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… 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 a cult know as the Cosmic Butterfly … spread around the country and conflicting reports as to her whereabouts made the search more difficult. On 18 …

… 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 for … links themes explored at the Cato Manor Heritage Centre to the KwaMuhle Museum in Ordnance Road, providing visitors …

… 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 struggle in order to encourage further reforms on the part of the Pretoria … "It is quite clear that the Government is not yet prepared to meet us and you can't expect us, therefore, to make any …

… 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 boycott. According to reports at the time, the South African Police threw … crowd. Police claimed that youths had set up barricades to prevent evictions and that they had also been setting fire …

… 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 popularity stemmed from her … Celebrations were held all over the United Kingdom to celebrate the illustrious centenary occasion. Queen …

… 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 experiencing difficulty due to infighting over its role in post-apartheid South Africa. … a pivotal figure in the country's history. Click here to read African National Congress Kwazulu branch's comment on …

… 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. Mason’s career spans over four …

… 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 propelled her career to superstardom. After spending a few years in the US,  Makeba discovered that she couldn’t return to South Africa, since her passport had been cancelled. She …

… what he once said. In justifying the government’s decision to relocate many rural communities Koornhof declared that “ the resettlement of black people is resorted to in order to ensure their national unity, to protect their ethnic and …

… 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 she had to go to exile. She worked as an African National Congress (ANC) …

… 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 BSAC was mandated to manage the mineralogical resources to the benefit of Britain. The company was vested with power …

… 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 order to protect the animals against hunters, ivory poachers and …

… 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, contributed immensely to the upliftment of the standard of education at universities. He funded them generously in order to enable them to carry out research in the field of science. …

… 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 the government to stop "hooliganism" of Whites and the authorities responded by warning the Resisters to vacate their premises in South Africa. During that evening …

… 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 wanted the world to know that my country, Ethiopia, has always won with … surgery amid a public outcry for proper medical counsel to decide on the procedure. The day he arrived in Tokyo, …

… course first Northeast and then east for about 1,800 km, to the Indian Ocean . From its source the river flows Northward to the Magaliesberg , cutting the Hartbeespoort Gap, which is … Dam. It then flows across the fertile Bushveld basin to open granite country, where it is joined on the left bank …

… that was founded in Cape Town in 1850.  The Society aimed to form a permanent art gallery and art library that … Western Cape became the primary focus of AVA. Renovations to the building were made by Metropolitan on 35 Church Street … that owned the building at the time. This became home to a gallery space first utilized by the SAAA. However, the …

… the Heritage Association of South Africa). Thank you to the University of Pretoria (copyright holders) for giving us permission to publish. In the second issue of Restorica an appeal was … of six members of the Harker family which lie a few metres to the east of Beacon Way, the main road running out of the …

… . Table Mountain and the City of Cape Town are close to the Northern extremity of the same peninsula.  Rugged … of great historical interest with many a visitor drawn to the area because of its rich maritime history. The new … by ships rounding the point towards the east, causing them to approach too closely. Secondly, foggy conditions often …

… under old NMC legislation on 16 July 1982.   Two blocks to the west of Melrose House is Barton Keep. As the name … suggest a French chateau or medieval castle. The tower, to the left of the attractive entrance, is a main feature of … the dressed stone wall round the broad stoep adds further to the effect of a fortress, though a friendly one!   The …

… 1899 provisions of Proclamation 314 allowed for Umsikaba to be partitioned into the divisions of Lusikisiki and … also known as "no-mans-land", were ceded by Faku to the Cape, and the following year were used by the Cape for … and Mtamvuna Rivers, later known as Alfred County, to the Colony of Natal in September 1865. View Larger Map …

… Sunday 25th July, while the congregation of 1400 listened to a hymn of worship, a group of gunmen burst into the church … it this way: "I saw this man kick open the door next to the stage and holding his rifle from the hip he opened up … before he even opened fire, two other black men who seemed to be wearing some olive green uniforms lobbed two …

… 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 footage as “direct evidence” connecting Mthethwa’s …

… 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 Lotus River and Mitchells Plain respectively. … Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Services said they responded to reports of two carriages on fire on the train between …

… 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 of the forts being … and in April the head of the "Bantu" workers had gone out to find workers, By the 9th of May the these workers had …

… 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, which led to the Frontier War of 1835. Some authorities argue that the name predates the chief, who would of been to young in 1809, when the place name was recorded, to have …

… 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 membership, objected to the bill.  A compromise was reached when it was decided to create a day where all South Africans could observe and …

… 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 customers that on this day the shop was … an estimated total population of 279 795 people according to the Community Survey conducted by SARS. It is estimated …

… 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 returning to South Africa in 1991. ‘The last lap’, he writes, ‘was the … difficult’ (423). Regrettably, he devotes less than a page to his work after his return to South Africa, a topic it is …

… 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 impact of colonialism, but to show that its power was contested and that it transformed …