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EventKing Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident
… cliff on a mountain road on the way to Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. After four months of investigations the … in 1990, while his son Letsie III was…
PlaceAlexandra, Township in Johannesburg
… owner of the Ground, it was laid out on. It was the only Place where black people could buy free-hold Land until J.B. … for three months and forced PUTCO and…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The World The Workers Made
… they survived in the strange and hostile world of the city. The shock of the city ‘Fifty years I have lived in the … would give a greeting or even a smile…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… forcing him to land his vessel in what he believed to be a place filled with opportunities. Soon after he and the others … to some of the greatest traveler…
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
… was Built. The Construction of the two Harbour basins took place between 1860 and 1920, and the Area is notable for its … tract of Foreshore Land was created…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… little bloody Jew" - that sort of thing. It was a violent place and I just couldn't take it. My brother, Nick, who was … air force in 1948, came home…
PlaceMangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
… Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning " Place of Cheetahs " . Legend has it that when the first … Councils. The Municipality is working to integrate the City…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… strikes to occur in many factories and workplaces in the city. In 1970, official estimates put the African population … The role of the Wages Commissions…
PlaceHangberg, Hout Bay
… the removal of about 30 houses. The local Cape Town City Government declared the Houses illegally built on a fire … regularly maintained by the city. People…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… this time, he was living with his Grandmother in Benoni, a city just to the east of Johannesburg in the province of … Massacre convinced Semenya that South…
PlaceGreatmore Studios
… the very first international artists workshop in New York City. This initiated and facilitated an international network … in its current location.& Greatmore…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… with 106 of the 400 MPs being women, and the putting into place of ‘gender machinery’ at various levels of government … (SAIC) . ’ (Role of Women, 1980) A…
The ANC Gauteng condemns violent protests and ongoing disruption of schools in Gauteng Province!, 7 September 2011
… we strongly condemn the violence and anarchy that took place outside Luthuli House last week. Both the protest and … in designated areas so that there is no…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… her and her brother attend political speeches that took place at city hall. It is these experiences that might have given Ruth … articles and a few books…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Mbete became highly aware of the issues that were taking place throughout her city and the entire country of South Africa. As the years … as librarian. Even…
ArticleBarberton timeline 1884-1911
… 1886 1 October, First post office opened 1886 Eureka City is built 1887 13 April, First Gold Exchange building in …
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
… “The funds allocated to this project amount to 1.6% of the City’s Public transport network grant funding, over a period … the Bridge. Another reason for the…
PlaceThe Mead and Meadway, Pinelands-Cape Town
… in which sale of Alcohol is prohibited and is a popular place for Senior Citizens to Retire to. While there are … Centre (named after Ebenezer Howard who led…
PlaceRissik Street Post Office, Johannesburg
… is the "Coronation Clock'. This might be a good point for city councillors to stress when they next apply to the … of the clock (according to a report of…
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… Within a few decades Grahamstown was the most important city in the Cape Colony after Cape Town. In 2018 the city … streets, one of which is spacious, and…
PlaceHole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast
… through its centre by the waves. The local Xhosa call this place "izi Khaleni", which means "place of thunder". A hike that starts at the beautiful Coffee ……
PlaceMauritius
… beautiful lagoon, Le Morne Beach, to cool down! A sacred place for Hindus, Grand Bassin is located in a crater lake in the district of Savanne. It is a calm…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Glossary
… Conquest: The act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force. Conquistador: One of the Spanish people … enslaved (slaves). Indigenous: Belonging…
BiographyPhyllis Naidoo
… government. Phyllis's flat in Durban was a meeting place for many who were actively invovled in the liberation …
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… later years Gertrude would lock horns with the Cape Town City Council to have, after a long struggle, the lane named …
Submissions & winning projects 2009
… Learners First place: Fairouz West (Western Cape), ‘A history of sport’ Second place: Neo Panane (North West Province), ‘A history of my school’ Third place:…
Grade 8 Archive
… The French Revolution: On 14 July 1789 hundreds of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This …
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… women would have none of it! For instance, at Vrededorp (City of Peace!) near Johannesburg, women demonstrators fought … women responded by organising a…
PlaceClarendon Circle, Johannesburg
… of the History is captured in the name; Clarendon Place which is the new name for, East Avenue. The old … chaotic Crossing marked by Traffic Lights.Clarendon…
PlaceGauteng Province
… to Vereeniging in the South. Gauteng in Sotho means: 'for place of gold'. Alternatively the ‘gaut’ could also originate … electric storms, is echoed in the…