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PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… Hall in St George's Street, also used as a temporary Church Hall and a School. By 1856 new Premises were found on a site facing the market square, which is…
Mission Stations - A-F
… two well-built houses, three of four indifferent ones, a church and a number of huts, lies scattered amongst a cluster … clay-hut thatched with straw, which…
Bloemfontein - segregation in education
… were usually administered under the auspices of an English Church Society where English was used as a medium of … Hill Convent was opened in 1871 by the…
EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) and of the Broederbond, an Afrikaner secret society. … to the policy of apartheid, on 23 August…
Afrikaans community 1820-1899
… today the school is thoroughly English. The Dutch Reformed Church originally played a very important role in the … capital were Christians and members of the…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… and Coloured people from exercising equal rights in both Church and State, and the official language was Dutch. The … and by 1893 the white population…
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… on 5 July 1995 statement to a workshop on The role of the Church and the 'Healing of Memories' at the South African … on 1972 paper by the Rt. Rev. Ambrose…
BiographyWangari Maathai
… planting over 20 million trees on local farms, schools and church compounds. [xii] In 1983, Maathai received the Women …
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… This was followed by a service at the St Mungos United Church in Johannesburg on 6 February 2016. President Jacob …
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… that of an army camp. The boundary was set out in a square with the Drostdy steps at its geometrical centre. The … settlements of that time which centered…
ArticleThe missionaries
… as the most effective tool in the outreach of the church. In April 1830, the Reverend William Shaw, Director of … schools. In the 1930s, Missionaries from…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… Larry Kaufmaan who granted permission to use the Catholic Church as a meeting place every Wednesday. At political … grew in Natal in the 1980s, members of…
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
… had its origins as a parish for the Dutch Reformed Church . In the arid Valley between the Groot Winterhoek … the District. The Farm was purchased by the…
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… race exclusive schools or face removals of subsidies. The church welfare schools one by one closed down. The year Tariq … with Matthews Huna when attending…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… 15 minutes later to arrest him. He was taken to Caledon Square for interrogation and detained under the 90- day law , …
Glossary: Local History
… who are living at the same time. Hectare An area of 10 000 square metres. Hominid Humans and human-like creatures. …
Delegates in attendance at the SANNC Founding Conference in 1912
… content. Reverend H.R. Ngcayiya – President Ethiopian Church and he was elected Deputy Chaplain Sam Makgatho – Vice … organiser and founding member…
BiographyTim Bruwer
… of religious fundamentalism, and the bigotry of the church in which I was brought up as a devout Christian, were too much for me to bear. The church…
PlaceHistorical core of Wynberg Village
… some may bray: "Oh you mean Wynberg?" It's where the local Church clock sits happily at half-past four, weekdays and … there with perfect control . The hips…
PlaceBurgersdorp, E.C.
… Dutch Reformed Presbytery in Graaff-Reinet to establish a Church of their own. The Town's most imposing symbol is its Dutch Reformed Church . Started in 1912…
Afrikaner
… from the Protestant practices of the 17th century Reformed Church of Holland. Other religious influences in South Africa … to South Africa by French settlers…
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
… was introduced to Western vocal music. He also joined the church band, playing solo euphonium, and learned staff …
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… from the Wesleyan Methodist denomination and joins the Church of God and Saints of Christ, which is run by African … claims to be the prophet of the African…
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… Pather had purchased the property from the Dutch Reformed Church on 17 December 1942. By 13 March 1943 PR had paid …
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
… Alfred E Hall, minister of the Queen Street Baptist Church. At the time it was proposed to rebuild the Church, and the minister had the idea of incorporating…
PlaceCity Hall, Port Elizabeth
… The Port Elizabeth City Hall, which is located in Market Square, was built between 1858 and 1862. The attractive clock … The Port Elizabeth City Hall,…
Afrikaans Community 1652-1795
… to the catechism (all teachers were licensed by the church and state). Few burghers were well read and books were … although more so in the rural areas. In…
ArticleThe Langa March, 30 March 1960
… Langa and Nyanga to the police headquarters in Caledon Square. The protesters offered themselves up for arrest for …
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… turned them away, but they sang 'Nkosi Sikele i'Afrika' in Church Square in Pretoria in solidarity and mourning. Albertina was … order, without house arrest…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… fought entirely by the Cape Corps was called the Battle of Square Hill, fought against the Turks. The battle of Square Hill was fought entirely by the Cape…