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The Neglected Tradition
… a particular racial group, however, in virtually all cases, the idea was positively received because it was …
PlacePatensie, Eastern Cape
… Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Patensie lies along the R331 road just South of … in 1967 - the first double-arched Dam engineered…
PlaceMendi Memorial, Eastern Cape
… the story of the SS Mendi is almost unknown. In South Africa she is famous; as a symbol of a racist past and an … death they are afforded the same level of…
PlaceKhorixas, Town in Namibia
… found. (AS SHOWN IN PHOTO) While rock engravings are found all over the world, although mostly in Africa; the rock art engravings at Twyfelfontein are the ……
PlaceTownship Tours of Cape Town
… South Africa is a country famous for its diverse cultures. Cape … Town is a particularly cosmopolitan city, with people from all walks of life brushing…
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… viaduct bridge (the first of its kind to be built in South Africa ) The bridge is simultaneously curved and cambered … road through the Du Toits Kloof ,…
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… October 1905 by Lord Selborne, High Commissioner for South Africa. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC … the Second Earl of Selborne, High…
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
… was a respected leader in Black protest politics in South Africa. Gumede lived through an age when the African tribes … are to be found in archives and…
PlaceNhlangakazi, the Holy Mountain of the Shembe
… among the Sotho people of the Free State Province of South Africa, to a Zulu polygamous father Mayekisa, and Sitheya … . This is now a small town in KwaZulu…
PlaceUniversity of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
… autonomous institution in 1984, opening up to students of all races. The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a … five Campuses , in the Province of KwaZulu…
PlaceVredendal, Western Cape
… infrastructure is home to the largest wine cellar in South Africa, as well as, a number of boutique wineries and a dried … peaceful haven and magic setting…
PlaceBenin
… of changing political parties and shifting alliances, all involving the three main politicians and coalitions of … in 1975 which, like the RPT in Togo,…
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
… highlight is the emergence of a new social force in South Africa. They shared similar experiences. They were based at … to convene a meeting of student…
87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
… at U.D.W.? ANSWER: The boycott had a tremendous impact on all those who were touched by it - whether they were school … approach ”” the SRC began catering…
47. The assault on Gandhi
… Some way ahead, one of the men asked, 'Where are you all going?’ Mr. Essop Mia was about to answer, when I … him. It was thus a stranger whom he took into…
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… Apartheid in South Africa is a political system of segregation that perpetuated … causing real change within the anti-apartheid movement, all before she even…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
… Prime Ministers, and legions of stunned fans from all over the world. Impromptu public tributes and … its list of "The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists…
EventState of emergency declared in 27 townships
… townships in the Vaal Reef area and banned the carrying of all weapons. The regulations introduced by Minister of Law … By mid-October, emergency…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… Mfecane was thoroughly exploited and a great part of South Africa was won for European colonisation in this manner. … oil and diamonds cause war and…
44. Gandhi explains ‘satyagraha’
… weapon of the weak. Source: Gandhi: Satyagraha in South Africa, Nayajivan, Ahmedabad, 1928, pp. 109-15. ... None of … Transvaal Indians have recourse to…
Graveside tribute to Robert Shell by Joline Young, 3 February 2015
… I could speak about all the things that you already know about Robert: That he … about Robert. I am now going to end with something that we all do know, and…
Commemorating fifty years since District Six was declared for whites only
… decreed that District Six should be home to whites only. All infrastructural development and investment into the area …
EventRivonia trial sentence is delivered
… argued that he was driven to acts of sabotage because all legitimate means of protest were denied to him, but his … Greenwood.|Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's…
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
… placed the mines. After giving careful consideration to all the operations, the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and …
EventUniversity of Stellenbosch in a historic move
… open its doors to Black, Coloured and Asian students for all post-graduate degrees and would also accept non-White …
EventThe National Anti-Corruption Forum is launched in Langa
… the cross-sectoral commitment to prevent and combat all forms of corruption. … Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South Africa Yearbook 2001/02 , Pretoria: GCIS, p. 317…
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a plan to remove all restrictions. The ‘72-hour curfew’ imposed on visiting …
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… He is regarded as one of the most accomplished runners of all time. …
EventA proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made
… register. A uniform identity document was to be issued to all races. This Act was first passed in 1950. It defined …
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… to Vorster and his racist regime’, which claims that South Africa and its Western allies were caught out trying to recolonise Africa. 18 March, Joseph Mdluli…