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PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… A minor road turns sharply off to the right from the main road that leads from Alexandria to Bushman’s River …
EventResumption of talks
… It was believed by those close to the discussions that the main stumbling block was the identification of political …
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… National Party (NP) participating for the first time. The main point at issue was whether South Africa should continue …
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
… (meaning Ridge of White Waters), the first gold from the Main Reef on the Witwatersrand was obtained in 1885, after …
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… reef, when gold was discovered on the property. When the main gold reef was discovered in the Roodepoort area of …
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… Blue Notes embody the beauty of South African jazz in the 1960s, and the dynamics of its struggles during and against … generation that lived through the…
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… of South Africa. This thesis is an examination of the main tendencies in the trade union movement in South Africa …
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… The Groote Schuur Medical campus is positioned between Main Road and the highway and is next to the Groote Schuur …
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… property was subdivided. This portion, together with the main homestead, became part of the Valkenburg Institution. By … https://artefacts.co.za/main…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… to popularise flight in the country by travelling to the main centres and offering flights to the public. The dates of …
EventThe SABS is established
… the Council of the South African Bureau of Standards. The main responsibility of the SABS is the development and …
EventItalo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed
… agreed to peaceful resolution through mediation. The main objective of this treaty was to resolve outstanding … 26 July 2011]|League of Nations Archive, (n.d…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… British Colonies, Natal and Cape. After discovery of the main gold reef on the Rand in 1886, the matter gained even …
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… message delivered to me last night we find that on the main principle which is in dispute the two Governments have …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… as did the government’s effort to expand them. [35] The 1960s were characterised by the violent state repression of … for Apartheid interests. The high…
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… were then active, the African National Congress, in the main, with the other organisations such as the multiple …
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… huge influence over the next President of RSA. [1] Mbeki’s main rival during the conference was his former Deputy …
ArticleThe Western Front
… opening what would become known as the Western Front, the main theatre of battle and where most of the war casualties …
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… small catalogue lists the Governor Sir Alfred Milner as main Patron of the Society." It also has a substantial list …
The War
… many men. At this stage British army was divided into 3 main groups under General Sir Redvers Buller, who was the …
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… Government introduced the homelands, and during the 1960s the Government's objective was to form a tribal …
ArticleThe San
… outside influences until about thirty years ago. In the 1960s, the Department of Nature Conservation began to take …
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… so vigorously and effectively that by the middle of the 1960s, nearly every aspect of South African life was …
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… In the early 1960s the Apartheid government moved swiftly to dislodge …
PlaceLovedale Missionary School
… Christianity and classics (Latin and Greek) were the main subjects; followed by geography and mathematics. …
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… was particularly burdensome for women as they were the main providers of domestic labour. Many Black women had come …
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… Simply dial 086 717 7077 and choose option 2 from the main menu. …
ArchiveChurch and State relations: the story of Bophuthatswana and its independence from 1977 to 1994
… Bophuthatswana declared their state to be Christian. The main emphasis was that the Batswana were religious people who …
PlaceWrensch House, 77 Lower Wrench Road, Observatory
… The main building, as well as some of its outbuildings, date from …
EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
… In 1978 Davis joined the Cape Arts Project (CAP). The main objective of the CAP was to educate and empower South …