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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…
Fatima Meer: Portfolio
… of our country should be resolved peacefully through a process of negotiation; REALISING that the economic … the whole community of nations throughout the…
EventThe last quagga in the world dies in a zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
… The last quagga in the world died in a zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The quagga had once … half of its body only. The upper part of its body was a…
EventFollowing the infamous Treason Trial, ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli is banished by the Apartheid Government for five years
… President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1952 to 1967 and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1961, was one of … laws (e.g. Pass Laws). His involvement…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… The adoption of a Programme of Action by the African National Congress (ANC) … points in the history of the Organisation's existence up to that time. The…
EventBhekisani Manyoni, artist, is born in Greytown
… Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). He later moved with his family to the Dundee area, near Rorke's Drift, where he attended the … attended Maphumulo Junior Secondary…
EventJapanese submarines attack naval base in Madagascar
… the beleaguered Vichy French Forces that were attempting to repulse a combined invasion by British and South African troops. … During the attack on the naval…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… May 1976, the South African Student Movement (SASM) held a conference in Roodepoort. During the conference Aubrey Mokoena, a member of the Black People's…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
… There was also an ethnic and religious dimension to the split. The Southern states were made up of ethnic … comprised mostly Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani who…
EventReport on ANC detention camps is released
… The African National Congress (ANC) released a report by an internal commission of inquiry (the Skweyiya Commission), appointed to investigate detainee abuse…
EventA South African spy is released from jail
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Odile Harrington, a South African convicted and imprisoned for espionage in … South Africa. On her…
EventNelson Mandela is free
… on the outskirts of Paarl and was driven the 60 kms to Cape Town by African National Congress'(ANC) Rose Sonto along a route lined by thousands of supporters…
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
… escaped their scheduled hangings by fifteen hours. A huge sigh of relief came to the "Sharpeville Six" after Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee … increases by…
EventSA President P.W Botha meets with leaders of independent homelands
… Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, and Venda, attended a five-nation summit in Pretoria , chaired by the South … State President P. W. Botha . At the end of…
EventA military coup deposes the Lesotho Government
… ousted Lesotho prime minister Chief Leabua Jonathan in a military coup. Jonathan had been prime minister since 1966 … all executive and legislative powers…
EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
… He was an important physician at the time, and contributed to research in the field of parasitology, and the founder of … Manson's theories about the…
EventApartheid policemen apply for amnesty at TRC
… Congress (ANC). During their application Coetzee outlined a plot to bomb ANC offices in London in 1982 with the knowledge of … to Vlaakplaas and maintained…
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… of Versailles, German South West Africa was declared a mandate of the new international peace-keeping body, the … as the official language, which prompted…
PlaceReitz
… owned by Hendrik Davel. He sold 6400 hectares of it to Jan Roos who developed an important outspan for transport riders. A shop owner named Singer opened a…
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… were originally from Ireland. James Fitzpatrick served as a Supreme Court judge in the Cape Colony and following his death Percy Fitzpatrick travelled to the…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… You are invited to free film screenings and discussions with filmmaker Estela … commitment to preserving collective memory while pursuing a more humane…
EventThe peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) are called off
… and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) were called off as a result of the ANC's ultimatum sent to State President F.W. de Kerk. In the ultimatum, the ANC…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Glossary
… commissioned by The Department of Education accentuate - to make more noticeable or prominent alluvial - deposits left by flowing flood water in a river…
Document 19 - The D. F. Malan Accord
… reflect the determination with which Indians responded to the curtailment of their rights and privileges. The … Aiyar and C. M. Pillay also spoke their minds…
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Eugene Nielen Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an Afrikaans … English. He…