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EventA coalmine explosion in Rhodesia kills over four hundred workers
… Hwange), Matebeleland. The initial explosion was caused by a methane explosion which was followed by a cold- dust explosion. A monument has been erected on…
EventAn earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, hits Cape Town.
… On 4 December 1809 Cape Town was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. It is … earthquake to have hit the area. The quake was caused by…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… and art historians and have included contributions by Teju Cole, TJ Demos, Okwui Enwezor, William Kentridge and … Biennale in 2012, with a republished artist…
PlaceAlbaster Klip, Northern Cape
… the name Alabaster 'klip'/stone, was given in 1779 or 1780 by Robert Jacob Gordon, a commander of the Cape garrison, … Mozambique. The diary was written in…
PlaceHawston
… Bay and at neighbouring Middelvlei. Hawston was founded by Samson Gabriel Dyer, an American Negro. This historical … the upright poles filled with…
PlaceBraamfontein, a Suburb of Johannesburg
… Bordering the City Centre and joined to Newtown by the Nelson Mandela Bridge – Joburg’s landmark equivalent … It occurs in the records as early as 1853 and…
PlacePondoland
… of Pondoland, also known as "no-mans-land", were ceded by Faku to the Cape, and the following year were used by the Cape for Griqua resettlement. This was…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… until 1965. The Town was given the name Mahakeng, by the Barolong boo Ratshidi who settled in the area during … in the area for thousands of Years before…
Document 118 - Johannesburg District Communist Party, Call to a Non-European United Front!
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew CALL TO A NON-EUROPEAN UNITED FRONT! TO ALL … t r a d e r s unless all non…
Document 47 - “International Communist League Formed in South Africa”, International Bulletin of the International Communist League, New Series, 2, September 1934
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 47 - "International Communist League … to demonstrate our sincerity and…
PlacePeelton
… (prior to 1910) Umxelo was established in 1839 by the Reverend Richard Birt as a station of the London … census indicated that Peelton had a population of 1…
PlaceThe Old Presidency Museum, Bloemfontein
… it from the Brits family in 1846. The thatched-house Built by the Brits family was Demolished and the House erected … International Architectural Competition…
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
… a trial basis. Owing to the exceptional standard of work by the Women Students, the College decided to Admit Women … Peak. It was here, on land Bequeathed to…
Chapter 5
… the various organisations, each of which was dominated by a single personality. It became, one might say, the duty … so-called "instinctive"or "spontaneous…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - “Defender of the Hottentots”
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke Herrenvolk history books present two … Somerset was a petty despot; those freedom…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Workers, New Unions
… Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic NEW FACTORIES, NEW WORKERS described … could be repeated over and over…
Pretoria Socialist Society
… of our situation and suggest steps that could be taken by the Government to meet the position. I have addressed this … This fact has long been attested to…
EventKing Williams Town schools are closed in commemoration of Victoria Mxenge
… students of Clermont and Chesterville flouted school rules by leaving school premises without authorization in … that day the previous year. Victoria Mxenge…
PlaceKwaMhlanga
… Royal Kraal is situated further north at Weltevreden. By special arrangement, both of these kraals can be visited by small parties. …
Black Review
… Black Review, was published as an irregular annual by Black Community Programmes (BCP),Durban, which was a major … work and sport. Black Review was compiled…
PlaceNational Women’s Monument
… The monument created by Anton van Wouw , was put up in 1913 in remembrance of the … and eventual construction of the monument was actioned by Marthinus Steyn…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… and the building was officially opened on 7 April 1915, by Governor-General Lord Buxton. It took over an area previously used by the citizens of Johannesburg…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… June 1990, Nelson Mandela visited Ottawa, Canada escorted by his then wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela. He travelled to … 1990. As he stepped onto the red…
EventVerwoerdburg is renamed Centurion.
… Droogegrond in 1904. The area was inhabited predominantly by Afrikaans speaking people. In 1964 it was granted its City Council status under the name of…
EventBar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill
… made this point with reference to a speech in parliament by Justice Minister C.R. Swart, wherein he stated that the … to be outlawed, but it was to become a…
EventJakes Gerwel is born
… including the Order of the Southern Cross (Gold), awarded by President Nelson Mandela in 1999 and the Order of Good Deeds, presented by Colonel Muammar…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
… After the promotion of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies … Bible into Afrikaans, completed in 1933. This was followed by…
EventCommittee of Ten wants election of a new community board
… The 'Committee of 10' formed by prominent Soweto residents, issued a programme for the … councils with limited powers, control being retained by the Bantu…
EventGovernment’s final consolidation of ‘homelands’
… that they became impoverished as cheap labour pools ruled by chiefs controlled by the apartheid state. …
EventStudent Wages Commission meet
… the Poverty Datum Line (PDL) were printed and distributed by the students to workers in industrial areas, outside … a minimum wage of R20 per week. The…