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EventAfrica Malaria Day
… in 2001 and was known as Africa Malaria Day. Subsequent to a proposal made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States at a meeting held during the…
EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
… war presented South Africa with long sought opportunity to pursue its ambitions to incorporate the German protectorate of South West Africa, … under the…
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
… through their spokesperson, Salvador Mkhari threatened to resume the armed struggle unless their demands, which were … The African National Congress (ANC)…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… The African National Congress (ANC) is saddened to learn of the passing-on of Cde Basil Jomo Mavuso, a former MK combatant in Nova Catenga, a military…
PlaceFranskraal and the Strandveld Museum
… diving centre of South Africa (Gansbaai), Franskraal is a quaint seaside village with an awesome array of things to do. These range from outdoors excursions…
PlaceMbotyi, Eastern Cape
… For the adventurer wanting to explore the many unique and wild treasures this coast has … Eastern Cape coastline, were is still wild! Situated in a…
PlaceCaledon, Cape Overberg
… about 113 Kilometres (70 mi) east of Cape Town next to mineral-rich hot springs. As of 2011 it had a population of 13,020. It is located in, and the seat of,…
PlaceImizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… seaside Suburb of Hout Bay in Cape Town . Hout Bay is like a microcosm of South Africa , with a wealthy, mainly White Community, living alongside the Black ……
PlaceOld House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban
… Museum. The property originally extended from the Bay to St Andrew's Street, and belonged to a man named: 'Ferreira'. In 1849 it was purchased by John…
PlaceCape Floral Areas, Western Province
… Forests and Mountain Catchment Areas. These elements add a significant number of endemic species associated with the Fynbos vegetation, a fine-leaved…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo
… Magdalen College, D. Phil., Michaelmas, 1997 Resistance to the apartheid system, led by the African National Congress … The apartheid state attempted to co…
PlacePretoria Correctional Service Museum
… Kruger streets, has an appealing History. Anderson was a prisoner for all intents and purposes, and was sentenced to a year of hard labour by the Provincial…
EventThe Paramount Chief of the Zulus, Prince Goodwill Zwelithini, is officially removed as a member of the Zulu Legislative Assembly
… declared as only ceremonial. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous relationship between Chief Buthelezi and King … interfering in party politics in…
The Trust Feed Massacre
… the lives of the close-knit community of Trust Feeds, a rural village near New Hanover in the Natal Midlands. On 15 October a group of people, mostly women,…
EventWorld Aids Day is internationally observed for the first time
… the January 1988 meeting of Health Ministers in London, a decision was taken that 1 December would annually be … of Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) was not…
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… South African in the 17th century, the island was used to isolated people that were considered unwanted elements in … countries. When the British took…
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… In January 1995 an advertising campaign was launched to elicit public views on what should be in the Constitution. … power-sharing arrangements giving…
PlaceThe Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
… The Free State National Botanical Garden dates back to 1965. During the 1963 Kirstenbosch Jubilee Year Tour it was decided that the Free State warranted a…
PlaceClearwater, Now Known as Griquastad- in the Northern Cape
… Kramer , of the London Missionary Society, established a Missionary Station, among the Griqua at Leeuwenkuil . The … In about 1805 they moved the Missionary…
PlaceMariammen Temple, Pretoria
… and other infectious diseases. The Temple was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 September … impressive Gopuram among Hindu…
David Goldblatt: In the time of AIDS by Galeria Elba Benitez, 31 March 2009, Madrid
… of images on show at the exhibition allows viewers to understand the relevance of this project within the … in which the human figure does appear in it, but…
!U’S STORY - Photographs 1 - 8
… Kalahari. We are the !Kung of Nyae Nyae. The Kalahari is a very big desert which takes up almost a third of southern Africa. Where we live, it is very dry. ……
ArchiveNatives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954
… The Act was to provide for the removal of natives from any area in the … and their settlement elsewhere, and for that purpose to establish a board and to…
ArchiveThe struggle for trade unions
… When workers come together and decide to form an organisation to help them at their work, this organisation is called a trade union. But, as we will see it…
EventButhelezi boycotts first session of CODESA
… Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), announced his intention not to attend the first session of CODESA. He considered the decision taken by the Steering Committee of…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the twentieth anniversary of the Tanganyika African National Union, 01 July 1974
… greetings and profound feelings of brotherly friendship to all the members of the Tanganyika African National Union, … was hoisted on the 13th December, 1962…
Message on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Tanganyika African National Union by O. R. Tambo, July 1974
… greetings and profound feelings of brotherly friendship to all the members of the Tanganyika African National Union, … was hoisted on the 13th December, 1962…
PlaceVoortrekker Monument
… This massive granite Structure is prominently located on a Hilltop, and was Built to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony … J.C. Muller …
The conduct of EFF at the National Assembly Today, 17 September 2014
… Parliament in the National Assembly today. Their refusal to abide by Parliamentary rules of having to withdraw … of the National Assembly is eligible to be…
ANC-KZN flabbergasted by DA’s denigration of Oliver Tambo, 11 July 2006
… afternoon, Ms Desiree Van der Walt said it will be wrong to rename Johannesburg International Airport after OR TAMBO … nation-building like Mandela". It is…