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The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… journey began in the place where he was born, namel South Africa. “While biography is never a trivial part of the …
PlaceCross erected by Bartholomew Dias
… Alexandria in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. A minor road turns sharply off to the right from the … Government Gazette of South Africa …
PlaceTogo
… Togo is a country of western Africa. Lomé, the capital, is situated in the south-west of …
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
… selection of contestants for international events. South Africa was once excluded from participating in international …
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… activist and Chief Executive Officer of Tourism South Africa, Cheryl Carolus, was born in Silvertown on the Cape …
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… by warning the Resisters to vacate their premises in South Africa. During that evening the police arrested 13 Resisters. … SAHO Indian passive resistance in…
EventDavid Kitson released
… South Africa's longest serving White political prisoner, David …
EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
… significant that the award was made at the time when South Africa was barred from taking part in international sports … 20 February, (Available at the…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… of the illegal organisation Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). He was later released on bail and in January …
EventGoldstone Commission confirms SADF complicity in violence
… incidents of public violence and intimidation in South Africa prior to the 1994 general election. During the first … independence to mid-1997 , Westport:…
EventThe Declaration of Windhoek
… many dangers and pressures faced by journalists working in Africa and other conflict regions. In addition, it was an …
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
… of the African National Congress (ANC), returns to South Africa after going into exile nearly thirty years ago. Tambo …
EventNelson Mandela is elected Deputy President of the ANC
… its headquarters from Zambia to Johannesburg, South Africa. On 11 February 1990, Mandela was released from Victor …
EventRSA introduces more press restriction
… such an extent that it fosters chaos and revolt in South Africa" (Williams 1998). Some of the alternative media … journalism - a comparative study , Cape…
EventSA sugar magnate Sir Hulett is born
… and politician, was born in England and came to South Africa in 1857 at the age of 19. Hulett pioneered the …
Event46664 concert is held in Fancourt
… to be infected with the Aids virus than men in South Africa. The concert was made possible through the generous …
EventSpringboks beat Scotland at Murrayfield
… South Africa's tour of the British Isles finished on an upbeat note … MyPlayers," Emphatic win for South Africa ",From: MyPlayers ,[Online],Available at: …
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… of diamond in 1867. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa attracted many Europeans who were lured by the … Archaelogy South Africa, 1996, ‘The Digging…
EventNkosi Sikelel’iAfrica composer, Enoch Sontonga dies
… of the National Anthem Nkosi Sikelel' IAfrica (God Bless Africa) died at the age of thirty-two. He wrote Nkosi …
EventHunting is prohibited in the area that is now the Kruger National Park
… origins of the Sabie Game Reserve, the second reserve in Africa. The Anglo-Boer War halted further development of the … Siyabona Africa, " History of the…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa Vol.11, Cape Town: NASOU. …
EventDeputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood
… Gen. Louis Botha. Source: http://www.sabcnews.co.za/south_africa/general/0,2172,131312,00.html …
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… Afrikaans Language Movement. When the Union of South Africa was established in 1910, Dutch became an official …
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… Rassools, and Abdurahmans. The context is Cape Town, South Africa of the 1930s as seen through the pre-teen eyes of the …
EventOlive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town
… a century ago, seem to have predicted the modern day South Africa. Her first book about the story of an African farm …
PlaceAlbany, Eastern Cape
… in 1831. The Town of Cradock in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, is named after him. Albany was named in honour of the … African Place Names by Peter E. Raper…
PlaceElandsfontein Farm, Pretoria
… Mall are 15-20 min drive away, with restaurants and all the shops you may need. …
PlaceBenoni, Ekurhuleni Municipality
… Johan Rissik , found it difficult to assign title deeds to all unclaimed State Property. He named the Area Benoni …
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
… The Vlei offers a venue where Local Capetonians from all walks of life can enjoy nature together. 'Located between …
EventSibongile Khumalo was born on this day
… She is one of the most recognized jazz musicians in South Africa. She was launched into the limelight in 1993 when she …