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PlaceAhrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Railway Siding 16 km west of Greytown, on the route to Kranskop. It was named in honour of Wilhelm Ahrens, Principal from 1880 to 1906 of the School at…
PlacePolokwane
… Africa's largest urban centre North of Gauteng . It used to be known as Pietersburg . Polokwane or “Place of Safety” … largest urban centre in the Province…
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… West community which is in focus here, is also referred to as the " Hooyvlakte" community. Named by Lord Charles … with the Anglo-Boer War. That was: 1901,…
PlaceLusikisiki near Port St. John's
… the years. Lusikisiki is a perfect little town in which to experience the beauty of the Wild Coast and the warmth and … and beadwork, and are very involved…
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
… welcoming for tourists, Patel said. "Every morning I have to clean up the mess people leave in front of the museum. … museum since 2013 and lives in a flat…
PlaceJan De Waal House, 93 Bree Street, Cape Town
… erf on which this double storey house stands was granted to him in 1752 by Governor Ryk Tulbagh The house and … a long, double story house with 14 bedrooms,…
PlaceKing’s Blockhouse, Devil’s Peak, Cape Town.
… Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain. It is strategically placed to command views of Table Bay and False Bay, and combine with … formed a defensive line guarding the…
PlaceRaadsaal Building, Church Square, Pretoria
… which remained in use until 1889, when it was demolished to make way for the new Government Building. The design was … Renaissance style. It originally had…
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… Woods enrolled at the University of Cape Town in 1952 to study law but switched to journalism. Woods initially supported the idea of … for a parliamentary…
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… of the Sacred Mission. This organisation transferred him to South Africa in 1973. Father Lapsley served as a … became involved in politics as he felt it was…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
… and his accomplice and lover, Joey Haarhoff, were linked to the disappearance of five girls between 1988 and 1990. … had been burnt with acid, or that they…
EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… mentioned by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who came to the KwaZulu-Natal coast while searching for a route from Europe to India. He landed on the…
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… rare in South Africa. Therefore, the radar equipment used to predict and track these killer storms are not in huge … making it difficult if not impossible…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… his cabinet resigned, partly on this issue, and in protest to the autocratic style of government which Banda adopted from the start. The aging Banda…
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… had a population of 1,312. In 1891 this number had risen to 1,841, and by 1904 it stood at 2,668, of whom 1,188 were … forces in and around Colesberg. On 11…
Insurrections III: The Storming
… The Insurrections Ensemble returns to the Homecoming Centre at District Six for two performances … 25th and 26th of September. For those of you who managed…
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… as Fort Schanskop. Ramparts were built around the fort to improve defence. Intially, the forts were manned by the … part of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve…
PlaceMalawi
… and the mountain range of southern Malawi have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Bijagós Archipelago is … is revered for its cultural and…
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
… Oppenheimer was born in Kimberley on 28 October 1908 to Ernest Oppenheimer and Mary Lina Pollock. Oppenheimer … his primary education in Johannesburg and…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… hangings, the Thomas Pringle cairn, the Monument erected to commemorate the Fallen Heroes of the Struggle, and the … was found on the Farm Roodewal. The Farm…
PlaceBeachwood Mangroves Swamp, Durban
… Beachwood, so even when the tide is in it’s still possible to explore the reserve.(AS PER PHOTO). Although you’re free to take the self-guided option, we…
PlaceCape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
… the mayor of Cape Town . Cape Town CBD (sometimes referred to as Cape Town Central City or City Centre) is the central … has a coastline of 294 km. It…
ArchiveThe unabridged report of an international trip
… South African Council of Churches representative on a trip to London, Dar es Salaam and Harare, Zimbabwe to discuss the preparations for the return of exiles…
Meeting between Director-General N P van Heerden and Dr C Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State in Washinton on 30 March 1988
… Meeting between South Africa and United States of America to discuss international relations with regard to the political and military situation in southern…
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius declared the square to be used as a church yard and market place! The square was … with various church buildings that stood…
PlaceSabie Sands Game Reserve
… run through the Reserve, which add further dimension to the bio-diversity of this Area. "Seeing the "Big Five" in … but rather, that these five animals are…
ArchiveStatement on Credentials
… Congress Credentials Committee Statement on Credentials to be read with reference to the Official Status Position of Delegates to the Conference, at the ANC…
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: histori
… The document traces the early history leading to the formation of the South African Students Organisation … An undated, estimated budget and supplementary…
PlaceNiger
… Niger (was a former French colony to the north of Nigeria) and Nigeria (was a former British … a prominent role in long-distance trade. This is owing to the…
On Post Colonial African Liberation Movements
… Town's New Lecture Theatre Building. The lecture seeks to speak into the conversation of liberation movements in … the neo-colonial agenda and how they…