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PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the nearby … from the Dutch term for chalk. In 1795 the…
EventHerero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
… Present-day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during … the indigenous cultures were gradually being destroyed. A rebellion…
PlaceEshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Eshowe, a Town in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Area is set on a Hill, is situated around a 250 hectare indigenous Coastal … of high quality sugar and makes an…
PlaceJohannesburg, Gauteng Province
… as the Financial Capital of South Africa and is Home to 74% of Corporate Headquarters. The Johannesburg Stock … industries and Areas of innovation in…
David Goldblatt by Jean Dykstra, 11 September 2011
… In a videotaped interview with David Goldblatt that is included … the South African photographer ponders how it is possible to be decent and normal in a…
PlaceStanger, now officially known as KwaDukuza
… of Stanger and Groutville is an Area that resonates with a fascinating and grossly un-documented History. Stanger was … KwaDukuza derives its name. KwaDukuza…
ArchiveA Place In The City - The Rand On The Eve Of Apartheid by Luli Callinicos
… Introduction Tomorrow awaits you, lo ng way to walk. It’s no use talking, to gold-propped ears When the … white liberals were horrified. They saw the result…
ArchivePromotion of Bantu Self-governing Act, Act No 46 of 1959
… The Act was to provide for the gradual development of self-governing … of the Union and the said national units in regard to matters affecting the interests…
Biennale Dak’Art 2018 : Open Call for Submissions - Deadline: 31 Jul 2017
… Committee, the call for submissions has been launched to select the artists for the IN section of the Biennial. … should include: 1. The completed submission…
PlaceJosephine Mill, Boundary Road, Newlands
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 December 1978. Newlands in Cape Town is home to the Josephine Mill which was built in…
PlaceSouth African Library, Cape Town
… as we know it today, was formed on 1 November 1999 as a result of the amalgamation of the two former National … Town and the State Library in Pretoria. It…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was a very different one from that of the previous decade. The … who were not imprisoned by the state,…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… regarding television was unchanged. Television was not to be introduced in South Africa. In 1971, the SABC was finally allowed to introduce a television…
EventA bomb blast rocks the ANC London office
… Coetzee testified that the South African government wanted to demoralise the ANC and display South Africa's disapproval … to bomb the offices of the ANC in…
EventBrig. Ramushwana in NPKF admission
… In a telephonic interview Brigadier Gabriel Ramushwana of the … things were going, the NPKF would probably not be ready to keep peace during the elections in…
EventSADF officers dismissed
… State President F.W. de Klerk announced that 23 members of the South African … retired or suspended. This followed the findings of a commission of inquiry…
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… many Muslim men of wealth and influence were banished to the Cape from their homeland in the East because the Dutch feared them as a threat to their…
EventSouthern Rhodesia rejects joining the Union of South Africa
… (now Zimbabwe) rejected joining the South African Union in a referendum. Voters had to choose between establishing self government, joining the … Southern…
PlaceSahlumbe
… Sahlumbe, a Settlement along the Tugela River, about 23km from Weenen and on the edge of Msinga which was a District, established in the former Homeland of;…
PlaceBrackenfell, Cape Town
… In 1901, Andries Brink sold a portion of his farm: 'Kruispad', to George Henry Walton. He was a Scottish immigrant, who then renamed the farm: … In 1901…
EventHenri Edouard Prosper Breuil (84), French archaeologist who did research with Dr Robert Broom in SA, dies in Paris
… Professor Henri Breuil came to South Africa as a part of a six year trip across Southern Africa with a mission to …
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… On 23 February 1962, a member of Progressive Party Helen Suzman condemned the … in the House of Assembley, introducing an amendment to the Immorality Act…
EventLaurie Bloomfield takes picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban
… On 24 January 1960, Laurie Bloomfield, a photographer for the Daily News took a picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban which was … riots were sparked by…
EventANC President Albert Luthuli banned
… from attending public gatherings and another confined him to the magisterial district of Lower Tugela, Natal. He was to … After his part in leading the 1952…
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… banned and African political activity officially limited to government-appointed bodies in the homelands, young people sought alternative means to express…
EventRSA introduces more press restriction
… The state of emergency gave the president powers to rule by decree and to introduce any measures deemed necessary to curb resistance. As a result of these…
EventSouth African History Online goes live
… January 2001. CEO Omar Badsha founded the organisation as a Section 21 non-profit and launched its website two years … archives, heritage programs and other…
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 3: The Sounds of Kora
… From the book: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by … Menán du Plessis There will be many readers who would like to have a sense…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… “Curries” a name associated to the vibrant stadium in the struggle days, particularly in … 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black people within a socio…
Oliver Tambo call for the observance of the 70th birthday of Nelson Mandela, 18 June 1988
… of our country, are renowned for their fearless challenge to the full might of Pretoria`s tyranny. In spite of fierce … determined to be free. The MK cadres…