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PlaceHindu Tamil Institute Building, Durban
… of India (1952-1962) and its second president (1962-1967). His birthday is celebrated in India, as Teachers’ Day on …
Document 39 - “Walter Sisulu, “Boycott as a Political Weapon”, Liberation, 23, February 1957
… and to understand their functions and limitations. To work within these bodies and at the same time to condemn them …
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
Grade 8 - Topic 2 - The Mineral Revolution in South Africa Background and Focus of Grade 8- Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa The Mineral…
PlaceLichtenburg, North West
… 13 March 1926, Jacobus Voorendyk, discovered a diamond on his Family Farm and within 12 months there were 108,000 …
PlacePaarl Boys Hoerskool (High School)
… leading educational institutions . "Every facet of his humanity is honed with dedication - the academic, the …
EventAmina Lawal's sentence upheld
… the act. The law favours men. A man is allowed to beat his wife if she is disobedient, provided he does it within …
PlaceDonkerhoek
… arrived in South Africa with a case of silver knives as his only valuable possession, and became one of the first …
PlaceuMgungundlovu, Dingane's Royal Kraal
… royal Capital. He took power, after assassinating Shaka, his half-brother. Its name is derived from the Zulu phrase … Capital. He took power, after also…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… of Technology (TUT), have been protesting in post-apartheid South Africa for many years before the 2015 Fallism … affordable,” said the Minister, who was…
PlaceKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
… the race, finishing in second place. Jim Clark (Lotus) won his final Grand Prix at the circuit in 1968 just prior to his untimely death at Hockenheim. Three…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… workers passed through Port Louis from India, either to work in Mauritius or to transfer to other British colonies. … Africa, ranging from Stone Age…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
… Africa. As the acting president, Mr. Godfrey, confessed in his presidential speech, that this Congress represents only …
Document 98 - “The All African Convention”, Umlilo Mollo /The Flame, 1, 2, October 1936
… this was the plan of action set forth by comrade Dladla in his speech to the conference, and he urged the delegates …
57. The Agreement does not touch the root cause of anti-Asiaticism
… Africa. As the acting president,Mr. Godfrey, confessed in his presidential speech, that this Congress represents only …
PlaceNaval Hill
… Nelson Mandela; in a beautiful game reserve as a symbol of his freedom, and overlooking a town of historical …
PlaceSibudu Cave, North Coast near Ballito (can be spelt Sibhudu)
A Prehistoric Rock Shelter, above the uThongathi River has been declared a World Heritage site. “Sibudu Cave has been identified as having the qualities so…
Place!Khwa Nature Reserve, Yzerfontein
!Khwa ttu Nature Reserve strives to restore dignity and cultural pride, navigating a practical path between the old ways and the new World. They are committed…
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
… led the popular opposition and mass action against the apartheid regime during the second half of the 1980s. After …
Document 15 - ‘A document to create a climate of understanding’; Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… been defeated and apparently seems an agreement with apartheid. (c) In a racially sensitive country like ours …
PlacePearston, Eastern Cape-Karoo
… East, as Minister. He remained in Somerset East until his death in 1866. The management of the Church of the new …
EventZANU-PF under Robert Mugabe wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe becomes president
… 1980, appealed for national unity and reconciliation upon his victory, pledging to protect private property and …
PlaceZonnebloem College, Cape Town
… by controversial Cape Governor Sir George Grey in his drive to strip the Xhosa people on the Cape’s Eastern …
EventSlavery abolished in the Cape
… (starting in 1835) from the Cape Colony. Piet Retief, in his famous manifesto to the Grahamstown Journal, wrote: “We …
Mapping Sites of Memory: The Sobukwe Letters
… the program revisits Sobukwe’s letters written during his years of imprisonment. In them, the political figure …
PlaceBeau Constantia, a Cape Town- Wine Estate
… And the chef has been granted a hectare of land to plant his own fresh produce for use in the menu. …
PlaceMiddleburg, Eastern Cape
… back to 1781 when a certain Hendrik van der Walt, made his living as a loan farmer on the then modest property, …
EventPeter Scott is born
… Cape Town.[i] Peter is a South African alpine skier.[ii] His family immigrated to France when Peter was nine years …
The Battle of Square Hill
… To this end Premier Louis Botha would have felt within his right not to accept an offer by the African Political … vacuum while awaiting orders, due to the…
PlaceMiddleburg, Mpumalanga
… safe. Middelburg Cemetery: Whether it is ABW, World War or Apartheid history you are interested in the Middelburg …
44. Gandhi explains ‘satyagraha’
… He had always been free from colour prejudice but his interest in the question deepened after the starting of … as a weapon of the weak or the voteless. Dr…