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EventGrammy Award winner Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg
… Zenzile Makeba was born in Johannesburg on 4 March 1932 to a Swati mother and a Xhosa father. Her mother was a … with the group internationally, which…
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… her canvasses, something the artist herself refers to as trying to make sense of the chaos around her. She has also admitted to a fascination with hyenas…
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… in history from the Oxford University. On her return to South Africa Ginwala completed her legal training. Ginwala got involved in politics, and as a result…
PlaceCato Manor Heritage Centre, Durban
… This interactive Museum is a tribute to the spirit of defiance against the Durban System, which led to evictions, riots and dissent in the Cato Manor area…
Africa in Today’s World by Max Coleman - Book Launch
… Coleman is about the Cycle of Life: From birth, survival to development in Africa to-day against the backdrop of massive changes in the world’s economy. The…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 9: The Kennedy visit, the truth
… This pamphlet discusses the visit by Senator Edward Kennedy to South Africa, and one question which stands out and that … they and some other organisations…
EventMandela and Tambo meet in Sweden
… While on a mission to foreign countries to ask them to break political ties and tighten sanctions against South …
EventAn assassination attempt is made on first Ghanaian President, Kwame Nkrumah
… first Ghana President, Kwame Nkrumah. The bomb, intended to eliminate Nkrumah, exploded and killed four people, scores … passed the Preventative Detention…
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… in the social field in Ladysmith 10:22 - 11:06 - Forced to leave Ladysmith due to Group Areas Act 11:06 - 12:04 - Reasons for active … politics 12:04 - 14:91…
PlaceGardens, Cape Town
… climbs through neighbourhoods, along cliffs and down to the sea. These stairways connect people to the city and to each other. They are part of Cape Town’s…
PlaceSt George’s Grammar School, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
… was erected by the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church to commemorate the arrival of French Huguenot settlers in … remains of President SJP Kruger lay here in…
PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… . Kuruman and Taung. The first European travellers to visit the region arrived here in 1801, and within a few … present-day Botswana the Transvaal…
EventTseko Simon Nkoli dies
… Nkoli was one of the first Black anti-apartheid activists to publicly identify as gay and HIV-positive. He was … political climate, Nkoli worked with various…
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
… reservations from the church, Sister Ncube used her faith to defend her activism and was outspoken about the human … known as the ‘commie nun’ who was the…
ArchiveAcceptance of Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award, by Nelson Mandela, 1 November 2006
… I am pleased to be here today, to enjoy the warm company of friends like Nadine Gordimer, and to know that Seamus Heaney is with us through his words. That …
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
… regarded, Internationally. It is often fondly referred to, as the “Calabash” or “African Pot” after being reconstructed, to the tune of R3.3 billion. In…
PlaceOld Stables, Oatlands, Simonstown
… British occupation of the Cape in 1806 it was converted to a guard house and was used as such for some time … purposes and latterly, dairy produce. The land…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… see before you today. The seven Acre Property, is Home to a diverse range of Fauna and Flora. The original House was built in February 1800. You are able to…
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… who played a leading role in introducing avant-garde art to the country. Born in 1894 in South Africa, Irma Stern … in Germany where in her early career her…
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and … Table Mountain . Kirstenbosch was established…
PlaceComoros
… 1978 . However, other Islands like Mwali and Nzwani voted to remain under French control. The islands' first president, … by foreign mercenaries and three…
EventSandra Reynolds, a South African tennis champion is born
… singles titles in 1959 and 1961, and then she went on to win the German Open in the years 1960 till 1962.[iii] She … world.[vi] Reynolds is still the only…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South African society. Apart from…
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… number of deaths outside Natal and KwaZulu rose from 124 to 1 888, mainly as a result of a fierce political turf … between the ANC and Inkatha on the…
EventThabo Mbeki is elected 2nd President of a democratic South Africa
… before his 57th birthday. The occasion was also a farewell to South Africa's first democratically elected president, … after decades of white minority rule…
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… born on 23 September 1941 in Clairwood, Durban . She went to the University of Natal where she graduated with BA in … under house arrest. In 1967, Pillay…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… Henry Buller, a respected commander. Buller attempted to relieve the besieged garrisons, but initial attempts … The failure of these campaigns led the…
PlaceGoshen
… when the administration was transferred first to Francistown, and then to the new town of Gaborone. Initially Mafeking remained part … The new town of…
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
… first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and was frequently … there in about 1815, and in 1823 its land…
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… is also known for its rich History, that’s tied in closely to that of the Cape and South Africa. It truly is a fantastic place to visit when hoping to get…