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PlaceFort Wynyard
… On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in … that a new battery, Kijk-in-de-pot Battery, be built on a hillock overlooking what is now…
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
… Action started on 27 February developed into a countrywide truck drivers' strike on 1 March. The strike involved over 35,000 workers, who were … of…
EventSan involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer
… War 2 started with an attack by General Louis Botha on the British forces under General Smith-Dorrien. Botha's … who also acted as messengers. The Boers…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… We have no recorded evidence of how the Iron Age community on Melville Koppies was affected, but it was almost certainly … It is likely that by the mid 1800s…
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
… name of the African people of the Union of South Africa, on the authority of the National Action Council set up by the All-in African Conference held in…
PlaceKing’s Blockhouse, Devil’s Peak, Cape Town.
… of Devil's Peak. These included the Queen's Blockhouse, on the Zonnebloem Estate, the Prince of Wales, above … Blockhouse, a massive stone structure 7m…
#JimiMatthews decision praised by Chelsea Geach (News), 28 Jun 2016
… at the SABC. Matthews posted his resignation letter on Twitter on Monday morning. “What is happening at the SABC is wrong … longer,” Reddy said. The SA…
ArchiveSteve Mokone: the striker who broke the apartheid barrier
… he went out to meet Jake N'tuli, the South African boxer. On the way back, Mokone bought a newspaper at Piccadilly … the policeman's supervisor recalled…
PlaceRailway Station, Main Road, Wynberg
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 October 1981. The Wynberg Railway Company was … line from Salt River Junction to Wynberg,…
ArchiveTwo borders
… black poster. Notice of a meeting at St. George's Hall, on Thursday 28th. Notice expires on 30/7. Speaker on Angola - Peter Vale. Speaker on the townships -…
PlaceDwarsvlei, near Pretoria
… Dwarsvlei is situated 15 kilometres North of Krugersdorp, on the road to Hekpoort, past Sterkfontein of Archaeological … (1899 - 1902) The first incident…
ArchiveConcentration camps in the South African War? Here are the real facts by Fransjohan Pretorius, (The Conversation), February 18, 2019
… comments by British Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg on a BBC television programme. Rees-Mogg’s statements have … and to refute his inaccuracies one by one. I…
PlaceChapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay to Fish Hoek
… Chaunce (chance) and the name stuck, becoming official on all East India charts. In the early 1920’s Sir Nicolas … the vertical sea cliffs. In 1914,…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… and life of the area. 1961 Professional Soccer introduced on a National basis. 1964 Currie's gets floodlights. Late …
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… also created the first radio broadcasting organisation run on a commercial basis, and from this the SABC emerged. Lionel …
Bantu Women’s League
… and Bloemfontein. The writer, Sol Plaatjie commented on their strength and courage when he went to see them in the …
Apartheid-Crime in aftermath of democratic elections May 1994, December 1996
… election results or to pose a threat to their acceptance. On the contrary, a realignment of the political landscape, …
Introduction
… election results or to pose a threat to their acceptance. On the contrary, a realignment of the political landscape, …
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2019 For info on how to conduct oral history research, click here …
EventThe ANC threatens to suspend constitutional talks
… President F. W. de Klerk subsequently placed restrictions on the carrying of weapons and pledged to take action on other issues raised in the letter…
EventBartholomew Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea
… The first European known to set foot on South African soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. … renamed it Cabo de Boa Esperanca (Cape of Good Hope). On 3…
ArchiveUDF Unites
… Two posters side by side. One white on black and one white on black. Images of two men held apart by one man in centre. Words 'constitutional proposals…
XI - The Verdict
… Biko: Van Lieres: The real inquiry at this inquest centres on whether the evidence points to an act or omission on the part of the police, doctors or prison…
Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
… again. Com Gosani would lecture next Wednesday evening on "Bantu Woman's Place In Politics." It was decided that Dunbar be invited to lecture on "War", also…
ArchiveA concert for a free Namibia : Solidarity with SWAPO
… Green map of Africa in centre with red flame torch on it. List of speakers on left hand side. List of artists on right hand side. Concert at Wits Flower Hall…
Mass debate: conscription
… Red, white and green poster. Notice of a debate on conscription at Great Hall on Thursday, 2nd August. Artwork of a man with outstretched arms holding scales…
Arthur Chaskalson Chief: Justice Emeritus, Constitutional Court of South Africa
… 1990), a Consultant to the African National Congress on constitutional issues (April 1990-April 1994), and served as a member of the Technical Committee on…
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
… the chief government spokesperson at CODESA, where he went on to play in increasingly important role as a government … controversy that brought about a…
EventSolly Sachs addresses Garment Worker’s protestors
… Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs addressed 15 000 workers on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall during a protest … in front of the city hall. He was…
Le Rona Re Batho by Phyllis Naidoo - Introduction
… Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 After the raid into Lesotho on Thursday, 9 December 1982, I started writing about my … homes of friends. As results I kept all the…