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Rafique Mayet
… - Architecture and Apartheid", which was commissioned by the Netherlands Architectural Institute and opened in …
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… Thomas Street, Simon’s Town in the Western Cape. Passers-by, especially Tourists, gaze up in wonder at its fine … Square and the sea beyond, where yachts…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
… of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded there by the Khoikhoi , whilst taking water. In 1601 the name was applied to the present Saldanha Bay by the…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… Queenstown regional conference in 1953. It was endorsed by the ANC national conference held in December. The convention was attended by approximately 3,000…
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… led to the development of Afrikaans, as it was employed by the servants, slaves and indigenous traders to communicate with the Dutch. This is substantiated…
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… the Katsina state of Nigeria, upheld a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal. The 31 year old woman had been convicted of adultery by a village court…
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
… 1948 in Alexandra. After leaving school he was taken on by Johannesburg City Council in 1969 to be trained as an … them on. He also participated in…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.3 Jul-Aug 1979
… Content and Contributors Stories Heavy News by Funda Ntuli, Seth 'n Sam by Peter Wilhelm, Three Days in the Land of a Dying Illusion by Mtutuzeli Matshoba…
PlaceFort Schanskop
… “Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek” decided to protect Pretoria by constructing forts in strategic places. Eight forts were … four forts, Schanskop being one. The…
EventGeneral H. Van Den Bergh blames the SACP for anti
… anti-apartheid protests overseas were cautiously planned by communists linked to the South African Communist Party … against what it considered a threat on…
EventGerman Lieutenant-General Lothar von Trotha lands in Swakopmund, South West Africa
… The scorched earth campaign conducted by Germany against the Herero people in South West Africa … among the first genocides in the twentieth century. By the…
PlaceCuylerville
… A party of 256 from London led by Lieutenant John BAILIE, R.N. sailed in "Chapman". Their … CUYLER, 59 Regiment. Divisions of the party were directed by…
EventThe hijacking of an Egypt Air passenger jet to Malta ends in bloodshed.
… Several of those passengers who died were killed not by the hijackers but by explosives set off by the Egyptian soldiers during the attack. The five hostages…
25. ‘Free State’ implies equality, declare traders
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Aboobaker Amod and … inform that 1.Petitioners are denied the…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Glossary
… 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education abscond - to leave hurriedly … from custody or arrest annex - add to…
PlaceBerg River
… Ocean. The existence of the Berg River was first recorded by Bailiff Abraham Gabbema in 1657. He was sent by Governor Jan Van Riebeeck to trade with the San…
Document 90 - “Hertzog’s Native Bill Passed: Only 11 Oppose Reactionary Measure”, Umsebenzi, 1 1 April 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 90 "Hertzog's Native Bill Passed: … the Cape Africans, was carried at its…
Document 2 - Letter from E. R. Roux to Douglas Wolton
… STATUTE COSATU welcomes the green paper announced by the Minister of Labour today, (13.02.96) for a new policy … what this means, but we know this to be a…
PlaceDefence Force HQ, Pretoria- Artillery Barracks
… The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment … in 1881, the camp and its buildings…
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment … in 1881, the camp and its buildings…
PlaceNiger
… Niger officially; 'Republic of Niger'. Is landlocked by 7 other western African countries. It is bounded on the northwest by Algeria , on the northeast by…
ArchiveA celebration for change
… dancing at Notting Hill Carnival, in the United Kingdom, by M. Rusher, I.F.L. poem by Nefertiti Gayle. Poster by See Red Womens Workshop. …
ArchiveThe wreckers if unity at work
… Draft of an article by I B Tabata about the Anti-Coloured Affairs Committee, responding to a statement by the same title by the All-African Convention…
Document 7 - ‘White South Africa.’ Two Voices.” The International, 27 January 1922
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 7 - 'White South Africa.' Two … Then, as the result of conscious …
Constitution of the ANC
… willing to subscribe to the aims of Congress and to abide by its Constitution and rules may become an individual member … be entitled to be represented at…
PlaceRiebeeck Square, Cape Town.
… wagons. This changed after the annexation of the Cape by the British in 1806, when a new market was established … Malay Quarter, the Square at this stage…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… similar to those that led to the earlier proclamation made by then President F.W. de Klerk to free the jailed ANC leader … The announcement was made in…
ArchiveContemporary South African Music
… Black and white poster. Notice of a music concert by the College of Music, at the Baxter Concert Hall by the Contemporary Music Ensemble. on Saturday 13th…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… settlements, particular leaders who were appointed by the chief himself controlled men. The best organised, but … offers a useful case study. It sprang up…
PlaceDutch and British Coastal Fortifications at the Cape of Good Hope (1665 to 1829)
… The Cape Peninsula is surrounded by oceans on three sides and has three natural harbours: … Ocean. Table Bay was used as a major anchoring place by European…