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PlaceVictorian dwelling, 15 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht
The House was Erected at the turn of the 19th Century and is one of the earliest Structures to have been Built in Belvedere Avenue, itself an Architecturally…
PlaceVictorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens
This row, of Double-storey Semi-detached Residences is presumed to have been erected in 1881 as part of a speculative Housing Development scheme. The land was…
PlaceBlue Lodge Hotel, 206-208 Long Street, Cape Town
This impressive building was erected at the turn of the 19th century and forms an important part of the architectural character of Long Street, one of the few…
EventChris Heunis is appointed acting president
Chris Heunis, Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning, was appointed Acting State President by President P.W. Botha who was recovering from a mild…
EventANC Matthews Mapumolo dies in police custody
Matthews Mapumolo, an African National Congress (ANC) member, dies in police custody after he had been confronted at home in Swaziland by a group of armed men…
EventAnge-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic is born
Ange-Félix Patassé was the president of the Central African Republic (CAR) from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of CAR. The win…
PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
Railway station between Sycamore and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of Waterval Onder. At first called Nooitgedaght, it was…
The White man’s task by Jan Smuts, 22 May 1917
Before the country had time to settle down under Union, South Africa was fighting in the Great War. After the conquest of both German South West and East…
ArchiveReport of NUSAS President
Report of the President of the National Union of South African Students at the 58th Annual Congress, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 29 November…
PlaceBertram House, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1962. A part of the Cape Town Campus of UCT- Hiddingh Hall. This was the …
Nelson Mandela, The Rivonia Trial Court statement, 1964 (Video)
From media critic David Tereshchuk's multimedia site THE MEDIA BEAT, Nelson Mandela's famous declaration to the court in his 1964 terrorism trial, expressing…
EventSA artist Vincent Baloyi is born
South African Artist Vincent Baloyi was born in Newclare, Johannesburg. He joined the National Arts Society and the SAAA, taught art at the Open School (1981…
EventSA artist Vuminkosi Zulu is born
Former graduate of the famous Rorke's Drift School of Art, South African artist Vuminkosi Zulu, was born in Mapumulo in KwaZulu-Natal. He left school at…
EventMoses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe
Three years before his death Moses Kotane, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC), was awarded the ANC's…
EventThe Ruth Prowse Art Centre is opened
The Ruth Prowse Art Centre was opened in The Retreat as an art and cultural centre with artist Erik Laubscher as first head. The house was formerly an…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter is born
Andries Hendrik Potgieter, the leader of a Voortrekker group which he led during the battle of Vegkop when attacked by the Matabele (Ndebele), was born in the…
EventJRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein
J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. His parents, Mabel and Arthur Tolkien, were British but worked in a bank in South Africa. He was a…
EventSA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born
Gerard Leendert Pieter Moerdijk, of Dutch descent, was born in the Waterberg district, Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). He was one of the first Afrikaans…
EventMadikizela Mandela is accused of misuse of funds
South Africa's deputy minister of arts, culture, science and technology and the ANC Women's League president, Nomzamo Nobandla Winnifred Madikizela-Mandela …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Rustenberg
Construction of this church started in 1898 and completion of the building were delayed by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War. During the war it was used by…
PlaceVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Zambia
Victoria Falls is known locally as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya', which translates to “The Smoke that Thunders”. This nickname is iconic and discribes the sounds of the…
PlaceCacadu District Municipality
Cacadu (Formerly Lady Frere) is a small town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102nd Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 2014 Comrades and Compatriots The African…
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
In the Year 2014, St Francis of Assisi Parish Church Celebrated its Bicentenary. The History of the first Anglican Church in Southern Africa, is beautifully…
Matthews being used to turn SABC into a laughing stock: ANC (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
The ruling party’s Zizi Kodwa attacked Matthews for playing the “victim game” and described as “opportunistic” the public announcement of his resignation as…
ArchiveFrom conscience politics to the battlefield
This thesis examines the ways in which the Liberal Party - the Natal Division in particular attempted to become an effective political force in South Africa…
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
This book and exhibition are an attempt to construct a clear picture of Ernest Cole, a complex man whose work is little known, especially in his own country,…
EventAfrican Mineworkers’ strike starts
A week long strike by African mineworkers, led by John Beaver (JB) Marks, leader of the African Mineworkers' Union, started on this day. The strike was…
EventEvelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany
Evelyn Dalberg, a prominent opera singer in South Africa, was born on 23 May 1939, in Leipzig, Germany. The daughter of Frederick Dalberg and German Soprano…
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
On 5 February 1970, a disciplined and perfect off-spinner, John Traicos one of international cricket's most unusual members, made his Test debut - for South…