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PlaceVredefort Dome, Free State Province
… the remains of what was pushed up from the Earth’s Mantle by the impact of a meteorite. Scientists believe to have been … that hit at what is now Vredefort,…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… Consequently, she became involved in the labour movement by organizing Black workers' unions in the Western Cape. … the fishing communities. So influential…
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… of the KCA was to address the colonial challenges faced by the Kikuyu. In 1929, Kenyatta went to London, and only … was re-elected three times. His…
PlaceTsolo
… (prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for … Understandably these measures were not…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Introduction
… 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education This first volume in the … Without all that, globalisation would not…
58. Congress has sold our rights
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Moonsamy Naidoo charged … have been reading with great interest…
PlaceElukhanyweni
… "corner of shining waters". The area was first settled by whites during the 1846-7 border conflict, more popularly … there. At the end of hostilities the…
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
… National Monuments including: A stone church built in 1904 by the London Missionary Station . The Museum is also worth a … Of England Renovated this huge…
ArchiveThe Ethics of apartheid
… address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by professor B.B. Keet in which he examines the ethics of … Africa, which stands for a government…
Race attitudes and education
… titled Hoernle Memorial Lecture, which was delivered by E G Malherbe, who held the position of Principal of Natal … various race groups in South Africa, and…
ArchiveRace attitudes and education
… titled Hoernle Memorial Lecture, which was delivered by E G Malherbe, who held the position of Principal of Natal … various race groups in South Africa, and…
Phambili
… Phambili, published by the Phambili Collective in Johannesburg, was a short lived … of the publication was to stimulate debate and discussion by raising…
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
… The Building was erected during the South African Boer War by the British Military, under the guidance of Major-General … it differs substantially from other…
PlaceLighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
… The lighthouse, which was probably designed and built by Hermann Schutte, is the oldest structure of its kind in … The original building consisted of a tower…
EventBurundi gains independence from Belgium
… Tutsi retaliations. Subsequently, Mwambutsa was deposed by his son, Ntaré V, in 1966. Less than a year after he … toppled his father Ntaré was overthrown in…
EventFirst Multiracial Election is held in Zimbabwe
… government, with the liberation organisation supported by groups such as the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and the…
EventIOC extends South Africa’s ban from Olympic games
… South Africa was banned from taking part in the games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after serious threats by African nations and the Soviet…
EventA prison warder is killed in Groote Schuur Hospital
… guard duty, was shot dead and another injured in an attack by gunmen at Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital to free a … of cash-in-transit heist robbers that…
EventSouth Africa mourns the passing of Beyers Naudé, apartheid struggle stalwart and Afrikaner cleric
… . He was 89 years old and his wife, Ilse, who is 92, was by his side. His health had been deteriorating over the past … said " Beyers helped Black people to…
EventRamzi Yousef, alleged mastermind of World Trade centre bombing goes on trial
… Ramzi Yousef, who is known by many aliases, was born in Kuwait and is of Pakistani … the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing. He was later arrested by Pakistani…
PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… The temple was founded in 1896, and is controlled by the Narainsamy Family Trust. The building was designed and built by Chris Kristapper Reddy, and probably…
PlaceGovernment Buildings, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… part of the complex burnt down after which it was restored by architect Taylor, after plans by Herbert Baker. It was declared a National Monument under …
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… in South Africa, where I have been confined for years by the Nationalist Party Government, I send greetings on … forced to abandon all hope of reaching a…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1953
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A joint planning … Act. The Government was called upon to repeal…
14. Suicide among indentured
… By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa were indentured. Among the … of suicide. Below are reproduced (a) a…
66. G. M. Naicker: we will not collaborate
… 10 000 000 organised in a determined struggle, supported by India and Asia, and the rest of the peace-loving peoples … pledges us its full support. We were…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter XI - Completion of military conquest
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke IN THE LATE SIXTIES the old Missionary Road … were discovered in the Campbell…
Chapter 6 -The making of a black Bolshevik: Gumede and the League Against Imperialism, 1927
… in 1919-1921. British Imperialism was severely condemned by the George Lansbury, Fenner Brockway and Arthur MacManus, … group at the Congress”. Gumede must…
Chapter 10 - A framework for negotiating the final constitution
… It was also important that the final text be accepted by all, and in order to be fully legitimate, that it be … a set of constitutional principles laid down…
78. The Natal Indian Congress calls for a national convention
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In his address as … 1974 at a N.I.C. conference. Source: Copy…