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PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
… This Temple was built in 1946, and declared by: The South African Heritage Council, a National Monument in 1980. Any …
PlaceLeeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town
… Kotzé, who later became a well-known judge in the South African Republic, spent his youth at Leeuwenhof and his …
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… National Botanical Gardens", administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) . There …
EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
… creation of the Tricameral Parliament in which the South African Indian Council (SAIC), an apartheid-created body … Pachia, B., (eds.) 1984. A Documentary…
PlaceOost-Eind Primary School, 70 Meintjes Street, Trevenna, Pretoria
… nothing has been communicated to me,” said Folosha. South African parents have expressed this with the principals and …
PlaceSAAF Memorial and Museum
… to the conditions advised by the Institute of South African Architects (ISAA). Professor John FASSLER was …
PlaceKruger House Museum
… in 1896. Paul Kruger was State President of the South African Republic and was renowned internationally for his …
PlaceComoros
… The Comoros Archipelago African Islands are situated in the Western Indian Ocean . It …
Address by ANC President, Nelson Mandela, to the International Solidarity Conference Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… this is to hold free and fair elections, where every South African will vote, for the first time, for a government of …
EventAssassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
… to over 15 million. Amongst these losses were South African soldiers, who entered the conflict on the side of the …
EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… one of the most dictorial and corrupt regimes on the African continent. He was deposed by Laurent Kabila, the … This Week in African History, 13-19 August …
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
… of Steve Biko . The case was then submitted to the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) for further … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… as participating in a political conflict between the African National Congress (ANC) and IFP. Ndimene, a …
EventHundreds of thousands of people killed as tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia, coming as far as South Africa
… lost over 500 citizens each in the disaster. Several South African tourists were also killed. The countries most …
EventMzwakhe Mbuli is sentenced to 13 years in jail
… brought attention to the horrible conditions in South African prisons. Helen Suzman, legendary activist and …
EventWorld War I begins
… to over 15 million. Amongst these losses were South African soldiers, who entered the conflict on the side of the …
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The Commandos mounted …
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… Banda followed policies which were at odds with other African leaders in the newly independent nations. He …
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… explorers and settlers travelling into the Southern African interior. The settlement was laid out about a central …
PlaceBantu Dramatic Society, Johannesburg
… but will focus on encouraging Bantu playwrights to develop African dramatic and operatic art”. In doing so, the society …
PlaceWaverly Road Memorial, Durban South
… The South African War Memorial was unveiled on May 24, 1910, at 360 … of large panels providing room for inscriptions.The South African War Memorial was…
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… ECCI, 13 November 1932 Document 19 Minutes of Meeting of African CPSA Members, 13 November 1932 Document 20 Speech of … 1935 (extracts) Document 54 Statement…
2002 ANC National Policy Conference: Closing Statement by Jacob Zuma, 30 September 2002
… process has proceeded in the democratic traditions of the African National Congress and included the following … provincially, nationally, in the SADC region…
Speech, on Behalf of the National Liberation Movements, at the Opening Session of the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Havana, Cuba, 3 September 1979
… I have been assigned the great honour, as leader of the African National Congress delegation, to propose a vote of … regarded as a group aside, here in Cuba,…
Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas, 23 August 2008
… South African History Online Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th … that Fatima Meer stood for have been main-framed in South African society and our…
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… the sacrifice made by many of all races, particularly the African people, who have endured and suffered so much for so … of his beloved Movement he led so…
PlaceWalvis Bay, Namibia
… the primary deep-water Port! It was an enclave under South African control for 84 years but South Africa formally … discussions lasting three years between…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… control had undermined the hard-won security that many African societies had achieved. This was due to changes in … various British colonies, Boer republics…
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on a crowd of …
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment contrasted … people beyond those in the room. If…