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EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
At approximately 11:00 PM, John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back as he entered his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Lennon's…
PlaceAmaLinde, West of King Williams Town
Xhosa name for the Debe Hollows of Kommetjie Flats, 19 km West of King William's Town. This was the scene, of the Battle of Amalinda between Gaika and Ndlambe,…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.4 1992
Contents and Contributors Contents, Comment: Andries Walter Oliphant. Stories: Propaganda By Monuments, Ivan Vladislavic; Amin, Jiggs; In Happiness and In…
PlaceNdabeni
The racially segregated suburb of Ndabeni was established in about May 1901 near Maitland,North of Pinelands and some 8 kilometres East of the city centre. …
PlaceMilnerton
The Cape Town suburb of Milnerton was established in 1902 on the site of the old farm: 'Janbiesjeskraal', and was named in honour of Sir Alfred Milner, Cape…
PlaceJosephine Mill, Boundary Road, Newlands
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 December 1978. Newlands in Cape Town is home to the Josephine Mill which was built in 1840…
PlacePretoria Correctional Service Museum
The first prison building in Tshwane, built by Alexander Anderson at the corner of Pretorius and Paul Kruger streets, has an appealing History. Anderson was a…
PlaceIrene Concentration Camp and Gravesite
Opened on 2 November 1900, the Irene Concentration Camp was built with the intention that it would be one of the camps that would house Boer woman and children…
PlacePreller-Rondawels, Pelindaba
These buildings were declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 March 1973. The farm, Welgegund was awarded to Swart Martiens Pretorius a…
PlaceDie Nederlandse Reherformrde Kerk (Paul Kruger Church) Pretoria
The year 1859 marks the founding of the Reformed Church, in Pretoria and its first church was built in the town in 1863. Only on 21 December 1894 did the…
PlaceOld Morley
In 1828 the Wesleyan Missionary Society established a station at Amadola. A year later it was attacked and burnt down by amaMfengu warriors. The name amaMfengu…
PlaceClearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape
In 1801, William Anderson and Cornelius Kramer, of the London Missionary Society, established a Missionary Station, among the Griqua at Leeuwenkuil. The site…
PlaceOld Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. This former government building, an architectural treasure in itself,…
PlaceMariammen Temple, Pretoria
Established in 1905, the temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Pretoria. The temple gets its name from Mariammen, the goddess that controls smallpox and other…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… Even the volunteers who ferried the “defiers” to their sites of operation and brought the resisters food while they …
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
The Early Years Cecil John Rhodes was born on 5 July 1853 in the small hamlet of Bishops Stortford, England. He was the fifth son of Francis William Rhodes…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
… will increase visibility at identified tourist attraction sites. It is training Tourism Safety Monitors and will … Starting this month, we are launching five…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
Gangen George Ponnen was born on 1 June 1913 in the district of Rooikopjes near Durban, in the then Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father Ponnen, born in…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
May Day celebrated on 1 May annually, is a celebration of workers and their work. It has a long history, being a day of commemoration and celebration of the…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Closing Address by President Jacob Zuma, Gallagher Estates, 29 June 2012
… Health Insurance, including the setting up of pilot sites in at least 10 districts covering all provinces. …
PlaceCameroon
… of Cameroon, the property includes sixteen archaeological sites across seven villages. Known as Diy-Gid-Biy (meaning …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… to move their Native inhabitants from their dwellings and sites at any time and to anywhere, and then blame these …
PlaceAliwal South, Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
… diepkloof-pinnacle-sibudu-unesco-grants-sa-3-world-heritage-sites-diepkloof-pinnacle-point-sibudu-cave/ …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.4 1991
Contents and Contributors Contents Volume 9 Number 4 1991, Comment ,A. W. Oliphant, B. Schreiner, P. Weinberg, M. Krouse. Stories: Crossing Borders Without…
Observatory - Steeped in History and Heritage by Patric Mallet
A couple of days back I had a dream where I visited the renovated premises of my once favourite shop as a kid in Salt River just around the corner from where I…
PlaceThe Owl House
The Owl House is a Museum in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Helen Martins, an outsider or self-taught Artist and Owner of Owl House, turned her…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
Bartholomew Dias and his crew landed with his men on 3rd of February 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be traced back, with the help of Archaeological…
PlaceNoupoort
Noupoort is a town in the Eastern Karoo region of South Africa. With the start of the Railways in Noupoort nearly all the personnel were English speaking and…
PlaceSouth African National Archive in Cape Town
The South African Archive is made up of records pertaining mostly to Governance and Laws Enacted, but also includes Documents pertaining to Titles Deeds,…
PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
Clanwilliam is famous for its rooibos tea and oranges. Situated at the foot of the Cedarberg Range where the Dissels River flows into the broad Olifants River…