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PlaceCurry's Post
… Curry and his rather large extended family lived - he went on to have as many as 20 grandchildren. Curry’s Post was to … cheese makers and beer brewers -…
EventMorgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
… Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 11 February 2009 as part of what was known as The Unity … held by British settlers. The British,…
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… hill, to serve as a hospital and supple base. At 15:15 on the afternoon of 22 January the small garrison at Rorke's … until 4:00 the following morning. The…
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… the AmaXhosa that their ancestors would rise from the dead on a certain day and also to instruct them that all cattle … to house what would be received from…
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… for anti-apartheid protests, particularly by students. On 15 October 1985, members of the security forces shot and … people who were part of anti-government…
EventPAC’s leader, Potlako Leballo confirms that Poqo is the organisation’s military wing
… the middle of 1963 Poqo carried out a number of attacks on persons believed to be working with the security police to … involved. Scores of Poqo operatives…
PlaceFirst Raadsaal
… Click on image to enlarge The oldest remaining building in … of arms in relief and iron railings imported from France. On the grounds of the Raadsaal stands…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the launch of the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy, 1 August 2008,
… with a highly relevant meaning. It means "ascend" or "get on board". It is indeed an invitation to a quarter of a … transition is not a rupture - indeed,…
Address by Mandela to the CBI conference London, 10 July 1996
… the efforts of South Africans to build a new society based on the most noble of human ideals. Some three years ago, I … fond recollections of the clear…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Johannesburg opening of the Anne Frank Exhibition at the Museum Africa Johannesburg, 15 August 1994
… Simon, Executive Board Member of the Anne Frank House on presentation of Anne Frank Award to President Nelson … Elizabeth exhibition, some of us read Anne…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the General Assembly of the African Ombudsman Association (AOA): Misty Hills Conference Centre, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg: 11 April 2005.
… Association (AOA), the first AOA meeting in South Africa. On behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, I … and people of Burkina Faso as well as…
76. The Indian people are an integral and permanent part of South Africa
… contending at the United Nations in the dispute with India on the treatment of South African Indians that this was a … failed because India did not do enough…
Time for ANC members to speak out when democracy is at stake by Denis Goldberg (Sunday Times), 17 April 2016
… party can no longer follow party orders to remain silent on Nkandla, writes Denis Goldberg Dear Comrade … to uphold and defend the constitution. Now you call…
PlaceiSimangaliso Wetland Park, former Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park
… from Maphelane in the South to Kosi Bay in the North, on the Mozambique border. Covering 220 km of coastline, this … his crew are said to have been the first…
ArchiveStatement announcing retirement, Nelson Mandela, 1 June 2004
… not in any way lessen my appreciation for your presence; on the contrary, we are very happy that old age can still … work and then to leave it to those…
PlaceGenadendal Historic Village & Museum
… to which they had no immunity! As a people they were on the verge of extinction and, against enormous odds, … to be forced into Farm labour. Given the dire…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the interfaith commissioning service for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cape Town, 13 February 1996
… other members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on your appointment, and to wish you well. Yours is a task of … constitution. The first democratic…
PlaceBlyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
… weave through indigenous forests, while boat cruises on the Blyde Dam offer a completely different perspective … '- The Motlatse Canyon is one of the largest…
PlaceZululand District Municipality
… da Gama ', sighted the coast along what is now Durban on Christmas Day in 1497 now known as the Transkei and named … including the little towns of Ulundi and…
First National Consultative Conference: Extracts from the Political Report of the National Executive Committee, 25 April 1969, Morogoro
… and developing countries economically dependent on the colonialists. South African fascism itself has reached … informers, and traitors are lavishly bribed…
PlaceWits School of Arts (WSOA)
… part of the University of Witwatersrand, it is situated on the East Campus and is at the heart of the dynamic and … varied South African democracy”. It does…
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki’s AIDS denialism
… poverty should be dealt with broadly, rather than focusing on AIDS specifically. Mbeki’s AIDS denialism has become … and in 2008 it was determined that his…
David Goldblatt: “Particulars” (1975) by The ASX Team, 16 May 2013
… the flattened flesh of my inner thighs as I sat in shorts on a bench at kindergarten. From where I sat my bulges seemed … and demands… In 1975 after working…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
… where artists share the space and ideas and thrives on developing a programme that believes in diversity and … resources that could further mould their…
Remember Khwezi beyond the Zuma rape trial, says Marianne Thamm (Cape Talk) , 10 October 2016
… her family's life. Thamm says that tragically, Kuzwayo (on so many different levels) never got to be free in a … to know more about her as a person, not…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… appointment of a new Prime Minister and government based on the results of the legislative elections of March 10, … majority. However, after the…
PlaceNqweba was called Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
… The festival’s main objective: to place Kirkwood on the map and to create awareness of the region as a tourist … loaded to the hilt with oranges are a…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981. [1] At the time of his birth his parents … Walk” featuring female rapper Nadia Nakai. He…
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… Nyovest” was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper Nyovest is one of the most … at the 2015 South African Music Awards.[5]…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents … Walk” featuring female rapper Nadia Nakai. He was…