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ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
… also became involved in the early Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). Its radical socialist ideas drew many African …
PlaceBarberspan Bird Sanctuary
… is a pioneer in ornithological research. Bird Life South Africa has declared it an important national birding site. … The Barberspan Bird Sanctuary is…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… held at Green Market Square. This YMCA is the oldest in Africa and has been based in a couple of places in the City … July 1914, (during the painful days of…
PlaceGolden Gate Highlands National Park, Free State
… Gate National Park is a Free State Nature Reserve in South Africa , located in the North Eastern part of Free State. The … Red-Hot Pokers.' This Free State…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Social Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… question highlighted the concern that land reform in South Africa was going slower than expected. The commissions agreed … men and women in the international…
PlaceLevubu, Limpopo
… fruit Farming Area in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Fruit such as litchis, avocados and bananas, as well … fruit Farming Area in the Limpopo Province…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the Seventh Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, 5 February 1954, Durban
In the name of Afrika and Freedom I greet you all! AFRIKA! AFRIKA! MAYIBUYE! INKULULEKO NGESIKHATHI SETHU (Freedom in Our Lifetime)! Let us sing together…
PlaceMatroosfontein
… that define the character and charm of Cape Town and South Africa, and offers locals and visitors alike the opportunity …
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women's League, is born
… Education. In 1966 the ANC convinced her to leave South Africa and join her husband, Mark Shope, in exile. While in …
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… some of the most savage mob action in the history of South Africa. Most of the incidents were laid at the door of the … Mabangalala, the rise of right-wing…
EventZelda la Grange was born on this day
… On this day, Zelda Grange was born in Pretoria, South Africa. She completed a 3-year National Diploma and started …
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the struggle continues and grows more intense, 23 August 1984
… Let August the 28th be the D-Day for the neo-Nazis of Africa as May 8, 1945, was for their mentors in Europe. The …
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… ran through the Town, making it the only Town in South Africa that was in two Provinces. This also led to confusion … ran through the Town, making it the…
PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
… 5 kilometres off the Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The Reef is inhabited by many kinds of hard and soft … raveltours.com/index.php/travel-tours…
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… Prison is situated in Paarl in Cape Town, South Africa. The prison looks more like a boys school than a …
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
… In preparation of the FIFA World Cup of 2010 , South Africa had to upgrade and build a variety of Stadiums, and as …
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… that paved the way for a non racial democracy in South Africa. …
EventLibya becomes independent
… (UN) and one of the first former European possessions in Africa to gain independence. At the time of independence …
EventAt a summit SA Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws
… at Langa, Cape Town, Trade Union delegates discussed South Africa's labour laws for the first time since the 1950s. …
EventNP Natal Congress agrees to multiracial membership
… With the wind of change powerfully blowing in South Africa, the National Party under the leadership of young but …
EventThe Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed
… process of CODESA (Convention on a Democratic South Africa). …
EventNational Day of Prayer is observed peacefully
… because of a bomb threat. On the same day, one of South Africa's biggest stay-aways and organised boycotts occurs, …
EventCecil John Rhodes is buried in the Matopos
… Schuur as a residence for the prime minister of South Africa. … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p…
EventBrett Kebble, SA millionaire and director of mining companies, linked to several cases of alleged fraud, is born
… corruption in big business and government in South Africa. Kebble was revealed to be involved with high profile …
EventThe Nelson Mandela Museum is opened in Mthatha
… Cape. The museum was opened by then President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela himself on 11 February 2000, exactly … [Accessed: 06 February 2014]|South…
EventHamilton Naki, a laboratory assistant to cardiac surgeon Christian Barnard, dies
… who would perform the first heart transplant in South Africa. Those who have worked with Naki described him as a …
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… in both the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. …
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… grandest marathon in the world, athletes flock to South Africa from all over the world every year to take part in the … at: www.comrades.com [Accessed on 17…
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… time. He held thirteen exhibitions from 1967-1985 in South Africa, Europe and the US. Macala’s chosen technique was …
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
… his studies in France and Italy. On his return to South Africa, Moerdijk started his own practice and got commissions …