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EventThe Battle of Blaauwberg takes place
On 8 January 1806 the Battle of Blaauwberg takes place, and part of the defending force capitulates two days later. Cape Governor Janssens and the rest of the…
PlaceAlgeria
Situated north of the Sahara desert. Algeria shares a common border with Libya, Tunisia, Niger, Mali, and Morocco. Algeria has access to the Mediterranean Sea…
EventSouthern Rhodesia rejects joining the Union of South Africa
Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) rejected joining the South African Union in a referendum. Voters had to choose between establishing self government, joining…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
The first slaves arrived at the Cape in 1658, despite Jan van Riebeeck's several prior attempts at requesting slaves for the settlement from the Heren XVII. On…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
After the Anglo-Boer War, there were six British colonies in South Africa. They were all separate, with their own governments. In 1910 four of the colonies…
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
The history of four years of the revolutionary multi-racial union in South Africa, the Industrial Workers of Africa, and the labour movement at the time. …
ArchiveDecember 16 to 26: Xmas against the emergency
Black and white poster with an image of a mans hand in a fist; holding barbed wire and the logos of NECC, SACC, UDF and COSATU on the fingers. The other image…
EventCecil John Rhodes (48) dies in Muizenberg
Cecil John Rhodes, imperialist, political manipulator, diamond magnate and Premier of the Cape Colony dies aged 48. He arrived in South Africa in 1870 and…
PlaceWinthrop Building, 8 Durban Road, Wynberg
The U-plan structure with a thatched hip Roof dates from 1830 and is one of the oldest Houses in the Historical Centre of Wynberg. It originally served as a…
PlaceDrostdy Museum, Uitenhage
The Drostdy was erected during General Jacob Glen Cuyler’s tenure of office as Landdrost of Uitenhage in 1809 and follows the historical development of…
PlaceVictorian terrace House complex, Grove Road and Albert Road, Mowbray
These 9 dwellings form part of a unique Street Block that dates from the 1880s, and consisted of two terraced rows, of identical late-Victorian Double-storey,…
PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
Railway station between Sycamore and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of Waterval Onder. At first called Nooitgedaght, it was…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
My paper is about two women who focused on a common ideal, namely, the use of hand labour for social reconstruction after the Second South African War of 1899…
EventSir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London
Sir Julius Gottlieb Ferdinand Jeppe passed away in London on 2 September 1929 at age 70. He was a mining and property magnate who was knighted for his…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
For more than 95% of the last 100 000 years, most people all over the world followed a hunting and gathering way of life. Until recently, people living by…
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension inside the African National Congress (ANC) between those with more moderate…
EventNational Housing Department introduces new plan
National Housing Department Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, introduced a new housing plan to the media. The plan had been endorsed by the cabinet and entailed the…
PlaceMasjiengebou (Machine Building), Defense Headquarters, Pretoria
This building was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 1 April 1977. The Historic Machine Building, "Staatsartillerie" Stables and…
PlaceDie Stem Parsonage, Simonstown, Cape Town
This double-storeyed structure was erected as a Rectory and Vicarage, in 1815 by building contractor, Herman Schutte, and its verandah was added in 1820. The…
EventSewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh dies in Durban
Sewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh, champion for the poor and social worker, died in Durban. He was born in 1890 and played an active role in SA sports as, inter alia,…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
A cartoon illustrating the process of getting to the idealised “American Dream" Image Source Introduction Like communism in Russia, American capitalism…
EventWorld Heart Day is first celebrated
Close to 20 million lives a year are lost to cardiovascular diseases world wide. It is reported that South Africa loses close to 100 people per day to…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church and Parsonage, Three Anchor Bay
The church building was officially opened by Dr Andrew Murray on 9 July 1879. Eight months later, on 10 March 1880, the congregation seceded from the Groote…
PlaceAmsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality
Town some 77 km East of Ermelo. It formed part of the Scottish Settlement established by Alexander McCorkindale. It was proclaimed a Town in June 1881. At…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Workers, New Unions
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic NEW FACTORIES, NEW WORKERS described how rapid…
EventMarianne Kriel was born on this day
Marianne Kriel was born in Bellville on 30 August 1971.[i] She attended Bellville High School, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Stellenbosch…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
Barry Gilder – The ANC Musician, Soldier, and Spy Abstract Barry Gilder is one of South Africa’s most important revolutionaries that fought against the…
ArchivePOTWA
A2 black on yellow silkscreen; cartoons of workers and bosses; text: POTWA Post and Telecommunication workers Assoication; (Mr Privatisation speech): My…
PlaceWave Crest, 181 Main Road, Kalk Bay
The Residence was Built on a Site upon which two of the earliest Cottages in Kalk Bay already stood, the first having been erected in 1846. Instead of…
PlaceSettler Houses, 10-12 Castle Hill, Port Elizabeth
The two buildings, originally owned by Police Constable Sterley, date from about 1840, and together with the adjacent house at 7 Castle Hill, are typical…