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PlaceElandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape
… Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 2006 metres. The Elandsberg Nature Reserve was formally … Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… of his letters from ex-Security Policeman, Donald Card 2006 1 March, Municipal elections are held in South Africa … 000. 1 November, Mandela receives…
Chapter 3
… in effect the Africans were now called upon to elect three extra members to the herrenvolk Parliament, thus still … of the Black slaves. They have been busy…
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie?Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock of Cammisa Create.Wat Was Hie? is a powerful site-specific film…
PlaceKlerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality
The City in Matlosana Local Municipality; (previously the City Council of Klerksdorp) is a Category B Municipality situated within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda…
PlaceSlangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed. When World War 1 broke out, the…
Following the January meeting of health ministers in London, a decision is taken that December 1 become World Aids Day
The World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention concluded in London with representatives from 140 national governments. The…
EventSir Benjamin D'Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of…
PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alongside the Country's busiest National…
Address at the National Council Of Provinces, 12 November 2002
… of development projects is proceeding in all the 13 rural and 8 urban nodes, though this is happening … remember that we have a heavy responsibility of…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
… most pronounced, arose in the Western Cape between 2005-2006. Many units of the Koeberg nuclear plant shut down and … planning and skilled contract…
PlaceDal Josafat, Paarl
The name is of biblical origin, also spelled: "Dal Josafat or Dal Josaphat". Dal Josafat has an interesting and varied selection of Buildings dating from…
Book launch: Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim
For over three decades, the remarkable story of Umkhonto we Sizwe’s Special Operations Unit has remained largely untold. Formed under the direct command of ANC…
PlacePrestwich Memorial and Garden
During excavations for a new residential block in Cape Town in 2003, old bones were uncovered! These were decided to be unmarked graves of slaves, dating from…
PlaceWagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
… major public transport systems. This ancient aqueduct dates back to the 1600's. This ancient structure was …
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
… 12 April Half an hour before Norman's release today, the extra food he had been permitted to order on Sunday finally … of the day [12] The Gramophone My…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, 25 October 1996
… The poem, in the form of a letter to Afrikanerdom, dates from the dark years of Apartheid: net die hoop dan, …
Regarding the white male gaze in South African photography by Daniel Gallan, 14 Jun 2017
… nature of his gaze in series such as Beaufort West (2006) and Ponte City (2014) and started shifting it “inward”. …
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… by Barry and Lynette Taylor, “To the Glory of God” in 2006. The Modern style compliments that of the Classical …
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… the economy of the City and serviced 399 ships in the 2005/2006 period. Ebuhlanti (or ubuhlanti) in isiXhosa refers to …
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. On 13 April 1992, Mandela called a press conference at which he … as he had been. His 88th birthday…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
An Invitation to a Gripping True StoryJoin us for an exclusive evening at Ike's Bookshop, Durban's beloved independent book haven, to celebrate the launch of…
PlaceNairobi National Museum, East Africa
… The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a Museum was established in Nairobi … The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a museum…
PlaceGrootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg
… the Farm and mountain bike routes. The Historic homestead dates back to the early 1700's & is largely maintained in …
PlacePhalaborwa, Limpopo Province
Phalaborwa is a town in the Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. Phalaborwa is the site of the 'Big Hole', the earth's largest man…
EventRocklands Community Hall declared a heritage site
On 20 August 2019, the 36th anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Rocklands Community Hall, located in Mitchell’s Plain,Cape…
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which…
PlaceKomatipoort
The original inhabitants of the region around Komatipoort were the Bushmen. Their paintings they have been discovered under rock ledges, that date back from a…
EventSlavery abolished in the Cape
On 1 December 1834, slavery came to an end in the Cape Colony. The move to abolish slavery in the Colony came a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of 1833…
ArticleNdebele
… recognized by the South African Constitution, and in 2006 it was determined that just under 600 000 South Africans …