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EventMargaret Mary Smith, SA artist and ichthyologist, is born
… study of fishes. Margaret Mary Smith illustrated the book by her husband, Prof. J.L.B. Smith, titled 'Sea fishes of …
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
… during Anglo-Boer War 2 , Louis Botha, was instructed by Governor-General Herbert Gladstone to constitute a …
EventThe Anglo Boer War
… of the Boers to defend their autonomy from being usurped by the British government. Instead of lasting for a few weeks …
PlaceCyphergat Station
… was opened on 15 October 1883. It has been suggested by Historians, that De Beers issued compound tokens to to …
PlaceCarlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape
… in 1863 over the Great Fish River, but destroyed in 1874 by Floods! The engineer of the Bridge was Joseph Newey ,who …
EventFirst Black-owned newspaper is published
… Imvo Zabantsundu (Opinion of the People), was published by Thanda Press in King William's Town as an independent …
EventIFP makes election threat
… constitutional demands were met. Following indications by opinion polls that the African National Congress (ANC) …
EventA statement is issued following talks between John Vorster and Ian Smith
… since the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by Ian Smith on 11 November 1965. …
ArchiveFinal Schlebusch report on NUSAS
… being cut off, there is a suggestion to pre-empt this by immediate fundraising in South Africa. …
ArchiveCircular from John Daniels, SRC Vice-President
… full text of the memorandum submitted to the minister by the deputation and the press statement issued after the …
Attacks on Sasol 1 and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol 2 in Secunda take place in the night of 31 May/1 June in order to coincide
… later granted amnesty in respect of the attack on Sasol 2 by the TRC. …
ArchiveCrisis News
… Crisis News, published by the Western Province Council of Churches, Cape Town, …
PlaceAmsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality
… It formed part of the Scottish Settlement established by Alexander McCorkindale. It was proclaimed a Town in June … New Dictionary of South African Place…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 2: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… Men who had large numbers of cattle showed their power by lending cattle. The men who borrowed the cattle had to … Archeologists have found many examples of…
Chapter II - Partners in protest
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Soon after my return to South Africa in 1955, … in silence, in smaller groups now, but still undeterred by the…
Archive2015 - President Zuma, Response to the State of the Nation Address, 19 February 2015
… Delivered by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday in response to the State … For more than a century, millions of our people led by the ANC pursued relentless…
Congress of the People - I was there
… of people who could be active publicly was restricted by the bannings. The slogan for the Congress of the People - … would take the chance to help create…
ANC`s Subcommittee on Education, 18 January 2016
… House All media houses are invited to the briefing. Issued by: Zizi Kodwa National Spokesperson African National …
PlaceAlbertville, Johannesburg
… English, is the main Language spoken followed closely by Afrikaans, this is according to, 2011 Population … New Dictionary of South African Place Names by…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983, Volume 61
… into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 3 September 1982
… into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, …
ArchiveThe failure of the Coloured Persons Represen
… This thesis discusses the structures instituted by successive Nationalist Governments to serve as an …
ArchiveFounding statement for the visit to Washington DC of a delegation of South African church leaders
… Report about a visit to Washington DC by a delegation of South African church leaders namely, Allan …
PlaceWoolsack House, Rondebosch
… of Cape Dutch and neo-classical features, was Rebuilt by Sir Herbert Baker for the use of Poets and Artists on the … of Cape Dutch and neo-classical features…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 9: The Kennedy visit, the truth
… This pamphlet discusses the visit by Senator Edward Kennedy to South Africa, and one question …
ArchiveInternational Bulletin, No 25, December 1989
… Bulletin, No 25, December 1989, produced by the South African Communist Party. Issue covers an SACP …
ArchiveWhite and Black nationalism, ethnicity and the future of the homelands
… lecture in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Chief M Gatsha Buthelezi who addresses the future of South …
ArchiveBolt Number 12 July 1975
… Five Poems, Christopher Hope; from Local Colour, a novel by Stephan Grey; Two Poems, Geoffrey Haresnape; Two Poems, …
Speak - the voice of the community
… Speak: the voice of the community, published by the Speak Community Newspaper Project, reflected the …
PlaceGold Reef City
… of turn-of-the-century Johannesburg, which was flooded by prospectors after the discovery of gold in 1886. With its …