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PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
… 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory on the farm site, at 'De Onderstepoort', 11km North of Church … was declared a National Monument…
PlaceFort Frederick, Port Elizabeth
… to defend the mouth of the Baakens River. Built in 1799 on a natural citadel, Fort Frederick stands guard over a … dating from the later part of the…
PlaceDjibouti
… Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, is a country of dry shrublands, … Somaliland. The country underwent a series of referendums on its path to democracy. The…
EventAlbertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.
… expedition was primarily to call for increased sanctions on the apartheid government. The apartheid government was … for sanctions. Sisulu addressed a rally…
Document 37 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 29 November 1930
… (my first absence this year) he held forth something on the lines of the enclosed. It reminds me of the Conference of two years ago when he made a violent…
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… Mafika Pascal Gwala was born on 5 October 1946 in Verulam, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. … of Nonti” which was published in 1977. He passed away on 7…
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… of Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War … with ease if needed. The Berlin…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… 1972. Attacks were carried out by ZANU and ZAPU guerillas on White owned farms. The forces of the White Rhodesian … bases. One such attack was carried out in…
EventThe first Cape to Rio yacht race takes place
… between Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) took place on this day. SAS (South African Ships) Tafelberg served as … African sailing legend Bruce Dalling…
EventDr. Federik Van Zyl Slabbert leads delegation to meet ANC
… On 6 July 1987, Dr. Federik van Zyl Slabbert led a group of … purpose of the meeting, while exploratory, was to confer on mutual strategies for fundamental…
EventThe Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros court
… as Hans was said to have threatened them with death. On 18 November, this rebel group met with the forces of the … in the rebellion were tried in Uitenhage…
EventA German gunboat, the Panther, reaches Morocco, increasing tensions between European powers
… On 1 July 1911, the deployment of the German gunboat, the … France did eventually agree to the German demands, but on considerably reduced terms. This…
PlaceGraaff-Reinet Division
… The district of Graaff-Reinet was constituted on 26 August 1785 and its boundaries were proclaimed on 17 July 1786. However, over the next century these …
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at UCT ‘WINTER SCHOOL 2014 : Using climate information for adaptation and policy development’
… consultancies. Online application is now open on our website – < http://www.csag.uct.ac.za/winterschool > … are limited. The first round of applications…
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… attention to the dangerous implications in the resolutions on in farm labour which will be moved at a special congress of the Transvaal Agricultural Union in…
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
… degree courses, taught to Indians and Africans in Durban, on this site had significant implications. A generation of … a National Monument under the National…
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… and Indian Immigration, wrote to the Protector in Natal on 7 November 1903 to enquire if his services could be … to let me know whether you can provide me a…
PlacePioneer Museum, Silverton Pretoria
… in an old clay oven; Candle Making with animal fat; Hands-on Milking; Wheat Grinding; Muzzle Loading and even the … was declared a National Monument under…
ICA launches 2017 Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series with Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o
… and postcolonial theorist Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o on Friday 3 March at 6pm. The lecture, presented in … at the centre. He co-authored the polemical…
Siyanqoba Bafana-Bafana Siyanqoba!!! Siyavena Bafana Bafana Siyavena!!!, 3 June 2010
… entertaining and fulfilling soccer world cup experience. On Saturday, the 5th of June, the NWC will be visiting the … first hand information about activities…
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… and consists of a round cast-iron drinking bowl supported on legs in the form of horses' hooves. A post topped by a … was declared a National Monument under…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 June 1989.This house dating from 1938 was built for the … to acquire the house in 1974. The…
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
… Company, was ranked among the top 10 richest Businesses, on the Witwatersrand. It was this great wealth that Marks … of Oil Paintings, exquisite Porcelain…
PlaceOld Pretoria Iron Mines Ltd Buildings, Iscor, Pretoria
… in 1918, that cast-iron from indigenous ore was produced on a large scale for the first time in South Africa. Delfos … was declared a National Monument under…
PlaceLibya
… in the picture) The Old Town of Ghadamès was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 and has been a … of Africa and the Mediterranean basin. The…
Beyers Naudé: former General-Secretary of the South African Council of Churches and before that Director of the Christian Institute interview with Rupert Taylor, 4 February 2000, Northcliff, Johannesburg
… anti-apartheid NGOs, particularly those that have focussed on peace and conflict resolution, techniques, that were … years ago. I was in Pretoria, actually…
ArchiveI B Tabata, President, Unity Movement of South Africa: a biographical note
… Biographical background on I B Tabata. …
Document 75 - A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), “The Historical basis for the Programme of the Fourth International Organisation of South Africa”, Workers’ 1944
… the modern form of imperialism in the mother country. On the other hand, imperialism brought industrialisation to … to its own requirements. Imperialism,…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 2 - Human Models: Christianity and Capitalism
… get something out of permitting them to do so. The basis on which they are employed is that some of the products of … Most fortunes are just not made that…
Address by I. B. Tabata, AAC Conference, December 16,1941
… defeat. The Bills have become law. Instead of advancing on the road to political rights and consequently economic … of the white masters to rule over us. Six…