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… Ryk Tulbach, Cape governor in whose honour the town Tulbach was named, dies in the Cape. …

… (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 29 … WWI: The Cape Corps, two infantry battalions of Cape Coloured men, captures Square Hill in Palestine. …

… Sir John Charles Molteno (72), first prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Cape Town. …

… Saul Solomon, printer who represented Cape Town in the Cape parliament, is born on St Helena. …

… Louis Henri Meurant, editor, publisher, magistrate and Cape member of Parliament, is born in the Cape. …

… Academy of Science and Art, is born in Schweizer-Reneke, western Transvaal. …

… The Natives’ Resettlement Board launches the Western Areas removal scheme by issuing the first removal …

… Right-wing guerrillas ambush a train near Mozambique’s western border, killing at least twenty-two people and …

… He was finally appointed as official governor of the Cape on 8 March 1730. His service is described as "quietly … (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 625.|Wallis, F. (2000). … Jan de la Fontaine becomes Governor at the Cape …

… (also known as Billy Holiday) was born in 1966 in Paarl, Western Cape. In 1982, he was recruited by uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) … which consisted of 35 members in total, the biggest in the Western Cape . He was sent to Angola for military training in … Available online: www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/remains-of-mk-soldier-found-pics-and-video-1992653 . …

… and head of department of German at the University of Cape Town (1974-1999). He served as Dean and Deputy Vice … of South African Writers (COSAW) and served on the Western Cape regional and on the National Executive. … Served on the COSAW (Congress of South African Writers) Western Cape Executive (1988-1990) and the COSAW National …

… Witzenberg is nestled in the Cape Winelands District on Route 62, consisting of : Ceres; … Agterwitsenbergkom a Mountain Region in the Route 62, Cape Winelands …

… Huguenot Memorial Building, 48 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town. This building, broadly described as having been … of the present Cathedral at the top of Adderley Street in Cape Town. This makes the School the Oldest Independent … St George’s Grammar School, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town …

… Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk was born in Vredendal, Cape Province (now Western Cape) on 14th July 1936. His childhood witnessed the final …

… its doors during May 2025, on Kloof Street in Gardens, Cape Town. Marking its debut in Cape Town and becoming the second Museum of Illusions in … hands-on experiences! At the' Museum of Illusions' in Cape Town, visitors are encouraged to touch, play, explore, …

… White Rhino, Giraffe, Eland, Blesbok, Mountain Reedbuck, Cape Mountain Zebra and Springbok. Tsolwana Game Reserve is … from a couple of hours to a two-day overnight trail in the western part of the reserve. Hiking does allow one full … Tsolwana Game Reserve, Eastern Cape …

… after the event. An enterprising newspaperman found him in Cape Town a month later but he was never arrested. Indres and … and to be with three witnesses. He was allowed, to go to Cape Town for a brief honeymoon. He managed to find a job … away on 3 January 2016 at 2 Military Hospital, Cape Town, Western Cape. He is survived by his wife Gabriele Blankenburg. …

… Certificate at Bensonvale Institution in the Eastern Cape. Staying in the region, at the renowned Lovedale … Boitshoko Methodist Institution near Ventersdorp in the Western Transvaal. He went on to shape it into an outstanding …

… Public transport in South Africa commenced in Cape Town in May 1801, when a weekly coach service from Cape Town to Simon's Town was announced. Many years later in September 1862, the 'Cape Town and Green Point Tramway Company' was formed, and …

… in 1794 during the first British occupation of the Cape of Good Hope and was the main religious institution … 1850. It is also the first to have practiced most of the Cape Muslim traditions. The Auwal Masjid, which is situated … Dorp Street, has always been a symbol of the struggle of Cape Muslims for the recognition of Islam and their freedom …

… lying South East of the City Bowl and Table Mountain , in Cape Town are collectively known as the 'Southern Suburbs', … Atlantic Seaboard , is still amongst the most exclusive in Cape Town! Unfortunately, space in these Areas is running … backbone that stretches all the way from Signal Hill to Cape Point . This creates an impressive backdrop that infuses …

… emerge, informed from ‘below’. Based at the University of Cape Town since 2008, but not funded by or affiliated to the … Africa South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town …

… its name from having been the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town in 1867. Its earlier unofficial name was … of the main urban targets for destruction in the city of Cape Town. On 11 February 1966 it was declared a white area … removed to barren outlying areas aptly known as the Cape Flats, and their houses in District Six were flattened …

… Cape Town International Airport opened in 1954, replacing … (ACSA) and along with this, it was officially renamed as Cape Town International Airport. Rapid growth ensued as … The expected date of completion for these renovations to Cape Town Airport is 2022! (The Airport’s revamp, has …

… In 1873 the Dutch language was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This was subsequent to a petition that was … languages. The petition was finally ratified by the Cape Parliament in 1873. The First and Second Boer Wars … vir Regte Afrikaners (Society for Real Afrikaners) in Cape Town. …

… The main Areas within the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town include: Bellville ; Durbanville ; Parow ; Goodwood … along or near the N1 freeway, extending North East from Cape Town. Choosing between the Northern and Southern Suburbs of Cape Town depends on various factors including: 'personal …

… , mountians area, which is right in the heart of the Cape Winelands . Somerset West is situated in the Hottentots Holland area, about a 30 minute drive from Cape Town along the N2 (national road). Close to Stellenbosch … setting and many of Somerset Wests residents commute to Cape Town daily. Somerset West accommodation ranges from …

… On 4 June 1652, sick-comforter at the Cape, Willem Barentz Wijlant and his wife became the first … (VOC). His task was to set up a refreshment station at the Cape, which could be used by VOC ships on their way to the … reading: 6 April 1652 - Jan van Riebeeck arrives at the Cape References: Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en …

… Born John Maxwell Coetzee in Cape Town to Afrikaner parents, Coetzee uses his initials as his pen name. He studied at the University of Cape Town and graduated with an honours degree in English in … was awarded a Master of Arts Degree at the University of Cape Town. In 1969, he received his PhD from the University …

… painter and printmaker who spent most of his life at the Cape of Good Hope. He arrived at the Cape with astronomer Thomas McClear in 1834 whom he worked … focused mostly on events that were taking place in the Cape and Natal as well as landscapes. Bowler began teaching …