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PlaceSteenberg Farmstead, Tokai Road, Constantia
… as the Zwaanswyk, was granted to Catherina Ustings in 1688 and was one of the first farms in the Western Cape. Its Cape Dutch homestead was erected in about…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… major European powers in the late 19th century. Both Italy and Ethiopia were members of the League of Nations, founded in 1920. Italy was a founding member…
Introduction
… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai 'The appeasers', declared the report of … accept 'the best possible compromise,…
PlaceElgin
… for its pears, greenhouse cut flowers, its rose growing and increasingly for the production of high quality wines. … the arrival of two influential families;…
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… who was an activist in the black consciousness movement and later in the Azanian People's Organization and the trade union movement. Born in Alexandra…
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… stage-coach service between Pietersburg (now Polokwane) and Bulawayo (in Zimbabwe, then Rhodesia) in 1894. It is a reminder of an era of huge progress and…
Fatima Meer: Portfolio
… WE, THE PARTIES, organisations and administrations assembled in this Multi-party Planning … FULLY CONSCIOUS of the responsibility we individually and…
EventDeath of Maria Koopmans-De Wet
… footsteps as she established herself in the social and cultural life of Cape Town. In 1864, she married Johan … who was an officer in the German Post Office…
EventThe Korean War ends
… ended after three years of fighting between North Korean and Chinese Communists against the United Nations (UN) forces (mainly South Korean and American)…
EventHerman Charles Bosman guilty of murder
… his visit ended in tragedy in the house of his mother and stepfather. Bosman, who was then teaching in the Marico … became involved in a quarrel with his…
EventUDF members challenge the government to arrest them on charges of high treason
… Boesak and his colleagues were addressing a protest meeting on the … Boesak said "If what I did in helping found the UDF and in speaking out against…
EventPresident F. W. de Klerk rings in cabinet changes
… to come into effect on 1 April 1993. He reduced it in size and for the first time appointed non-White members of … posts. Five members retired to pave way…
Cutting Through The Mountain
… of interviews with South Africans - most of them prominent and all of them Jewish - who fought against institutionalised … Helen Suzman, Ronnie Kasrils, Gill…
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… The building was designed by architect Stanley Hudson and was erected in 1911 as the Old Court House, and is the oldest public building in the central…
Restrictions on the media
… a logical lead story for all South African papers, radio and television. Particularly as it was possible to establish … which the news was published by…
Speech by Albert Luthuli at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats, 1 February 1958
… orders soon after this speech.) Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, someone has said a man really has only one … it in different ways, but it is a gospel of…
Our Vision is a Democratic Society, 1958
… orders soon after this speech.) Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, someone has said a man really has only one … it in different ways, but it is a gospel of…
Balfour Declaration 1926
… INTER-IMPERIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, PROCEEDINGS AND MEMORANDA E (I.R./26) Series (WITH SUBJECT INDEX) [This … ________ I. ¾ INTRODUCTION 1 II. ¾…
X - Counsel’s Submission on behalf of the Biko Family
… Goosen are evidence of a callous disregard for his legal and human rights and are highly relevant in assessing evidence of those who … he had as a section 6…
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… Mandela was charged for leaving the country illegally and inciting a strike. This was after he had been arrested … Magistrates Court. This was a poignant day…
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… Empire. The Declaration stated that the United Kingdom and the Dominions were "autonomous Communities within the … though united by a common allegiance to…
EventWinnie Mandela is found guilty
… , former African National Congress Women League president and Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, was found guilty on four charges of kidnapping and four of…
EventSA eldest person celebrates her birthday
… The eldest person in South Africa and allegedly eldest in the world, Granny Moloko Temo, of Mogodi Village between Dendron and Bochum in Limpopo Province,…
EventFormer City Press Editor Mathata Tsedu’s son is found burnt beyond recognition in the boot of his car
… The remains of Avhatakali Netshusaulu, accountant and son of the former City Press editor Mathata Tsedu, were … Mulalo Sivhidzo had hired two men,…
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
… Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its … many hundreds of Artifacts from…
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… originally housed the Artillery Unit of the Free State, and depicts all major military conflicts from 1820, including … all the Military Conflicts that raged…
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use … carrying a variety of automatic…
PlaceGroote Kerk, Pretoria
… part in the shaping of the Reformed Church tradition in and around Pretoria. It also had a very interesting part to … responsible for almost every single …
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
… already been implemented as a matter of course or have, by and large, been overtaken by events.' On that date, conflict between the Winterveld community and…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… of 'O' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), were placed and ultimately captured in the first battle of Silkaatsnek on … were difficult to fight in; rough…