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PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… was a summer home to author Rudyard Kipling and his family from 1900 – 1907. …
EventDr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert resigns from parliament
… about the desired reforms. Slabbert came from an Afrikaner family and studied sociology at the University of …
PlaceMandela House
… exhibits on the history of the house and some interesting family photos. Nearby is the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu …
EventWinnie Mandela attacked by a group of people
… was charged with killing her husband. Because the Qunta family were well known anti-apartheid activists, she believed …
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… was born in Ormiston, Scotland, to a working class family. He was trained as a gardener and worked at High Leah, …
EventCullinan diamond is cut into two
… became part of other jewellery belonging to the royal family. …
EventAlan Charles Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian is born
… in Northern Rodesia (Now Zambia) to English parents. The family moved back to Britain when Rusbridger was five years …
Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie
… - Maggie Govender Zuma conveys condolences to Padayachie family …
ArticleInsurrections Ensemble
… of poets in India having been raised in a creative family of writers and poets. She teaches literature at Delhi … folk, jazz, latin and contemporary.She grew…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
… M. D. Naidoo "We have the greatest respect for the Royal Family, but we think it best not to participate in the … planning a welcome as warm as any yet…
PlaceBezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… and Louw’s Farmhouse is in Greenhill road Greenside. The Family Cemetery is in Hill Road. Bezuidenhout Park in Bez … the Bezuidenhout Farmhouse (originally…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… that the land belonged to the Thembu people, and that each family owned 55 and half morgen* of land agricultural … that individual ownership of land that is…
ArticleHermanus Loots aka James Stuart Timeline
… [ix] 1994 - 1999 Member of Parliament in South Africa. [x] 1999 Retires from Parliament and provides advisory … 04.02.2016). ↵ [v] Information sourced from…
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
… to the Northern, or Natal, Branch of the Nguni language family, which in turn is part of the larger Eastern Bantu …
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… a member of the aristocracy if you were born into a noble family. There were many revolts by peasants against the harsh …
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
… in parliament and served as president in 1996. To the family, the PAC and loved ones of the late Comrade Makwethu, …
PlaceWelgelegen Farm, Stellenbosch
… Vineyards , Proteas and Fynbos has been in the Bonthuys family for many Years. It offers various activities for those …
EventAnsuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, poet, dramatist and novelist, is born in Durban.
… to students on a range of topics ranging from health and family planning, to the arts and the role of women in the …
EventWorld Heart Day is first celebrated
… The theme for World Heart Day 2012 is “one world one family one heart” …
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… under any tradition, or system of religious, personal or family law. …
EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
… and Coloured people in the struggle for liberation. His family arrived in South Africa in the 1890s, three decades …
EventWalter Battiss is born in Somerset East
… Battiss is born in Somerset East to an English Methodist family in 1906. He became one of South Africa's first and …
EventThe Pretoria Show is opened for all races
… on The Spring Show. The Spring Show is an all-round family fun event taking place every year between late August …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Acknowledgements
… at the University of Natal, Durban. We thank the Lembede family for sharing their family's historywith us. We were overwhelmed by the …
PlaceDurbanville
… formed the Old Eversdal Estate, donated by the Schabort family, and the garden now encloses the Schabort family burial ground and memorial. The first roses…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… 12 September, On the anniversary of the death of Steve Biko , unrest breaks out in Soweto. When police open fire on … on the imprisoned Mandela are lifted,…
EventMaxwell Mlilo, South African actor, dies of diabetes
… Emzini Wezinsizwa. Mlilo was only 48 when he died. His family described him as very funny and full of life. …
EventThami Mnyele, SA artist and member of MK, is killed in Gaborone
… his political activities, Mnyele was forced to leave his family in Alexander, becoming exiled in Botswana. He became …
EventVerwoerd’s grandson joins ANC
… Congress. Wilhelm Verwoerd risked being alienated by his family and friends for his decision. He was not even welcome …
EventANC claim responsibility for a land mine explosion which kills six
… the December holidays with friends, the De Nyschen family, on the farm. They were game viewing along a private …