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EventMbeki unveils Women’s Monument at Union Buildings
… Union Buildings in Pretoria. The aim of the monument was to commemorate the role of women in the struggle and marked the 44th anniversary of the march of 20…
EventThe railway line between Cape Town and George is opened.
… On 25 September 1907, the railway line connecting George to Cape Town was opened. This railway connection was a … the railway was extended over the Outeniqua…
EventCecil John Rhodes is buried in the Matopos
… visited England in 1901. He was already ill on his return to Cape Town in the early months of 1902 and died soon … cottage in Muizenberg , Cape Town . In his…
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… London as a company quarter-sergeant at a war office meant to rehabilitate African soldiers. During his time there, … Convinced that western religions were a…
EventStruggle icon Nxele Makana drowns while escaping from Robben Island
… the Western Xhosas, led by the 'prophet' Makana, which led to a renewal of the civil war between Gaika and Ndlambe. The … together with about thirty other…
Descom Bulletin
… Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security … Support Committee (Descom). These…
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
… the Pretoria Boys High School in 1909. He left for England to study architecture at the Architectural Association. … his qualification as an architect in…
PlaceCalitzdorp, Route 62
… 62 . The Farm, on which Calitzdorp stands, was granted to JJ and MC Calitz in 1831. In 1924 a railway line was opened, in 1937 electrification and a new…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
… Aggeneys the town, originated on a farm of the same name, to service the Black Mountain Mine, which currently employ … permanent staff! This zinc/lead/copper…
PlaceGanyesa
… The massive North West Province of South Africa is home to Ganyesa, which is formally part of the Kagisano / Molopo … (known as a native community ) in the…
PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
… lost their lives. During 1961 and 1963, many troops laid to rest in remote cemeteries were reburied at the Diamond … Commander in Chief of the British forces…
EventNuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
… began in the mid-1950s. Officials from both nations came to believe that the nuclear arms race was reaching a … was raised. In 1960, the three sides seemed…
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs’ (CAD)
… reinforced by the various apartheid laws that strived to keep racial groups apart. Some of these laws included the … aimed exclusively at "Coloureds", this…
EventThe Trial of strength between the Conservative Party and the National Party begins as three Members of Parliament resign
… Botha may be considered one of the key factors that led to the resignation of Fanie Botha, Dr Treurnicht, and Tom … the Conservative Party constituted the…
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… Gugulethu, a township just outside Cape Town, and stabbed to death. Biehl was driving three co-workers to their homes in the township, when some young men…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… by Zach De Beer of the Democratic Party was assigned to make final arrangements for CODESA. The Pan-Africanist … be held outside South Africa, announced its…
EventDisinvestment moves by two major companies
… chairman of Barclays, admitted that while the decision to pull out of the South African market was a commercial one, … year, especially at the beginning of…
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… Amelia Head was born on 6 July 1937 in Pietermaritzburg to Bessie Amelia Birch, a White woman and a Black unnamed father. Due to the apartheid policies of…
Foreword - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… with the issue of self-determination; and SUBSEQUENT to the discussions between the delegations of the ANC, the … record the following agreement: 1. The…
PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… Boer War. After it it fell under siege from October 1899 to March 1900. Set on the banks of the Klip River, and named … served as a staging-post for fortune…
South Africa's political landscape, as visual poetry: Haunting images have understated, dry elegance by Mark Feeney, 20 February 2011
… of the greatness of a great documentary photographer has to do with how he or she brings to the genre a sense of additional vocation. Friedlander is … and…
PlaceStump Memorial, near Doornkop
… the spot where the cottage stood where Jameson surrendered to the Boer forces after the Jameson Raid (previously marked … is really just a burnt piece of…
EventUS Senator Edward Kennedy visits SA
… Edward Kennedy of the United States visited South Africa to show his anti-apartheid support to the South African people. He was hosted by the recipient ……
EventPiet Retief is baptized in Drakenstein, Western Cape
… of the Great Trek that introduced Afrikaner settlement to the interior. Prior to their departure from Cape Town he wrote a manifesto to the Grahamstown…
EventVuyani Bungu wins IBF World Boxing Title
… against highly rated American Kennedy McKinney at Carousel to lift the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world … recognition and respect as he was…
EventThe Internal Security Act is passed
… The Internal Security Act gave massive powers to the authorities to investigate any organization or publication. This prompted opposition parties to oppose…
EventZwelethu Mthethwa found guilty of murder
… on through a series of delays since 2014, Mthethwa refused to take the stand to testify in his own defence, remaining silent. Judge Goliath referred to CCTV…
PlaceXuxuwa, Eastern Cape
… The Tributary takes its name, from what is said to be that of a former chief, Xoxo. Who was the Brother of … and half-brother Sandile, injured in a skirmish,…
PlaceOttery
… busses pass the Ottery centre as well, part of the Wynberg to Khayelitsha route. Minibus taxi's pass through Ottery on Ottery Road, en route to Wynberg from…
PlaceFranschhoek, Western Cape
… wine Capital of the Country and one would be hard pressed to dispute the claim.' Eight of the top 100 Restaurants in … high on 30 Wine Cellars and over 28…