rhodes was erected at Company’s Garden in Cape Town in 1908. It features a full body replica of Rhodes wearing a three-piece suit,…
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… The Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigned after having … South Africa in September 1960 for his strong condemnation of the…
ArchiveMemories of Trafalgar High, District Six by Warren Ludski
… Not much of District 6 was left when the apartheid regime forced the … the schools and the odd building here and there. Two of those buildings defined my…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer The riots broke out in Soweto on June 16, 1976 when police fired on a group of school children…
BiographyDorothy Adams
… was born in 1928 in Wellington , 72 kilometres north-east of Cape Town . Wellington had been declared on the farm of Champagne in 1840, and it grew as the…
EventAbolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act is adopted
… under President F.W. de Klerk adopted the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act 108 of 1991, which scrapped the segregation laws relating to the use…
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
… One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century was documented in the South African Journal of Science on this date. Dr Ron Clark of…
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… According to Act 8 of 1925, Afrikaans became one of the official languages of South Africa. The development of Afrikaans can be traced … Afrikaans is…
EventControl of communication bureau is placed under Foreign Affairs
… After rumours of mismanagement of funds by the Department of Information, Prime Minister B.J. Vorster announced that … Southern African Political History: a…
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… Public places of recreation in white areas were proclaimed in accordance with provisions of the Group Areas Act of 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks…
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… in Africa. ASAI began in 2005, concerned with the lack of engagement by South African artists, Art Historians and … expressly intended to contribute towards…
First Conference Centre of Documentary Photography 8-10 July 1988.
… Photograph of participants of the first conference hosted by the University of Cape Town's Centre for Documentary Photography, July 8th -10th, 1988. First…
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… The Recognition of the Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 came into effect after an investigation by the South African Law Reform Commission of the legal…
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
… The opening ceremony began with a tribute to the heritage of the Australian Stock Horse. The ceremony was attended by 199 nations, including South Africa,…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, … were brought to the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of free Muslims and…