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The Cape Northern Frontier
… expansion. These British settlers had been sent to South Africa to alleviate unemployment and poverty in England and …
ArticleThe Nile river and its influence on settlement
… followed by arid desert. The Nile is the biggest river in Africa, and is the result of the joining of three rivers from …
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… the international media against the system. After South Africa's first democratic election in April 1994, Nelson … deputy president. Mbeki was elected…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… on the Policy of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa (Special Committee Against Apartheid) expressed very … p. 601. Liebenberg, B.J. & Spies, S.B. …
EventUN report accuses Katangan President and Congo President of conspiracy to murder Patrice Lumumba
… a growing expatriate Congolese community living in South Africa during the past decade, the assassination of Lumumba becomes a subject of heated debate. Many…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… can be prevented from occurring in the future. South Africa signed this treaty on 10 July 1991, and was subjected … and Nagasaki remembered The dismantlement…
EventWinnie Mandela is banished to Brandfort
… order, Winnie was given the option of either leaving South Africa for Swaziland or Transkei , which was regarded as … African government. However, she chose…
EventFormation of the South African Native National Congress
… Native National Congress (SANNC), later known as the Africa National Congress (ANC) was founded on the 8 January … exclusion and discrimination under the new…
EventKing Moshoeshoe II is reinstated as King of Lesotho
… negating the role of the king, presidents from South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe spearheaded diplomatic efforts … In September 1994 an agreement…
EventThe Native Land Act is passed
… Although the law was applicable to the whole of South Africa, in practice it applied only to the Transvaal and … in conflict with the constitution of the…
PlaceCity Hall, Cape Town
… 1905. In 1947, as part of the British Royal tour of South Africa, the lovely young Princess Elizabeth was the belle of … on the Grand Parade square. ‘Today…
PlaceGoedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
… the Farm, to Maniesa , with the instructions that when all her children had died; their descendants should sell the …
PlaceBuffalo Bay Beach, Goukamma Nature Reserve
… is part of a 14 km stretch of sand that is sheer bliss to all visitors. The area is unique offering magnificent white …
PlaceThe Durban Centre for Photography
… public auction of photographic prints ever held in South Africa. This was to raise money for the DCP. Buckland set up … approaches to the practice of…
PlaceWits School of Arts (WSOA)
… one of the top interdisciplinary school of arts in South Africa according to World Universities Ranking. Forming part … WSOA provides a platform and showcase…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… Cape of Good Hope’from ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA [online] Available at www.assa.saao.ac.za[Accessed: 30 … et al. (eds) (1970) Standard…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban Harbour, the … powered tug. It is the oldest surviving…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… violent protest, as a means to bring about change in South Africa. Mandela communicates his refusal of the offer through … Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)…
EventExplorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India
… sailed south and reached the coast of present day South Africa. Whereas previous explorers, such as Bartholomew Dias, … and subsequent development of a half…
EventAcclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons dies
… After a divorce from CJM Niebaber, she returned to South Africa for two years and married Spanish businessman Juan de … in Die swart kombuis. In 1983 Cussons…
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… a luxury steamer, en route from Cape Town to Durban, South Africa, on 26 July 1909. The ship, built in Scotland, was … of the steamer, were spotted along the…
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… The German colonisation of Namibia, then German South West Africa, took place in 1884. The Herero, a pastoral and … is often referred to as the Herero…
PlaceFicksburg
… Cherry Festival is the longest running festival in South Africa and is held in November each year. Treat yourself to a visit to the largest cherry farm in…
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … Relations', 17 August 1944 Young Communist League of South Africa Box …
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… country of Senegal, as well as other countries throughout Africa & his efforts include organising & performing in a … own development projects such as…
ArchiveLetter to Zuma by David Goldblatt (Mail and Guardian), 25 November 2011
… from the official history of our National Orders: South Africa has taken many strides away from its past of exclusion … of the human spirit have become…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
… enroll in the Transvaal Scottish, served in the South West Africa Campaign, was awarded a Military Cross for his heroic … of Union Castle Lines, to transport…
PlaceBurkina Faso
… Burkina Faso is a small, poor, landlocked country in West Africa . It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the … known as Upper Volta, was once part of…
Document 44 - Letter from Leon Trotsky to T. W. Thibedi, 4 September 1932
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … negro comrades unemployed in Johannesburg and in South Africa in general? The…
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… Union and UNITA which went to war was supported by South Africa and the USA.The independence of Angola paved way for other liberation movements in Southern…