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PlaceAmikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)
… (Bushman) and Khoi who are Ancient People who roamed South Africa. They sleep under the stars and travel the byways of the Great Karoo, South Africa's…
PlaceAchab se Berg, Northern Cape
… and 34 km from Pofadder, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The name is taken from the Farm Achab. Aggeneys the … some of the most diverse and complex…
EventAndrew Vusi Fasedemi is born
… Finance Corporation, NEPAD, Eskom, Coca-Cola South East Africa and M-Net/Supersport. Fasedemi was Senior Brand … products at Cadbury, Nigeria, before he came…
EventCOMSA calls on SA to move towards election
… report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA), concluded that based on its homicide rate, … legal and political experts, further…
EventS.A. beats New Zealand by 3
… Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis sent South Africa to a 3-2 win over New Zealand, with SA being unbeaten … scoring 94 and 100 runs respectively. This gave…
EventFanie de Villiers ends his last Test triumphantly
… Fanie de Villiers played his last cricket match for South Africa in the third Test match against Pakistan at St … last man. It was his 85th wicket of an 18…
EventSA is readmitted to the IOC
… to the establishment of the democratic dispensation, South Africa was readmitted to the Olympic games on condition that … normalisation of relations with…
PlacePosthuys
… is well worth a visit for those interested in South Africa’s early colonial history. It is one of the notable …
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… the establishment of the United Workers Union of South Africa (UWUSA) in 1986. It was said that the main reason … Mabangalala, the rise of right-wing…
EventThe first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.
… called 'Youth Day' since 1994. Soweto is an area of South Africa that is rich in the history and heritage of the … website states: "Soweto is a symbol of the…
PlaceThulamela, an Archaeological Site
… There is also evidence of contact with people from West Africa. During the 18th Century, the Baphalaborwa settled in … trading routes and sites that enriched…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … 30, 1932. T. W. Thibedi P. O. Box 4143 Johannesburg, So. Africa. Dear Comrade:-…
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
Matthew Goniwe was born on 27 December 1947 in Lingelihle Township on the outskirts of Cradock in the Eastern Cape. His parents David and Elizabeth were farm…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… become aware of the power of the British in Southern Africa. He had heard how the British had defeated the Xhosa …
America, Spanish conquest
… not cross Arab lands. The Europeans knew very little about Africa and the East, and in order to find another trade … bought the slaves from African traders,…
Group conflicts and race prejudice
… is discussion on the topic of race prejudices in South Africa and the impact it has on group conflicts and further … associated with the social situation…
Dr Mamphela Ramphele interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 16 April 1998, Cape Town
… that the examination of what non-racialism means in South Africa must be the beginning part of your book - otherwise … that basis to participate in the…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
… The creation of a built environment in southern Africa's rural areas is not merely the provision of shelter: … in the struggle for land which has taken place…
SA's Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' (BBC News), 05 April 2006
… is thought to be the main way in which Aids is spread in Africa. Mr Zuma, 63, insisted that the woman, 31, who may not …
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… in the British German Legion who emigrated to South Africa after the Crimean War. After the death of Koopmans in …
PlaceFederated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre
… the newsletters. In 1982, Sir Anthony Cairo came to South Africa to give lectures at various universities in …
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
… South Africans no doubt are, by the spectre of a South Africa split into two hostile camps - blacks on one side (the … the people. It has worked long and…
Cacadu District Municipality
… Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu in 2017 after changes … Cacadu District is the largest producer of…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… is the only surviving example of a Victorian Theatre in Africa. The Opera House is the oldest theatre on the continent of Africa and the Southern Hemisphere…
PlaceGazankulu
… the homeland of the Shangaan and Tsonga people in South Africa. It was divided over two territories, west of the … was at Giyani. It did not accept…
EventHenry Morton Stanley’s expedition reaches Fort Bodo, Congo
… No one had heard from Livingstone since he left for Africa in 1840. Finding Livingstone in 1871 brought fame for … After finding Livingstone, Stanley…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the academic year at the University of Stellenbosch on 22 February 1971
… to the special problems that confront the people of South Africa and the responsibility awaiting each student in the … different nations residing within the…
55. S.A.I.C. deputation sees the Minister of the Interior, 1925
… on a matter of principle the Indian community of South Africa opposes this Bill in toto . 2.That this Congress urges …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 96th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2008
… President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, an exceptional son of Africa who remains an inspiration and an example to millions in South Africa and around the world;…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… 1973 31/3/1978 Cape TownFormer NUSAS leader who fled South Africa while under a banning order. Brother of also banned … investigated African labour…