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PlaceAliwal North, Eastern Cape
… of the Cape Sir Henry Smith, 1847-1852. To commemorate his victory over the Sikhs under Runjet Singh, at Aliwal in …
PlaceDinorben Farm, Eastern Cape
… were only partially understood. However, new ethnographic work came out of the Kalahari in the 1990s, where San people … still perform the ‘great dance’ but…
PlaceEerste Rivier, Cape Town
… the introduction of the Islamic faith to South Africa, and his tomb is considered to be the most important shrine in the …
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
… were added subsequently, in honour of Bishop Gray and his wife Sophia, who died in 1872 and 1871 respectively. …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… from her husband most of her marriage life due to his imprisonment. However, she decisively upheld Mandela’s … ‘The Role of Women in the Struggle Against…
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… young age. Malan began to take athletics seriously during his last two years of high school, and won the national …
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… Pratley died in 1983 and today the company is run by his son, Kim. Hundreds of tons of Pratley Putty have been …
EventNational Party wins general election
… general election, Verwoerd's last election before his assassination in office six months later. Of the 166 …
EventWinnie Mandela is found guilty
… 14-year-old Stompie Sepei, had been found dead from his injuries near the crime scene. The sentencing was …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… a year into the trial, Judge Quartus de Wet delivered his verdict, where all the accused were found guilty with the …
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… Vasco da Gama embarked on the Sao Gabriel accompanied by his pilot, Pedro de Alenquer. Vasco's brother, Paulo, …
EventSA eldest person celebrates her birthday
… Seaparo Sekwati, led the government officials from his department. Sekwati presented Temo with gifts, which …
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… on 10 April 1993 shot and killed Hani in the driveway of his home in Dawn Park, Boksburg. He used a gun supplied by …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… a better future for all. Mandela did not publicly chose his successor. This may have been due to the fierce …
EventJameson Raid starts
… to General Cronje on 2 January 1896, leaving seventeen of his men killed, fifty-five wounded and thirty-five missing. …
EventSekhukhune successfully resists the Boers
… the South African Republic declared war on Sekhukhune and his followers. A Boer commando under President T.F. Burgers, …
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). During his announcement Smith said; “Now I would like to say a few …
EventThe Eureka Diamond is sold in London for 5 700 Pounds
… as the Eureka Diamond was discovered by a young boy and his little sister as they played in their family farm along …
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… by becoming the first man in cricket history to captain his side in 100 Test matches. Among South African players who …
EventShaun Pollock makes history in a test match
… Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble for a quick single to take his score to six. In spite of Pollock's accomplishments South …
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… the travelling secretary for the SCA. He completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Cape Town. He was …
EventKenya is granted independence
… Kenya's first president, with Jaramogi Oginga Odinga as his vice-president. …
PlaceHoward College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
… from Durban businessman T.B. Davis, in remembrance of his son Howard who killed in the Battle of the Somme in WWI. …
PlaceFreshford House Museum, 31 Kellner Street
… built by the architect John Edwin Harrison for himself and his wife, Kate Caroline. Born and trained in England, …
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Organisational Renewal, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… In this regard, mass mobilisation and organisational work should be stated as the primary pillar, followed by the … target young people in its political and…
Address at the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town 12 October 2000
… and encourage the process of democratisation and to work side by side and in harmony with the elected democratic … that confront us. Together, we will have…
40. 1903 reviewed by Indian Opinion
… lip sympathy, it was unable to get anything more from His Lordship. He strongly advised the community not to resist … of licences and other matters that were…
ArchiveParents' Guide for Safe YouTube and Internet Streaming for Kids by Sophie Anderson (1 January 2019)
… You work hard to keep your children safe from so many different …
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 1 - The Necessity of Utopian Thinking
… woman could play other roles, then the man has to rethink his role, has to rethink what man-woman relations mean. The … miss two important sets of problems: …
Jail
… and-tell you that time is up now and you must go back and work. In the evening it was sweet potatoes. (At Barberton … know, when I was in jail one time a man…