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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…
EventThe Ciskei homeland is established
… presidency of Lennox Sebe. In March 1990, Sebe was toppled by the military and replaced by Brigadier Joshua Oupa Gqozo. After South Africa's first …
EventThe ANC and Government accept the Pretoria Minute
… The Pretoria Minute is agreed upon by the government and the African National Congress (ANC), … in the Internal Security Act and suspension of violence by…
EventWalter Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba and Ahmed Kathrada address the public after 26 years
… Congress (TIC) on 15 October 1989, a rally was organised by the ANC to commemorate their release from prison. The … at the Soccer City stadium in…
EventFirst World Haemophilia Day
… of haemophilia and to bring the needs of those affected by the disorder to the attention of the wider public. The day is celebrated by haemophilia…
EventMbeki and his entourage arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
… South African President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota and Deputy Foreign Affairs … the rest of his delegation. Mbeki was…
EventRelations between South Africa and Algeria are smoothed out
… Relations with Algeria were restored after intervention by President Nelson Mandela. Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz … he stated that the two countries would…
EventThe Rosebud, en route from Calcutta to London, is stranded at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay
… wooden schooner, weighing 341 tons. It was built in 1876 by Carnegie Peterhead, and was commanded by Captain J. Collie. On 30 August 1888, the Rosebud was …
EventChief Mqikela dies
… Mqikela's rule and Western Pondoland (the Nyandeni), ruled by his half brother Victor Poto Ndamase. Mqikela was succeeded by his son Chief Sigcawu (Sigcau). …
EventHundreds die in a train fire in Egypt
… A fire reported to have been started by a gas cylinder spread through seven of a train’s eleven … train as some of the passengers tried to escape the fire by…
EventAhmed Ben Bella is moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike
… National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela was invited by Bella where he received military training from the … Minister and president, Bella was ousted in…
EventGuinea-Bissau is granted independence
… formally Guine Portuguesa, was granted independence by Portugal. The country became independent eight months … his government was overthrown in a bloodless…
EventPeter Clarence van Riet Lowe, archaeologist and civil engineer who built 109 bridges in SA, is born in Aliwal North, CC.
… 1894 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape. A civil engineer by profession, Clarence was in charge of construction of over … of career from civil engineering to…
The Neglected Tradition
… In 1987 when I was first approached by Christopher Till of the Johannesburg Art Gallery to curate an exhibition of art by 'black South Africans, I spent much…
EventIraq boycott SA government’s apartheid policies
… after the Sharpeville massacre, when 69 people were killed by security police after a peaceful protest led by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC).The political…
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…