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… The house was originally known as Oosterzee and was built by PAM Cloete shortly after the South African … to 1976 it served as a private preparatory school for boys and in 1982 the building was restored by the Seardel … in January 1972 in Clayton House, Klaassens Road, Wynberg and was formed as part of Monterey Preparatory School. In the …

… Cecil Rhodes had a herbivorous menagerie on his estate and in 1896 he was given two lions and a leopard, for which he built an extension onto the … tarred access road. In 1930 this structure was demolished and replaced by a new lion enclosure which was known as …

… The building was designed by the Department of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then … core of what is widely regarded as one of the largest and most important veterinary research institutions in the … it was associated with Sir Arnold Theiler, Nobel Laureate and a pioneer in the field of veterinary research. It was …

… (Six Mile Spruit) on 4 June 1900, the Royal Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery retreated from the Burghers … its kind to be Built in South Africa. It was Built in 1891 and is based on the hinge system, with heavy hinge-and-nut-bolts connecting the main parts at the knot points. …

… It is home to the City Hall, which is colonial in style and dates back to the mid-1800’s. Its clock tower was added in 1883, and the entire structure was named a National Monument in … The Prester John Memorial is also located on the square and is the world’s only memorial to this Christian king and …

… Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, … village (only trailing Botswana’s two cities: Gaborone and Francistown). It borders Central District in northeast, … The district is administered by a district administration and district council which are responsible for local …

… for this anti-apartheid icon, including a photo exhibit and the release of a book on the Meaning of Mandela the … The photo exhibition by South African veterans Alf Khumalo and Jurgen Schadeberg capture Mandela's years as a young lawyer and the emergence of Black resistance before he was jailed …

… 4 August 1900. Queen Elizabeth Angela was the ninth child and daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, father and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. She was educated at home, and at the age of 10 she was fluent in French. At the age of …

… African Women (FEDSAW) comrades, Sister Bernard Ncube and Jessie Duarte.  This was after Sisulu had received her … Front (UDF) leaders; Curnick Ndlovu, Azhar Cachalia and Titus Mafolo. The delegation’s expedition was primarily … The apartheid government was guilty of human rights abuses and persecution of anti-apartheid activists in the form of …

… in a battle lasting less than 30 minutes between police and Israelites, followers of prophet Enoch Mgijima , more … that the Israelites evacuate land they were squatting on and warned that if they failed to comply, their leader would be arrested and their homes demolished. Soon afterwards a group of around …

… the brother of former American president John F. Kennedy and American politician, made a parliamentary address at the … to a 'Day of Affirmation' or a 'celebration of liberty', and compared racial inequality and prejudice in the United States and South Africa. In his …

… 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 the service played a big part in attracting people to the … the one above at the Natural History Museum in Bulawayo and the other in the Museum Africa in Johannesburg.  Cooke …

… 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 business … of 1879.  It bore witness to both the South African Wars and the Bhambatha Uprising. More recently, it also served as …

… WE, THE PARTIES, organisations and administrations assembled in this Multi-party Planning … FULLY CONSCIOUS of the responsibility we individually and collectively bear for the well-being of our country; … (impasse); ACCEPTING that all the people of this country and the whole community of nations throughout the world look …

… 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 Apartheid and the government was treason, then I should be charged and …

… 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 for new ideas and young blood into the system. The five among others were Gene Louw, Minister of Defence and Public Works, Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee, …

… of interviews with South Africans - most of them prominent and all of them Jewish - who fought against institutionalised … Helen Suzman, Ronnie Kasrils, Gill Marcus, Johnny Clegg and Albie Sachs - to name but some of them - recall formative experiences, trials and triumphs. They discuss their personal identities, what …

… 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. Marie and her husband were living in Wale Street at that time. They … Koopmans died.  Marie wore black for the rest of her life and referred to herself as Marie Koopmans-De Wet in memory of …

… 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 township, … the Black People's Convention [BPC] when it was founded, and rose through the ranks, becoming secretary-general in …

… 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 stepbrother and on impulse fired a hunting rifle at his stepbrother and killed him. He was found guilty of murdering his …

… ended after three years of fighting between North Korean and Chinese Communists against the United Nations (UN) forces (mainly South Korean and American). The war started when armed forces of North Korea crossed the 38th parallel without warning and attacked South Korea on 25 June 1950. A SA fighting …

… Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use … carrying a variety of automatic rifles, stun guns and carbines, patrolled the vast township. The South African … [Accessed on 18 June 2013]| SAHO Youth and the National Liberation Struggle [online] Avaialble at: …

… 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 around the World, and spanning hundreds of Years. It houses a large collection of Medals, Badges and Sidearms as well as Insignia of over 500 “Shellholes”, …

… originally housed the Artillery Unit of the Free State, and depicts all major military conflicts from 1820, including … all the Military Conflicts that raged in the Free State and features exhibits dating from 1820 to the present. The … by local Basotho tribes. This Museum overlooks the City and is known to have been used as a Military Hospital, …

… , 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 being an accessory after the fact to assault. …

… 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, celebrated her 130 th birthday with her community and well wishers. The celebration was attended by prominent …

… 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 for Winnie and she faced a future in which her husband’s arrest was inevitable and the considerable time she and her two small children …

… The remains of Avhatakali Netshusaulu, accountant and son of the former City Press editor Mathata Tsedu, were … Mulalo Sivhidzo had hired two men, Ntambudzeni Matzhenene and Arnold Sello, to kidnap and murder her husband. In a trial that lasted two years, …

… Empire. The Declaration stated that the United Kingdom and the Dominions were "autonomous Communities within the … though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth … was a diplomatic achievement for South African delegate and prime minister, General J.B.M. Hertzog , who steadfastly …

… Looking After Freedom is curated by Raél Jero Salley and Nkule Mabaso, this exhibition displays contemporary, … “decolonizing” art practices by African artists and reflects on their influence internationally.  The … to address a vacuum in art criticism, curatorial practice, and art theory, and will give visibility to artistic …