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The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Bibliography
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of … the Natal Indian Organisation. 4 May 1947. Correspondence from the Natal Indian organisation…
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… superbly constructed church. Just a few hundred meters from the KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State border, perched on … died in a mining accident. After saving…
ArchiveAddress at Commemoration of the lives of Yusuf Cachalia and Bram Fischer, by Nelson Mandela, 5 June 2005,
… Friends Comrades I have so often announced my retirement from public life that nobody believes me anymore - not even … where we could have been pardoned for…
PlaceDoornfontein, Johannesburg
… then just grazing land. The top part of End Street running from the Railway Line right up to Saratoga and what we now … 3 tennis courts. Just north of Beit…
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… what he did. As time went by, he became somewhat isolated from European architectural trends and this is reflected in … to those in the know, shows…
PlaceThe Mead and Meadway, Pinelands-Cape Town
… Station on the Northern edge. The suburb is bisected from the North East to the South West by the Elsieskraal … gift donation to serve as capital, and a loan…
PlaceTable Mountain, Cape Town
… part of the scenic Peninsula Mountain chain that stretches from Signal Hill in the North (rightmost peak in the image … Mountain top gave rise to its name,…
PlaceSharpeville, Gauteng
… 'Human Rights Precinct'. Sharpeville is situated +/-14 km from Vereeniging . In 1960, during Apartheid a large unarmed … after John Lillie Sharpe, he was the…
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… and eighteen Years. The learners of this school are drawn from a feeder area which is represented by a vibrant and … the Century. In August 1977 the Aid…
PlaceRissik Street Post Office, Johannesburg
… 1897, as stated in The Star and since corrected. I quote from records that the idea of the clock originated in 1902 … while the Union Jack was simultaneously…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … fired upon, causing many casualities. Anna is killed. From their window, the two women, Lukosi's…
Address by Nelson R. Mandela to the plenary session of the Multi-Party negotiations process World Trade Centre, Kempton Park, 17 November 1993
… of superiority and other denigrated and denied. We emerge from a conflict ridden-society;a society in which colour, … were manipulated to sow hatred and…
PlaceZambia
… Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain with Kenneth Kaunda as the country’s first … Zambia, being unable to pay for medical help…
How the “Long walk to Freedom” began by E.S. Reddy
… read Nehru’s autobiography. He could recite long passages from Nehru’s writings even in 1991 when I met him at Luthuli … lies in our rooting out all…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… Chaskalson would surely appear as a straight line starting from a commitment to human rights, and leading, without … member of the Legal Resources Centre,…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… Gardiner Street - lies Durban's second National Monument from the colonial times. The Victorian building used to be the Town Hall from 1885 to 1910 and today…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… pay. The Slaves could be obtained and brought very cheaply from Madagascar, together with Rice, in one voyage.’ On 10 … of Slaves, in Cape Town presented…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… a period of 17 years until they announced their retirement from radio in 2014. The ‘Peru and Bala’ characters were so …
PlaceJubilee Art Centre
… of sewing women, the sound of hip-hop music blasting from the pottery studio, dancers practising and learning new …
PlacePrince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth
… Hall, and is one of the finest examples of architecture from its period. The Hall was opened in 1880, and has served …
PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
… well as a church hall and a garden of remembrance, dates from 1860 and is closely associated with the history and …
PlaceConcordia
… mission station had a population of 961. The railway line from Brakpits reached Concordia on 23 April1889. On 4 April …
EventANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow
… Publishers, pp 484.O’Malley P., (2011) ‘Chronologies: 1986’from Nelson Mandela Foundation [online]. Available at …
PlaceTogo
… and its various ethnic groups lived in general isolation from each other. In 1884 it had became part of the Togoland … 27 April 1960, Togo gains independence…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
… for international events. South Africa was once excluded from participating in international games because of its …
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… those people holding it usually had to fend off threats from competitors. . Somehow Sojane managed to bring about …
EventBheki Mlangeni, ANC human rights lawyer of Soweto, is killed by a walkman bomb meant for Dirk Coetzee.
… he fled to Zambia. When a package disguised as coming from Mlangeni failed to reach Coetzee in Zambia, it was sent … Colleagues say attack was intended for…
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… Members of Parliament (MPs), including Suzman, broke away from the United Party (UP) and formed the Progressive Party, … Cape Town Campus)|SAHO, Apartheid…
EventTanganyika becomes a member of the UN
… UN came five days after the country gained independence from Britain on 9 December 1961. At the time Nyerere was a … Tanzania-un.org (2011). ‘Tanzania at the…
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… of the Federation of South African Women (Fedsaw) from 1987. She was arrested several times and often harassed …