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PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… Pretorius Streets. Following the end of Apartheid in South Africa, there had been calls for the removal of the statue … the Statue requesting it to be left…
Thanks, Jimi, this is good for you and the broader SA (The Times Editorial), 28 June 2016
… the truth in favour of sunshine news that projects South Africa as a haven and the ruling ANC as the beginning and the … images on TV is not only bad for the…
PlaceGanesha Temple, Mt Edgecombe
… to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ temple in Africa and one of the finest examples of temple architecture in South Africa , the ' Ganesha Temple ', was built…
PlaceFalse Bay
… If you leave the "Mother City" of South Africa and follow the M3 towards Muizenberg , you will have a … first European seafarer anchored off the coast of…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… system had developed, but due to the European scramble for Africa, this system was replaced by French colonial rule in … was incorporated into the Federation…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… where he worked as a librarian. He moved back to South Africa and worked at the South African Library in Cape Town … novels and numerous works of history,…
EventChurch Council meets PW Botha over unrest
… founded in the mid 1930s as the Christian Council of South Africa to coordinate the activities of Christian churches around South Africa. In 1968, the CCSA…
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… would earn a doctorate in ethics. Upon his return to South Africa shortly after the 1976 Soweto uprisings, he increased … largest and most powerful legal…
EventMagnus Malan's trial ends
… on 11 October when he and other officials were cleared of all charges relating to the murder of thirteen people in …
PlaceTaj Hotel, Cape Town
… sense of place. Spread across two Heritage Buildings, all 176 rooms at our 5 star hotel in Cape Town have …
53. The significance of the settlement for the colonial-born India
… Indian Opinion: Souvenir of the Passive Resistance South Africa, 1906-1914, 1914, pp. 29-30. The writer proposes to … event in the life of the Indian…
PlaceGreen Point
… of betting has found its way to the farthest extremity of Africa, and on Green Point large sums are said to have been … at Green Point, the first of its kind…
PlaceTanzania
… Tanzania is home to two renowned tourism destinations - Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, and wildlife-rich national parks such as the Serengeti …
ArchiveDirector’s Report on the Activities of the Chris Hani Institute for the period October 2012 to September 2015
… of ordinary working people and the poor in Southern Africa. The CHI aims to engage in the battle of ideas, to … the losers rather than the winners in post…
PlaceAmathola/Amatole District Municipality
… one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its … King William's Town in the Eastern…
ArchiveSome aspects of the South African industrial revolution
… He describes very clearly the economic conditions in South Africa at the time and specifically makes mention of the … should be improvements made to the race…
EventANC command structure in the Western Cape is arrested.
… of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (Idasa), a delegation of 62 people, mainly Afrikaners, … of national unity, and the nature of…
EventThe 25th Summer Olympics opens in Barcelona, Spain
… of boycotts that had plagued the games since 1972. South Africa took part in the games for the first time since 1960. … of its apartheid policies. With…
EventSisulu is served with two notifications
… any gathering at any place within the Union of South Africa or the area South West Africa, for a period of two years. However, Sisulu defied the …
EventWinkie Direko is born
… June 1999, was born in Botshabelo, Bloemfontein in South Africa. Direko served in numerous positions in the … a leading role in the Girl Guides Association…
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
… Following the outbreak of pandemonium in South Africa and the use of violence by security forces in dealing … needed to take in order to halt what was…
EventApartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns
… of F. W. de Klerk . P.W. Botha presided over South Africa when violence and state suppression of resistance … the field of civil-military relations came to…
EventBBC reports demonstrations at a game ranch in SA
… of demonstrators have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen baby elephants from … members, wildlife groups and…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… was born in Carnarvon, in the Karoo region of South Africa. Latsky was known for her storybooks, which were … University of Stellenbosch and the first woman…
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… which struck the Southern African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was continuing to … dead in Zimbabwe and twenty nine in…
ArticleFunders
… Lotteries Board The National Arts Council of South Africa The National Heritage Council Bateman BV Department of … Ireland Aid The Department of Arts &…
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
… Mokoena is the youngest player ever to represent South Africa. He was only 19 when he played in 1999 at the 2000 … Olympic qualifiers. He also led Bafana…
EventSiyabonga Eugene (Bhele) Nomvete, SA footballer who was winner of the Kick Off Magazine Soccer Player of the Season, 98/99 &
… 2001 where he spent three seasons. He represented South Africa in the 2002 and 2010 World Cups as well as in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. He currently…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
… prior the annexation by Great Britain. Located in West Africa, the country (Ghana) became the first nation in Africa to gain independence from Britain in…