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PlaceRust-en-Vrede, Wellington Road, Durbanville
… Construction of this complex dates from the mid 19th Century and reflects a blending of Cape …
Yukon, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… TF Allen, who subsequently became Mayor of Johannesburg from 1917 to 1919. It is a testament to the high expectations …
PlacePoswohl Synagogue, Mooi Street, Johannesburg
… emigrated to Johannesburg after the turn of the century from Poswohl, in Lithuania. Its cornerstone was laid on 24 …
EventA Dakota air-liner, Paardeberg, crashes into Ingeli Mountain
… in Kokstad on 15 October 1951. It was operating a service from East London to Durban when it crashed, killing all … over increase in local air fatalities in…
EventNotices served on Solly Sachs
… his movements to the Transvaal and prohibited him from attending any meetings other than religious, social or …
EventNIC calls for Passive Resistance against Ghetto Act
… article on Indian Passive Resistance in South Africa from 1946-48. …
EventDraft laws are gazetted
… Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997, Greenwood: London, p. 463. …
EventPhyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho
… the South African Communist Party (SACP) and ANC to escape from South Africa, and supporting them in Lesotho. She … KZN Literacy Tourism, 'Phyllis Naidoo’ …
EventFormer Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born
… African national rugby team, better known as Springboks from 26 June 1993 until 10 August 1996. Many would recall for … African Success, 'Biography of…
EventCalvin Thusago is stabbed to death
… mob of youths as he and a colleague were on their way back from Sharpeville where they had filmed the desecration of … CPJ, Calvin Thusago , from Committee…
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… Conference in South Africa after thirty-one years from 14-16 December 1990. It was considered by the ANC as … Political History: a chronology of key…
EventChris Ntuli is stabbed to death
… believed to be a political murder, happened on his return from reporting to Inanda police station in compliance with …
EventP.W. Botha petitioned to open all sports venues
… Mackenzie. An incident in which a Black pupil was banned from competing in an athletics competition at Menlo Park High …
EventTshwane Metro’s 5th anniversary celebrations held at Church Square
… square. The incident was marred by some unruly behaviour from the crowd, and people criticised the celebrations saying … looklocal, On this day January 21: ,…
EventDefence Minister disputes HIV statistics in SANDF
… was about 22% or 23%. Lekota was responding to a question from Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary member Mohammed … Meyer Jani (2004), ' SANDF unveils…
EventThe TRC report points out culprits
… Commission (TRC) report, which accused prominent leaders from across the political spectrum of human rights … News , 1988: Apartheid report accuses SA…
EventUnion of South Africa is inaugurated
… was inaugurated eight years later. The Union was made from four colonies: Cape Colony , Natal, Orange River Colony … Evans, A.B., Union of South Africa ,…
EventAllison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born
… Workers Union (ICU) when it relocated its headquarters from Cape Town to Johannesburg. During the term of office of …
PlaceCofimvaba, Eastern Cape
… to a more accessible location. It derives its name from the Xhosa words "cofa", meaning to froth, and "mvaba", a …
EventPaul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid
… proceeded to negotiate complete independence for the ZAR from Britain in 1884, at the London Convention. …
Constitution Hill - Free tours for pensioners during October and November
… historical journey of South Africa’s remarkable transition from Apartheid to what is our Democracy today. …
EventFormer Presidents de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are joint recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
… for their efforts in achieving a peaceful transformation from an apartheid regime to democracy. … BBC News, Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk , from BBC News …
ArchiveBriefing by Mr D Simpson, Head of the State D
… Minutes from a meeting between South African representatives and Mr …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke
… Chapter I - The Missionary Movement where it came from Chapter II - Functions of the Missionary Chapter III - …
EventSouth Africa Grants independence to Venda and Gazankulu homelands
… to the creation of these Bantustans and also refrained from crediting them as legitimate. … World Statesmen.org, Former Black Homelands (Bantustans) , from…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages … put in a desperate position due to the problems arising from the monopolisation of distribution…
ArchiveEFF 2019 Election Manifesto
… is: OUR LAND AND JOBS NOW. The emphasis on LAND derives from the fact that 25 years since the attainment political … we cannot postpone the true liberation…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1992
… this year bears a quality and content different from all previous years. A new spirit is abroad in our land. … Properly organised, no force can stop our…
PlaceMostert’s Mill, Rhodes Drive, Mowbray
… Other attractions that are situated within a short drive from the mill include the V&A Waterfront, Table Mountain, … both to locals and to the visitors that…
PlaceOrange River
… , is the main storage structure on the Orange River. From there the water is supplied in two directions, namely … Cape has also received a tremendous boost,…