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EventFirst formal school opens at the Cape
… Riebeeck, commander at the Cape, wrote in his diary that a school for slaves has been started. Sick-comforter Pieter van der Stael was the first teacher. To…
EventMakgatho Mandela dies
… the Linksfield hospital in Johannesburg. His father put up a brave face and announced that his son had HIV/Aids. He … stressed that being open about HIV/Aids…
EventMorgan Tsvangirai is cleared of Treason charges
… was charged with treason for allegedly plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Charges against … the country's 2002 elections, which he…
EventSA athlete Ernst van Dyk is hard done by at Paralympic games
… South African athlete, Ernst van Dyk, was cut off from a certain gold medal by the Mexican Saul Mendoza during the 1 … Van Dyk controlled the pace from the…
Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa confer
… and tourism in the Government of National Unity, to discuss the formation of a new political movement. Botha and Holomisa, the latter who … from the African…
EventFrancois Botha wins International Boxing Federation (IBF) title
… (Frans) Botha, nickamed the "White Buffalo," secured a victory in a split decision against Germany's Axel Schulz to win the International Boxing…
EventThe UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa
… In 1963, the Security Council called upon states to stop the sale of arms to South Africa, and repeated the call in 1970 and again in … 281 (1970) was…
EventHenry Olonga, Zimbabwean Cricketer is born
… Henry Khaaba Olonga was born in Lusaka, Zambia, to a Kenyan father and a Zimbabwean mother. The family moved back to his father’s …
EventAn inquest into the death of Ernest Dipale finds no-one criminally liable for his death
… Security Act and charged with furthering the aims of a banned organisation, the African National Congress (ANC). He allegedly hung himself with a strip of…
EventWorld No Tobacco Day is observed
… 1987. The day is observed by abstaining from tobacco for a period of 24 hours around the World .The objective is to encourage smokers to stop smoking…
EventA ferry carrying 200 passengers capsizes near the coastal town of Robersport in Northwest Liberia
… A ferry carrying close to 200 passengers capsized in Robersport, Liberia on 14 … 2002. The passengers were returning from the funeral of a well-known local…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education
… that devastated Africa. However, it is equally important to highlight the various ways in which Africans shaped colonialism. This is not to deny the negative…
A Place of Freedom
… Phoenix represented an island of freedom in a society that moved from informal segregation in the early years of the twentieth century to full-blown…
EventThe UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
… Democratic Front (UDF) embarked on an ambitious campaign to collect one million signatures from the public, declaring … and its constitutional reforms, and…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… of complications following heart surgery on Wednesday, was a quiet South African, but one who thought and acted with … This was clear in his visionary,…
PlaceNoupoort
… Noupoort is a town in the Eastern Karoo region of South Africa. With the … and ANGLICAN. The St Agnes Anglican church was designed by a railway engineer in…
PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
… "To see this sculpture of Mandela !" Visit the Capture Site … In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of Mandela's arrest, a sculpture was erected in the…
PlacePort St. Johns
… the primitive force of freak waves that have caused many a shipwreck along this region of the Coast! Port St Johns was developed, in 1878. Port St Johns also…
PlaceThe Randjeslaagte Beacon, Parktown Johannesburg
… Louis Botha Avenue at its Highest point. The Beacon is a simple concrete Structure standing on a Natural Rock Outcrop. When the farms; 'Turifontein, … the…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… in the immediate vicinity of Rustenburg. Designed in a neo-classical idiom, it was erected for William Robertson … After the South African War, the farm…
PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… The Property was purchased in 1940 by a Dutch diamond trader known as Messias, who had a House erected upon it. During WWII Italian prisoners of war were…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… African singer Miriam Makeba dies at the age of 76 after a 30 minute performance for Roberto Saviano in the Italian … international spotlight. As consequence…
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… The events which led to mass detentions in April 1960 were the following: A state of emergency was called after anti-pass … Pretoria: Van Schaik Academic, pp…
ArchiveCOSATU Culture Congress NASREC July 1989
… A culture congress to which all federations of COSATUwere invited to perform cultural items dedicated to the congress movement. …
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… was one of the sea vessels, sent from the Netherlands, to find a trade Route to India in 1592. It was captained by Cornelius … from all these unknown sea…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… (1796-1841) who arrived in Natal in 1835 and who played a prominent role within the community providing medical care … as printing pamphlets in Zulu. In 1844…
Launch of The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner
… Described by Nelson Mandela as a source of inspiration, Richard Turner was a central figure in the white South African student movement … where he was…
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
… Our Lady Of Montserrat in Betty's Bay, Western Cape is a Christian Congregation serving the Betty's Bay Community and encouraging others through a life…
Grassroots
… Grassroots was started in 1980 as the first of a series of community newspapers designed to give a voice to the 'voiceless' and oppressed peoples of South …
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… in the Civic Square was built in 1924. It was the home of a coach magnate, Doel Zeederberg, who established the first … and Bulawayo (in Zimbabwe, then…