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ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
… were a number of students from Namibia (then South West Africa), many of whom were older, as they or their parents … affiliates. Education for blacks was…
Umberto Eco on the Merits of Studying History (and the Terrors of Losing It) by Charles Chu (The Polymath Project), 24 September 2017
… during the Nanking massacre, the atrocities of Unit 731, all of that has faded away to the level of a bad dream. My … history?” I suggest you stop and…
EventDr Wilson Carswell, medical adviser to the government’s Aids unit, says about 100 000 South Africans are infected with HIV
… 3 Million South Africans are living with HIV. Sub Saharan Africa has the highest HIV infection rate in the world and South Africa’s rate is highest in the…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project
… State University students enrolled in a “History of South Africa” course with Dr. Meghan Healy-Clancy, Assistant … students to SAHO and new scholarly efforts…
EventNuclear Reactor At Pelindaba Goes Critical
… in Pelindaba, near Pretoria, went critical and South Africa entered the nuclear age. The US firm Allis Chalmers Corporation had supplied South Africa with…
EventPaul Adams becomes SA’s youngest Test Cricket player
… African cricket player, Paul "Gogga" Adams, became South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, when he featured in … the age of 18 years and 340 days. Adams…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… has strict fishing regulations which must be adhered to at all times. The main catches here are shad (elf), bronze bream … coastline at the sign to the…
“Let us dream you, forbidden landscape”: the Storming project sings change, 17 July 2017
… big commercial impetus behind it, it may not be covered at all. (Those of us schooled with a different view of … theatre, and that’s no bad thing: Sitas and…
Buddhism
… later throughout the rest of the world, including South Africa. Buddhism symbols The Buddha image/statue is usually a …
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… Provincial governments South Africa's government is divided into a legislative body …
Lerato Maduna
… Award nomination 2007-student category- exhibition- Museum Africa. Production collaboration on a project called Locating …
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… the country is located on the eastern parts of Africa. Julius “Teacher” Nyerere became the first President … Their national anthem "Mungu ibariki Afrika" …
EventEfforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group against SA debt rescheduling prove unsuccessful
… Efforts by a pro-sanctions lobbyist group in Southern Africa to persuade banks in the United States (US) not to allow debt rescheduling against South Africa…
EventSA government threatens to pull out of the UN peace plan for Namibia
… agreed to give up control of Namibia. The story of South Africa occupying German South West Africa (now Namibia) started in May 1915 when General Louis Botha…
PlaceRichtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Northern Cape
… dramatic Mountainous Desert in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Constitutes a Cultural Landscape Communally owned and … have persisted for as much as two…
EventNamibia gains Independence
… Namibia or South West Africa, as it was called while it was a German territory was … General Smuts argued for the incorporation of South West Africa into…
PlaceTransvaal Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History
… one of the founding Museums of Ditsong Museums of South Africa and the oldest in the Country. The Museum is situated … (Tshwane) and was founded as the…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East
… City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. The Dutch Reformed Church's history in Southern Africa begins with the arrival of the…
PlaceBrenton-On-Sea, Garden Route
… Heads. A long curved bay, the beach is ideal for walks all the way to Buffels Bay where you can enjoy lunch or just …
EventSA joins World War II
… to pass a resolution in parliament, proclaiming South Africa's neutrality during the war. Hertzog's attempt was … J.C. Smuts, took over and formed a new…
EventNOCSA announces SA participation in Olympic games
… president of The National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA), announced South Africa's acceptance of an invitation to participate in the … singing the…
EventSpecial Committee on Apartheid publishes its first Interim Report
… broken off diplomatic and commercial relations with South Africa. The Committee also noted with regret that close to … still maintained diplomatic and…
EventHendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister
… Verwoerd assumed office as the Prime Minister of South Africa after the death of J.G. Strijdom. An ardent advocate … the Conference of Commonwealth Prime…
EventSpringboks lose to the Lions
… early years, teams from abroad repeatedly toured South Africa while at the same time the Springboks became a team to … countries. In 1938 the British team …
EventPretoria disputes compensation for Gaborone raid
… The government of South Africa disputed compensation claims from the government of … Chiepe. The government of Botswana demanded that the South Africa…
ArchiveSchlub mit der atomaren Zusammenarbeit BRD-Sudafrika
… Green, gold, black and white poster. Artwork of a map of Africa. Black and white image of people protesting at the southern tip of Africa. Artwork of a…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… Transformations in southern Africa after 1750 Source Based Questions The following … during the start of the nineteenth century in Southern Africa. [4]…
EventHenri Edouard Prosper Breuil (84), French archaeologist who did research with Dr Robert Broom in SA, dies in Paris
… Professor Henri Breuil came to South Africa as a part of a six year trip across Southern Africa with a mission to examine rock shelters and rock art. Most of…
EventDennis Brutus is born
… to South African parents. His parents moved back to South Africa and settled in Port Elizabeth. He studied law at both … was instrumental in the campaign for…
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… on an expedition to discover a sea route to the East round Africa. He gave the area the name Golfo de Santa Maria da … Walvis Bay became part of the newly…