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16. Advice to a son about coming to Natal
… Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Madline Alexander Pillai wrote on 22 January 1906 from Pinetown (near Durban) giving her son Joseph advice on how to come to Natal…
PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… and extends into the Western Hills, of the Magaliesberg on the East. Founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius , son of … , was signed at Pretoria’s gracious;…
ArchiveBanned
… Statement calling on the public to support a petition of the Students … of Cape Town, asking the United Party to explain its stand on the banning of eight…
Negotiations: a strategic perspective
… Statement by the African National Congress on negotiations as adopted by the National Executive Committee on 25 November 1992. Covers shifts in the balance…
Banned
… Statement calling on the public to support a petition of the Students … of Cape Town, asking the United Party to explain its stand on the banning of eight…
ArchiveRegional Conference: Regional Structures Commission
… Discussion Paper by the ANC on Regional Structures prepared on the mandate of the planning committee of the Regional …
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
… bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of Port Elizabeth, Alexander … was declared a National Monument…
Rally to commemorate Joseph Sithole’s funeral
… On 23 September 1984 the apartheid regime banned the funeral … 500 people, were arrested at Evaton Cemetery, Sebokeng. On Tuesday, 23 September 2014, this…
EventSelassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup
… to his country after a short successful coup launched on 13 December 1960 by the Imperial Bodyguard, the police … and some radical intellectuals. Selassie…
EventSmuts refuses call to postpone Anti
… held in Cape Town, a deputation of sixty Indians called on the prime minister, Field Marshal J.C. Smuts, urging him to postpone the legislation on the…
EventPFP stays its ground concerning president Vorster
… in parliament, refused to congratulate John Vorster on his appointment as State President on the grounds that not all the evidence of the Erasmus …
EventBritish troopship wrecked – 372 drown
… The British troopship Arniston was wrecked on the rocks at what is now called Arniston in Marcus Bay, … kilometres from Cape Agulhas. Of the 378 people on…
EventGeneral Louis Botha dies
… preceded by a cold that had developed into pneumonia while on his farm Rusthof. Very ill, he returned to his home in … He was buried in the Rebecca Street…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 2 - The Beginnings of Globalisation by Jeff Guy
… not fixed. We decide when they occur, to a large extent on the basis of where we are in the present. Apartheid … the inventions which underlay the…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
… Bartholomew Dias and his crew landed with his men on 3rd of February 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be … They have since built a modern-day Dias Museum…
PlaceGreytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… the Governor of the Cape from 1854 to 1861. Prior to this, on 31 December 1853, the District residents met to name the Town, and decided on 'Pretorius' after…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. The Schoch Family Papers consist of 219 … mainly for his children, supply…
PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… Italian prisoners of war were used to build Improvements on the estate. One of which, a windmill, was built in … was declared a National Monument under old…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
… of a historian and social scientist. Author of major book on the foundation of South Africa’s cheap labour system, … confinement at Pretoria Local Prison,…
EventWhite women achieve suffrage in South Africa
… issue of granting the vote to White women in parliament, on condition that they supported his re-election. After his re-election, Hertzog made good on his…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… The attacks on SASOL I, NATREF and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with … was carried out the night before the…
EventCODESA II Talks end in deadlock
… African National Congress (ANC) fail to reach agreement on certain key issues. CODESA was a negotiating forum created … soon reached deadlock. Parties could…
Don’t be misled by the PROPAGANDA OF THE KAJEE-PATHER GROUP
… The government and the African National Congress agree on a common commitment towards the resolution of the existing … establishment of a working group to…
Margaret Thatcher's role in SA's transformation by FW de Klerk, 5 December 2016
… politics Baroness Thatcher and I, and our spouses, met on several occasions and became friends. I would like to … Convention was assembled in 1908 and…
ArchiveZondeni Veronica Sobukwe interviewed by Ntsikelelo Sandi,King Williams Town,12 May 1997
… CHAIRPERSON: Ntsikelelo Sandi will lead you with questions on behalf of the Commission. ADV SANDI: Thank you Mr … tell us briefly about Mr Sobukwe. MRS…
Oration by Oliver Tambo at the funeral of Moses Kotane, 26 May 1978, Moscow
… of banning orders and numerous other restrictions imposed on him by the fascist regime. He fought fiercely to inculcate … the late President-General of the…
Oration at the Funeral of Moses Kotane by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, 26 May 1978
… of banning orders and numerous other restrictions imposed on him by the fascist regime. He fought fiercely to inculcate … the late President-General of the…
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… On the 10th of September each year, the ANC Youth League celebrates its founding, and recently, on the same date, the ANC Youth League launched its 62nd ……
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… from the KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State border, perched on top of the plateau, is the smallest, most charming-world … each rooted in personal history. The…
PlaceSt James, Cape Town
… The Seaside Resort of St. James was located on False Bay , some 26 km South of Cape Town , the Suburb … line from Muizenburg only reached St. James Station,…