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PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… are women. Adelaide is approximetly 53.74 kilometers, from Cookhouse where there is an enormous Wind Farm, for …
EventSouth Sudan votes in Referendum on Independence
… southerners died, South Sudanese calls for independence from as early as 1954 were brought to a regional referendum. …
ArchiveSouth African political prison-literature between 1948 and 1990: the prisoner as writer and political commentator
… reflections on the way in which imprisonment affected them from a psychological point of view, and on the manner in …
ArchiveZambia, the ANC and the struggle against apartheid 1964-1990
… Zambia's commitment to the liberation of Southern Africa from White minority rule was translated into meaningful …
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… during the currency of the Industrial Conciliation Act from 1924 to 1979, and of state labour policy of direct …
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… movement returned to the city centre to demand answers from the Mayor, Ivan Haarburgen on the 29th of May 1913. He …
PlaceMaclear/Nqanqarhu
… During 1895, this and adjoining Farms were cut off from Maclear and incorporated into the Tsolo district. …
Madiba The African Opera
… by KutlwanoMasote. The idea of the Opera was born from Mtirara’s wish to document the history of the Thembu …
PlaceSacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
… known as the Miracle Cannon , was salvaged in May 1977 from the Shipwreck site of the Portuguese Ship- Sacramento , …
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… along the Liesbeek River . Its original construction dates from 1770 and was built by Cornelis de Waal, who purchases …
PlaceNew Somerset Hospital, Beach Road, Green Point
… are referred to George Hospital, which receives referrals from district hospitals and primary health care services; …
PlaceLeinster Hall, 7 Weltevreden Street, Gardens
… formed part of the farm Weltevreden. The outbuildings date from the same period. The building has predominantly Georgian …
PlaceDoringbaai, Cape West Coast
… and those who run an adrenaline rush can see the View from a Hanglider. …
PlaceOld Arts Building, University of Pretoria
… as Dutch masterpieces, European furniture and ceramics from South Africa and around the world. - Author Nicole …
PlacePublic Library, Port Elizabeth
… The building was designed Henry Cheers, an Architect from Twickenham. The Library was officially opened on 29 July …
PlaceMac-mac falls
… plunge to a depth of 65m. The Mac mac Falls is 13 km from Sabie on the R532 road towards Graskop. The turnoff and …
PlaceKliptown Museum
… news clippings, art, song and narration. Artefacts from those people who witnessed the signing of the charter …
PlaceKitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
… so for more than 105 years! Kitson is on permanent loan from ESKOM to the South African National Railway And Steam …
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… Republiek (ZAR), or the old Transvaal, was transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretoria in 1860. With the city … visitpretoria.co.za (2011). ‘ History of…
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… in the Master’s Office, where he started drawing portraits from photographs of world celebrities.In 1903 he became the …
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… occurred shortly after DR Congo gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960. On 4 July 1960 soldiers … T. (2010), ‘DR Congo: Celebrating 50 years of…
EventThe twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela is marked by a call for his release by China
… Daily, and an appeal signed by more than 2 000 mayors from 53 countries was made public by the United Nations … O’Malley, P. ‘1982’ , from Nelson Mandela…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… than a decade after the country gained its independence from Britain in October 1960. The EEC came into being on 25 … A, ‘This Day In African History: 16…
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… Mandela was held in confinement. Winnie was separated from her husband most of her marriage life due to his … ‘The Role of Women in the Struggle Against…
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Development Economics from the University of East Anglia. Mboweni was appointed … Miningmx, " Tito Mboweni to chair…
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… They said there was a good chance for them to save me from the gallows if I was prepared to assist them. I refused …
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… decided not to take part in the game. A message received from Durban a night prior to kick-off, the manager of Durban … Anon, (1962), 'Portugal Refuse to…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… Action for Southern Africa, 'The Anti-Apartheid Movement,' from Action for South Africa, [online] Available at …
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… of Voters Act No 46 of 1951 to remove Coloureds from the common voters roll in the Cape. The Act No 46 of …