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PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… Like any good Manager, the Imam kept strict records of all income and expenditure. In an entry in his diary titled … for the anticipated erection of the new…
EventEdward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West
… a British born South African artist. Roworth came to South Africa in 1902 with the British forces during the Anglo-Boer … At the end of the war Roworth…
EventBafana Bafana wins over Ghana
… The South Africa senior national football team, Bafana Bafana, secured 1-0 victory over Ghana, a co-host of the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations contest at Kumasi…
EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
… was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Modisane left South Africa in 1959 and while in exile he published his only and … of the educated Black man. The book…
EventMaude Francis Eyston Sumner, SA painter, is born
… born in Johannesburg. Born in 1902 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Maud Sumner lived in South Africa, London, England, and Paris France. She died in 1985 ……
Democracy in Action
… by the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (IDASA), outlines the extensive efforts of the … dialogue and bring about meaningful change in…
PlaceDiep River
… tarts, biscuits and pies. It is a one-stop-shop for all your bread needs, as well as functioning as the local …
EventMore than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre
… provincial Black politics, with the conflict carrying all the characteristics of an undeclared civil war. The …
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ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… died. Sandy, his lovely wife, broke the news in an email. All day I have had him in the corner of my mind, for Rob was …
PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… As a result new tenders were called for, to cover all work still outstanding, and the contract was awarded to …
PlaceGannahoek Farm
… opposed this because they would be forced to get rid of all their livestock. Furthermore, they were terrified that …
PlaceWorkers’ Museum, Johannesburg
… Labour Hostel Compound and documents the History of South Africa’s Migrant Workforce, from the first arrivals to … Workers who were recruited from throughout…
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
… High School and Teachers Training College, built in South Africa , was opened in October 1929. This double-storey … was appointed as Agent of the Indian…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… father Wilhelm August Schoch, a Swiss immigrant to South Africa. and the author of a book entitled 34 Jahre Im Lande … for his children, supply interesting…
PlaceSenegal
… area of Casamance. Senegal is known as the “Gateway to Africa”, located at the western most point of the continent. … move the capital inland, Dakar will…
PlaceCape Province- 'Province of Good Hope' or previously the- Cape Colony
… it became one of the four provinces of the Union of South Africa in 1910. When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the original Cape Colony was ……
20th Time of the Writer
… Approximately 20 writers from South Africa, Africa and different parts of the world will feature in this … As we successfully celebrated the 20th edition of…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… conspire against, incite, or instigate violence in South Africa or other neighbouring countries. The history of the … Bechuanaland and Swaziland and Governor…
EventSA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster reveals that SA scientists have succeeded in developing a new process for uranium enrichment
… was used to manufacture nuclear weapons by the South Africa government. The history of nuclear energy in South Africa dates back to 1959 when the country's…
EventThe SA 6th Division enters Florence in World War II
… fight on the side of the Allied powers was won and South Africa declared war on Germany. Approximately 135 000 white South Africans fought the Italians in…
EventNational Party wins national elections
… a Nationalist vote as a vote for a "White South Africa". Although the NP won for the second consecutive term, … 09 June 2010] Chronology of Important Events:…
EventFifth Constitution Amendment Bill is introduced
… The Republic of South Africa Constitution Fifth Amendment Bill, establishing a … and was promulgated as Act No 101 of the Republic of South Africa…
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
… The first issue of South Africa's first daily newspaper, The Cape Times, was published … production ever since. The history of newspapers in South Africa was…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Glossary
… order which was passed by Von Hindenburg and it suspended all articles in the constitution that guaranteed peoples key …
ArchiveCelebrating 200 years of the South African Astronomical Observatory by Karel van der Vyver (Daily Maverick), 16 October 2020
… and resulted in the first exact geodetic surveys of South Africa, a substantive consolidation. Through the years, … “the telescope is finally realising its…
PlaceLamu, Kenya
… the oldest and best-preserved Swahili Settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral … one of the oldest & best preserved…
ArchiveThe Importance and Power of Gender Safe Spaces by Shanél Johannes
… often experienced our history in different ways. In South Africa, as in most societies in the world, women have been … to create specific forms of gender…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… allegations of gun smuggling from Mozambique into South Africa. McBride's arrest fuelled suspicions held by several … of this matter would assist in…
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… Rolihlahla Mandela is hailed as the greatest icon of South Africa’s liberation struggle. Imprisoned in 1964 for his role … and appeals for Mandela’s release…