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PlaceFort Klapperkop
… on the embankments of the forts would have been able to ward off attacks from any direction. The walls were crenellated to make defense possible in the event…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
… out, because it is so well-written and because he brings to it the insights of a historian and social scientist. … the SACP congress in Cuba in 1989 before…
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… public holidays. It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context … political party with a large Zulu…
PlaceFlagstaff
… the site of present-day Flagstaff. The Town owes its name to their practice of running a white flag up a flagstaff every Sunday as a signal to prospective…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Introduction
… 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…
PlaceKatlehong
… two other townships — Thokoza and Vosloorus, and is next to the N3 highway in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan … township after Soweto. Katlehong is home and…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
… in 1497, when He set off with 170 men on an expedition to find a sea Route to India. This was in order to develop the spice route and spread Christianity…
PlaceZambia
… also serves as a lingua franca, (for meaning refer to above) in some areas. Since its independence in 1964, … International Women’s Day. The main purpose…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… he joined the African Students' Association and began to show the organisational abilities for which he would later be so highly regarded. He also helped to…
PlacePeddie
… 50 km South-West of Bisho, on the Grahamstown road. (prior to 1910) The division of Victoria was established on 23 … and Keiskamma rivers, which had…
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
… was established on the farm 'Uitkijk' which belonged to Barend Jacobus Pienaar . The early settlers on the Farm … Bethesda Road is a gravel road in South…
PlaceOrigins Centre
… in the African Continent. Origins Centre is dedicated to exploring and celebrating the deep and rich History of … the same is not true of the San!" While…
ArchiveStatement issued by The Black Peoples Convention 11th July 1973
… The statement was isued in reponse to an article in the Daily News dated 4th July 1973. In the … Chief Gatsha Buthelezi makes a derogatory reference to the…
ArchiveBesoek van Mnr Clark aan Suid-Afrika en Suidwes-Afrika: 10-13 Junie 1981
… the visit of Mr W P Clark of the United States of America, to South Africa and South West Africa. The purpose of the visit was to enable Mr Clark, on his…
ArchiveStanding For The Truth
… spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has annointed me to preach the good news to the poor; to proclaim freedom for the prisoners; recovery of sight for …
PlaceCyphergat Station
… Coal Mining Co (Ltd). The railway line linking Sterkstroom to Stormberg Junction via Cyphergat Station was opened on 15 … by Historians, that De Beers issued…
PlaceMagnet Theatre, Cape Town
… physical theatre company founded in 1987 in order to produce Jennie Reznek’s first one-man performance “Cheap Flights”. Then in 1991, it re-emerged to…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… the two men left the South Africa in August 1982 in order to undergo military training in Angola, Zambia and other … weapons of Russian origin on their…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
… what he once said. In justifying the government’s decision to relocate many rural communities Koornhof declared that “ the resettlement of black people is…
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… Bikila, running barefoot, became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the … why he ran barefoot, Bikila said, "I…
EventMining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
… during that period was flooded by diamonds, which led to a price plummet and resulted in the shutdown of the … also a politician and humanitarian,…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… assaulted Indian Passive Resisters. This followed a call to the South African government by Mahatma Gandhi made at a … India, the previous day. He had asked…
EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
… her of flirting with other men and used this as an excuse to beat her. Desperately unhappy, she met and fell in love … Gerhard Groesbeek, a 20 year old…
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… executive, Rosalind left Cape Town on 11 August 1969 to spend the weekend at a popular hippie spot, the Sugarhouse. She was thought to have been involved in…
EventMandela visits Zambia
… visit on 27 February, his first since 1962. Subsequent to his release from prison on 11 February 1990, after 27 … that the ANC should suspend its armed…
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
… On 27 August 1986 a crowd of more than 500 marched to council offices in Soweto, demonstrating against evictions … carried out after an eleven week rent…
EventQueen Mother Elizabeth turns 100
… thousands of people lining up in the streets of London to cheer her. The Queen Mother is the first member of the Royal Family to reach her centenary. Her…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… role as it opened the door for the negotiations which, led to South Africa’s first non-racial polls on 27 April 1994. … at the time when the party…
EventHunting is prohibited in the area that is now the Kruger National Park
… British, after winning the war, proceeded with the plan to develop the Sabie Game Reserve. This task was given to Major James Stevenson-Hamilton in 1902, in…
EventRhodes asks Charter for British South Africa Company
… Cecil John Rhodes applies for a Charter from United Kingdom to establish the British South Africa Company. The Royal … extends over Zambia and Zimbabwe. The…