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PlaceAlfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal/Eastern Cape
… William Howley, at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle on 6 September 1844. He was given the names Alfred Ernest … as midshipman in; ' HMS Euryalus " at the…
PlaceRhodes
… The village of Rhodes lies on the banks of the Bell River at the foot of the Witteberge. It was laid out on the farm Tintern, and was proclaimed on 16…
EventPortuguese sailors reach St Helena Bay
… The reason why groups often state their arrival on some foreign land as a "discovery" is because, according … The Portuguese expedition set off from the…
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… The Village of Colesberg was founded in 1830 on the site of an abandoned station of the London Missionary … by 1904 it stood at 2,668, of whom 1,188 were…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… built by the Tafelberg Congregation and was inaugurated on 27 January 1893. Initially the property was given in trust to the Nieuwe Kerk by Suzanna Hertzog,…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… allowed to vote under a "color-blind" permission based on property requirements. However, only white men could be …
ArticleUnited Women’s Congress (UWCO)
… Women's Congress. The congress resolved to concentrate on grassroots work involving problems of the people in …
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… status. Before 1928, women workers were not represented on any union committees. The garment industry employed …
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… lost the war and peace negotiations begun in March 1902. On 11 April 1902 preliminary meetings among Boer …
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… Indians. As these farmers owned cattle and sheep, Indians on these farms received, in addition, milk, meat and other …
PlaceElephant House, Ridge Road, Durban
… The Elephant House, located on Ridge road on Durban's berea, was built in the early 1850's on the highest natural point on the Berea Ridge overlooking …
EventSouth African GMO Act implemented
… of 1997 was implemented by the Department of Agriculture on 1 December 1999.[i] The Act was aimed at regulating all … GMOs.[iii] Endnotes [i] Goitom, H. 2014…
PlaceDullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
… with a multi-cultural Heritage, and many cornerstones on surviving Buildings, date back to 1890's. The gravestones … of the Year 2016 Awards. This is a Town…
EventUnited Democratic Front member dies after asthma attack
… On October 1986, Mr Mbuyiseli Songelwa, a Queenstown … Front,died in police custody. He was awaiting trial on subversion charges at Fort Glarmorgan Prison in…
EventSouth Africa Freedom Day - 26 June 1950
… the Suppression of Communism bill and a ban imposed on Dr Dadoo and Sam Khan, prohibiting them from speaking in … the country, culminating in a national …
ArchiveSay yes to redress
… poster. Artwork of South African flag with words on each colour, 'Say yes to redress' on red, 'reparations' on green, 'reconstruction' on blue,…
PlaceAlbert Jackson School, Port Elizabeth
… Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 January 1963. Greenwood Primary School had its origin in … Albert Jackson Primary School which…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… people killed by police during a demonstration in Langa on 21 March 1985. The demonstrators were observing the 25th … happened when marchers gathered in…
PlacePeddie
… historic little town which lies 50 km South-West of Bisho, on the Grahamstown road. (prior to 1910) The division of Victoria was established on 23 December…
Mines of the beloved country: Through the mind of a photographer and essayist by J Brooks Spector (Daily Maverick), 5 November 2012
… compass for interpreting this landscape. Among the books on display were volumes of new South African poetry by … in the forests, savannahs, the veld and the…
PlaceJutten Island, Saldanha Bay
… 'Merenstein' into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant scurvy on board the ship. On April 3, 1702, she hit reefs on the Southwest point of Jutten Island and…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… stood at 321 and was growing. A document signed on that day gave thanks to the Lord of the Church for giving … German settlers to the area. The emigrants…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… Jameson, the Executive Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12 November 1896 to build a fort on Hospital Hill, overlooking the mining town of Johannesburg,…
EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
… of the constitution into law at Sharpeville, Vereeniging on 10 December 1996. The date on which the constitution was signed marked International … motion…
PlaceOttery
… Cape Town. The railway line from Maitland reached Ottery on 1 February 1904. It was originally built and operated as a private line, and was acquired by the…
3. Charge of assault against an estate manager
… by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai There are many cases on record of indentured Indians being assaulted by employers. … following document is a deposition…
ArticleHigh Farce in the House
… in December 1988. While both the HoR and HoD opposed (and on one occasion staged a walkout to demonstrate their …
ArticleNelspruit an Overview
… would ensureaccess to the coast without having to rely on the British dominated ports in other parts of the country. …
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… thus allowing for abuse by the government to crack down on anti-apartheid movement and activists. This marks the … was banned in 1950. 1960 Yusuf Dadoo…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… as the stipulation that foreign curators were only invited on the condition that they include South African artists … and the Australian Pavilion, curated by…