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EventWomen's Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… The ceremony, which was attended by 20 000 people from all over the country, was to commemorate 26 251 women … Orange Free State president, Mr M.T. Steyn,…
PlaceGood Hope Centre, Cape Town
… can be considered a remarkable example of Italian design from the 1960's and 1970's. Its shape was at the same time, … that characterized the history of…
PlaceKwaNojoli, formerly Somerset East
… all who visit it. Located as it is, a short distance from the N10 main highway between Port Elizabeth and South … Heritage with lots of houses still standing…
PlaceYsterplaat, Cape Town
… farm, and subsequently the name of the Base, translated from Afrikaans into English as: “Iron Plate”. It is suspected that from as early as 1915, civilian…
PlaceParadise Valley, Kwa Zulu Natal
… you soon pass a bridge, where the Bushbuck trail comes in from the left. A little further on, you come upon the … walking under the N3 freeway. The Duiker…
PlaceBisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape
… their headquarters in this Town. The Town is 3 kilometers from King William's Town and 70 kilometers from East London . It is part of Buffalo City…
PlaceInkamana High School, Vryheid
… with only one class of grade 5 by Benedictine Missionaries from Germany. The new school had 15 pupils, four boys and eleven girls, all from Vryheid and the…
PlaceMelmoth, Gateway to Zululand
… little Town just 200 km North East of Durban and 90 km from the Coastal Town of Mtunzini. Referred to, in the SA … stability in the Region. Nkandla Forest is…
PlaceVredendal, Western Cape
… a peaceful haven and magic setting for getting away from it all. Vredendal is not only an ideal base from which to explore the Namaqualand, the Cape West…
PlaceJames Pearce Park, East London
… Africa. James Pearce Park has a length of 0.88 kilometres. From family outdoor picnics, kiddies playdates and parties, … at the entrance to the park. Alcohol…
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba's mutilated body is found
… Dweba's widow Daphne stated that her husband was abducted from his place of work on 19 August 1985. He was fatally … nephew's clothes, which, the unknown…
PlaceKaapsche Hoop, Mpumalanga- Barberton Valley
… is a charming Village situated in Mpumalanga , 25 km from Nelspruit. This popular tourist Village is a haven of … for the perfect holiday! Kaapsche Hoop is…
PlaceVersfeld Pass
… African folklore . John Versfeld was a resourceful farmer from Bo-Piketberg who built the original pass in 3 months, … Ossewapas ” (the ox wagon pass) by the…
INTERNATIONAL NGO CONFERENCE AGAINST APARTHEID AND COLONIALISM IN AFRICA Geneva, 2 - 4 September 1974
… will Namibia be freed. The sooner South Africa retreats from Namibia, the more lives will be saved and the less … NGOs and must be conveyed clearly to…
PlaceLambert's Bay
… internationally acclaimed; 'Bird Island', attract tourists from all over. Heavy-side Dolphins are frequently spotted from the beach. Lambert's Bay is also a…
PlaceCango Caves, Oudtshoorn
… 29 km from Oudtshoorn , at the head of the picturesque Cango … dykes. Rainwater, combined with acidic carbon dioxide from decomposing plant material on the…
PlaceBaviaanskloof Region and Pass, Eastern Cape
… Area, like the rest of the Eastern Cape , is a Region free from the threat of malaria . Although mosquitoes may bite one … its rocky Passes and rugged Gorges…
PlaceWalter Sisulu University, Mthatha- Eastern Cape
… as amended. WSU, a comprehensive University, resulted from the merger of the former University of Transkei; Border … SCIENCES AND LAW COURSES. POSTGRADUATE…
EventThe Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser, a bilingual newspaper and the first to publish news and advertisements, is published for the first time.
… freedom of the press, that the newspaper became free from government censorship. This led to a significant growth … colony at the time. The Dutch had just…
EventNigerian Federal troops begin a major offensive in Biafra.
… correctly'. Biafra had declared itself independent from Nigeria on 30 May 1967 which sparked tensions. The root … was eight years into its independence which…
PlaceVredenburg, West Coast
… The Town's original name was "Twisfontein", which from Afrikaans can be translated as "dispute fountain". This … Local Municipality. It is located 12…
PlaceMarcus Island Marine Protected Area
… within the West Coast National Park, fishing is prohibited from shore. Malgas Island is critically important as a … endangered Bank Cormorant - whose numbers…
EventCODESA’s starting date is set
… Delegates from twenty groups agreed, after preparatory talks in … to CODESA. A steering committee, comprising of a delegate from each of the twenty parties,…
ArchiveThe South African Art Collective That Imagined the End of Apartheid by Keenan Teddy Smith, 27 August 2019
… What was originally a group 15 artists fleeing to exile from the townships grew to boast 50 members from around the world. The exhibition contextualizes the…
PlaceOranjezicht
… A Historical Overview Oranjezicht’s name originates from the Dutch for “orange view,” and the neighbourhood is … views of the city and Table Mountain. The…
PlaceHopefield, Heritage Town in the Western Cape
… located 13 km southwest of Hopefield, about 16 km inland from an estuary of Saldanha Bay and 100 m above sea level. In … 20 000 faunal remains and 5 000…
PlaceVerlorenvlei
… wetlands on the Cape West Coast. The name is derived from the San name for the river that feeds it; "Quaecoma"- a … atmosphere, has felt the added squeeze…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… Town was established in 1865, as a Christian “home away from home”. This was a residence in Cape Town, for young men … operated under the auspices of; the…
Apartheid power in crisis
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of … on 23 January 1989, nearly 1000 detainees, detained from one State of Emergency to another,…
PlaceSanddrift, Richtersveld
… and the occasional fog that periodically comes rolling in from the Sea. This phenomenon led to the Region’s tremendous … away in the Trans Hex mining area,…