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Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… in 1902, he bequeathed his estate to the world. His home,Groote Schuur, became the official residence for the premier of the …
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
The Karoo is one of the World’s most unique, arid zones. In South Africa it stands alone, globally it is an: "envied rarity." Situated in the Western parts of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… by Dimitri Tsafendas. The Prime Minister is rushed to Groote Schuur but is declared dead on arrival. 13 September, B.J …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam Memo Level 1 & 2…
*Free Entrance: Emancipation Day and World Aids Day
Join Iziko Museums of South Africa in commemorating Emancipation and World Aids Day.On Sunday, 1 December 2024, Iziko Museums of South Africa will be…
EventInauguration ceremony of the South African College School (SACS) takes place
… South African College School (SACS) was inaugurated at the Groote Kerk, giving impetus to the formation of the first …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… by Dimitri Tsafendas. The Prime Minister is rushed to Groote Schuur but is declared dead on arrival. 13 September, B.J …
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… other historical places like the Old Slave Lodge Museum, Groote Kerk (the oldest church in South Africa) and the …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 79th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1991
… Assembly. During this past year, as reflected in the Groote Schuur and Pretoria Minutes, we entered into a number of … by its failure to implement the…
PlaceGroenendal Wilderness Area
The 30 000 hectare Groendal Wilderness Area protects the water catchment area of the Swartkops River (KwaZungha River), with the Groendal Dam in its centre. It…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… Bram released. 1971 27 January, Paul, Bram's son, dies in Groote Schuur Hospital. Bram is not allowed to go to his funeral. No …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1960 - 1969 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… kitchens at major Peninsula hospitals in the Cape, namely, Groote Schuur, Somerset. Conradie. G P Jooste, Woodstock, Mowbray …
PlaceFisantekraal, Cape Winelands
Fisantekraal is a Township in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is located 10 kilometers (6 mi) North East of Durbanville and about 40 kilometers,…
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… Shop. Wine tasting at Ormonde, Kloof- Darling Cellars and Groote Post along with its long established, family friendly … Shop. Wine tasting at Ormonde, Kloof…
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
… world’s first successful heart transplant, performed at Groote Schuur Hospital by a team led by Professor Christiaan …
PlaceZorgvliet Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
Seven kilometers outside Stellenbosch in the heart of the wine lands, "you will find a place of serenity and ultimate beauty!"Wine has been a product of this…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… Mkhwanazi trial. 1982 April, Walter Sisulu was admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town for a ‘routine medical …
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… leaders returns to South Africa from exile. 2-4 May, The Groote Schuur Accord: the National Party (NP) and the African …
PlaceDarters Pass, Northern Cape
… The Village did not develop much until 1897, when Moses Schuur opened a shop and built a Hotel next to it. Then came …
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
… for them to meet Miss Hobhouse who was now staying at Groote Schuur, the residence of the Prime Minister, as the guest of … Miss Hobhouse invited Gandhiji…
PlacePatensie, Eastern Cape
Patensie is a Town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Patensie lies along the R331 road just South of…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… to their discussions and agreements in three events. The Groote Schuur Minute which was held in May 1990, the Pretoria Minute …
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least 15 000 Blacks were used as combatants by the…
PlaceGraaff-Reinet
Set in a twist of the Sundays River, the Great Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet is one of the oldest towns in South Africa, dating back to the Great Trek, between…
PlaceLady Grey, Eastern Cape
Before 1856, Farmers in this Area attended the Church in Aliwal North. Primitive transport, bad Roads, Rivers and other obstacles made it an ordeal to go to;…
PlaceBloukrans Bridge Rest Camp, Southern Region
The Bloukrans Bridge is a stunning single span arched bridge, located in the Southern Cape region of South Africa. The bridge is one of three commissioned on…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… registers three separate outbreaks. 1717 Construction of Groote Kerk begins 1717 The VOC decides that future grants of … French troops stationed at Cape Town…
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… the then head of state, Mr. P.W. Botha. They drove me to Groote Schuur, but that was in my twenty-sixth year of imprisonment …
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
While the South African press readily covered stories of those having committed acts of treason or communism during the apartheid era, little attention was…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
Precolonial and Early History Almost four hundred years ago, Khoe-San people moved into the interior of South Africa from the Cape (what is today the…