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… 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. The fort was opened to the public on the 7 July 1904, as it was no longer under … ('miracle tree') and Wonderboom Fort. The fort was meant to be converted into a prison along with Fort Daspoortrand, …

… 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 once belonged to Frans Johannes. He was born on the 12th September 1777 and … away in the 1974 floods which caused a lot of damage to the site!)  The Fairworld Fine Wool Museum was set up by …

… 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 to catch the Ensemble last year, the new repertoire is even … post-colonial adaptation of Shakespeare’s Tempest. Thanks to a range of experts Indian, Mauritian, Caribbean and local …

… Oppenheimer was born in Kimberley on 28 October 1908 to Ernest Oppenheimer and Mary Lina Pollock. Oppenheimer … his primary education in Johannesburg and proceeded to study at Charterhouse in England. After that, he enrolled … in 1931. Upon completing his studies Oppenheimer returned to Johannesburg to join Anglo American Corporation which was …

… 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 stretches from Gordon's Bay to Atlantis and includes the suburbs of Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain .   The municipalities adjacent to it are Swartland and West Coast to the North; Drakenstein, …

… Western Transvaal by unknown gunmen. The BAC was formed to oppose a decision of the government to move the Oukasie community to Lethlabile, where better social facilities existed. …

… Nelson Mandela's address to the opening of the African National Congress (ANC) … transformation and the Conference will enable ANC to formulate strategies to do this. …

… Programmes.The goals of the Black Community Programmes are to help the Black community become aware of its own identity, create a sense of empowerment and to revitalise resources to meet its own needs …

… outline of two hands with red blood on palms dripping down to a pool of blood. Black lettering. Notice of a march to the Supreme Court to stop De Klerk's killing machine. Wednesday 24th June, Wits …

… The Act was to provide for increased penalties for offences committed under certain circumstances; to prohibit the offer or acceptance of financial or other … organized resistance against the laws of the Union; and to provide for matters incidental thereto …

… South African Council of Churches Task Force, in regarding to MORATORIUM (Withdrawing overseas Missionary personnel and funds from churches in Africa), to enable them to establish their own identity,integrity, identity and …

… it, SASO developed well planned educational programmes to train Black leaders. The aim was to create a just and healthy community which would be able to realise its full potential. …

… 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 from 1856 to 1905. Several historical and architectual significant … designed by William Hawke.   Market- Produce was conveyed to the Market Square by wagon, where their owners' oxen were …

… The heart of a lioness has ceased to beat. Mama Nokukhanya Luthuli is no more. Comrade … on her own right. The ANC deeps its revolutionary banner to this great patroit, heroine and Titan. She may rest in … and that of her organisation, the ANC, are beginning to germinate. South Africa is free. Few days ago President …

… Botswana. Tiro was completing an application form to continue his studies through the University of South … boycott lectures and their institutions were forced to shut down. Tiro's remains were exhumed by the Azanian … People's Organisation (AZAPO) and his family and returned to Dinokana for reburial in 1998. The South African Truth and …

… of the Union Defence Forces, were all opposed to the use of South African forces beyond the Union's borders. Subsequently, they chose to rebel and a revolution was planned to coincide with Beyers' resignation as Commandant General. …

… as they were in the 1800's, having been carefully matched to scrapings of the original paint. On the second floor there … the ground floor is a tidal gauge mechanism which was used to check the level of the tide for ships entering or leaving the Harbour. The Clock Tower has begun to lean to one side, about 50 mm. This has since been …

… House in New Delhi, India. This can be contributed to by that fact that Sir Gordon Leith knew Edwin Lutyens (the … architect of Viceroy's House, in India.) Click on image to enlarge 21 of June 2017, a 1000 members of the South African Municipal Workers Union allegedly set fire to this building, (this still needs to be confirmed!) …

… The Deputy Mayor of Sharpeville, Sam Dlamini was hacked to death by a group of youths, and doused in petrol and … had been tabled and approved by parliament and was due to go into effect later in September. The new constitution … regime. The gropup wanted all Black councillors and mayors to resign from their position as a sign of offering …

… farms in the valley by Cecil John Rhodes, the area began to develop as an important fruit-growing centre. The Groot … Mandela was incarcerated here. Mandela also took his steps to freedom through these gates in 1990. The prison has a huge bronze statue of Mandela with his fist held high to commemorate that day of freedom and as a tribute to those …

… president. He was overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971 and fled to Tanzania. He returned with the Tanzanian-aided invasion of … in 1980 amid accusations of fraud. Factionalism led to an army coup in 1985 in which he was ousted a second time and exiled to Zambia. Obote's rule was marred by repression and the …

… (CODESA) . Its opening session in Johannesburg was going to be on December 20 - 21. The SA government and the ruling … agreed that all the parties, including those that refused to attend the preparatory talks, would be invited to CODESA. A steering committee, comprising of a delegate …

… head of Sun International, had donated two million rand to the African National Congress (ANC) before the 1994 … elections. Holomisa claimed this was an attempt by Kerzner to have bribery charges against him dropped. Mandela later … by confirming that Kerzner had made huge secret donations to the ANC. No one knew about it except him. Click here to …

… of then-Sudan, leads the calls for a referendum to garner public opinion on secession. Following a regional … state by 9 July 2011. The secession brought an end to the 220-year war that had plagued the region and … that the South Sudanese felt disproportionately allocated to the Northern region. Salva Kiir Mayardit is appointed the …

… was begun by the Atomic Energy Board in the early 1970s to develop a unique uranium enrichment technology. Although initially devoted to peaceful nuclear research a program of weapons development … research on nuclear explosive design in 1971. The decision to "develop a limited nuclear deterrent capability" was made …

… camera. Gerhardt was arrested in 1982, sentenced in 1983 to life imprisonment for passing military secrets. While in … Gerhardt has information and insights that the ANC wants to take into account in its submission to Congress for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)on the …

… dies in Umhlanga, Natal.  He was the first Black person to receive an honorary D.Phil. from a South African … African Native National Congress (SANNC), later changed to African National Congress (ANC). Throughout his political career, Dube strived to promote peace between blacks and whites. He would often …

… again discussed. Subsequently, the party changed its name to New National Party (NNP). The NP withdrew from the … Deputy President F.W. de Klerk on 10 May 1996. The move to withdraw from the GNU was prompted by the ANC’s rejection of a proposal to have the NGU  extended beyond 1999. This meant the NP was …

… Molefe was one of the first black Presbyterian ministers to graduate at Fort Hare College in 1932. He was ordained in … same year in the Bantu Presbyterian Church and inducted to the Spookmill Church, Newcastle. After obtaining an MA … Port Elizabeth in 1939. As result of his tireless efforts to improve the quality of schooling and general living …