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EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
… of bread”. It is so named because the town boasts fertile land where wheat grows in abundance. …
EventFourteen are killed in Phola Park violence
… when residents from Thokoza erected a squatter camp on land adjacent to hostels that were predominantly Inkatha …
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
… and the sunshine of a new civilization shall rise upon a land teeming with commerce, where upon every hill top shall … nation among nations.” He wrote at a…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… of KwaZulu in 1879, and in consequence were awarded land in the Nqutu region of KwaZulu-Natal. The term is … a common arrangement for black farmers living on…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… The land, which included the whole of Green Point, was granted in …
EventFormer Minister of Public Works, Thoko Didiza, is born
… Durban in 1965. Didiza became Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs in 1999 and in 2006 she became Minister of …
ArticleRemembering the Battle of Adwa
The year 1896 signifies an important moment in African history. In that year, on 1 March 1896, a historic battle between invading Italian forces and a strong…
ArchiveCloete
… about the forced removals of the Mfengu people from their land …
PlaceJohannesburg Botanical Garden
… Garden form one of Johannesburg’s vital green lungs. The land for the gardens was set aside in 1969 – at the time it … garden as indicated in the report"…
Document 105 - John Gomas, “Cape Town: Liberation League Activities”, South African Worker, 17 April 1937
… in Transvaal, be deprived of and forfeit the right to own land and property. So, too, the Asiatic Land Tenure Bill sets out to curb and suppress further the…
Umrabulo Roundtable discussion, 7 March 2016
… today, 07 March 2016. The discussion will focus on the Land Question; progress and challenges. Panelists will …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… notion of communalism was accepted and practiced widely; land was held commonly and could not be bought or sold, … European powers could easily take control…
!U’S STORY - Photographs 1 - 8
… play in it, dancing and splashing and making patterns. The land around us as far as you can see is very flat. There are … misfortune. Also, we don't like to…
PlaceTulbagh, Western Cape
… and Theuniskraal originate in the Valley known as: 'Het Land van Waveren', where wines have been cultivated since … and Theuniskraal originate in the valley…
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… known as 'Operation Great Storm'. Its aim was to reclaim land from White people and return it to dispossessed Black …
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… they wanted to be considered equal partners in the land of their birth. If this could not be achieved then total … the Europeans who possessed eighty-seven…
Address on the occasion of the Launch of the Final Report of the World Commission on Dams 16 November 2000, in Cabot Hall, London Friends Honoured Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
It really gives me great pleasure to be present at and participate in this occasion of the launch of the report of the World Commission on Dams. This is not…
PlaceRondebosch
… In 1657 a group of four free burghers were granted land in an area south of Table Bay at the Cape of Good Hope . … Rondebosch was where the very first…
PlaceAll Saints Mission, Eastern Cape
… in 1860-61 by Rev. John Gordon, named thus because the Land on which it was established had been allocated to …
EventIndian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act
… resolution for Passive Resistance against the Asiatic Land Tenure Act, or Ghetto Act takes place in Durban. The …
ArchiveStatement given to Sunday Times
… the forced removals of the Fingo people from their land …
ArchiveTembani's personal 'deed'
… statement about Isaac Tembani's application to reclaim his land in Tsitsikamma from which he was forcibly removed. …
ArchiveInternational Press Conference by the Honourable P W Botha, Prime Minister of the RSA on the talks between the Five Western Powers and the RSA Government regarding South West Africa
Press Conference with P W Botha regarding the independence of Namibia. Includes a joint statement by the South African Government and the five Foreign Ministers
Document 87 - “Lessons of the All-Bantu Convention”, The Spark, 2, 2, February 1936
… a firm demand for equal rights, a firm demand for land, their land, a firm demand for equal taxation, a firm refusal to … for despair. For, after all, the…
PlaceBiedow Valley, Western Province
… depend on the rains!) After a good Winter of rain, the dry land of Agter-Pakhuis , can become a carpet of spring …
PlaceBitterfontein, Western Cape
… vast variety of species of succulents that enhance the dry land with hues of green, red, purple and maroon. A …
Place!Khwa Nature Reserve, Yzerfontein
… for there remarkable connection and knowledge of their land and natural surroundings. They have astonishingly …
PlaceNorthern Suburbs of Cape Town
… of Dutch settlers , the Dutch East India Company granted Land along the Liesbeek to the first free burghers. These …
ArchiveMemorandum on Walmer township: presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1979
… 1979 discussing housing, resettlement, forced removals, land ownership, unemployment. …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa Durban, 17 July 1998
… a crucial role in exposing the evil that bedevilled our land for so long. Many our people are still bitter and find … are respected. While even one person…