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PlaceKuboes, Northern Cape
… of Ku Boesberg to the North, Van der Stel Berg to the East and the Ploeg Berg to the South. The Village of Kuboes, also … would commute for miles in order to…
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… only an ornamental trough used for the watering of horses, and consists of a round cast-iron drinking bowl supported on … is a typical piece of Victorian…
Editorial on taxation, in November 10, 1884 [Extract]
… of muzzling a race of people, used to settling differences and difficulties after searching inquiry will be, we do not … during the current month? It was…
Document 17 - Letter from E. R. Roux to W.G. Ballinger, 19 March 1929
… 1929 Dear Ballinger, Thanks very much for your letter and the report on Kadalie' resignation. I do not think you … virtuous than other people. In this matter…
Affirming the history of all South Africans
… responsibility for doing this, our museums, our monuments and our archives, are in the process of being transformed to … It's a very difficult process. One…
Document 17 - The Groote Schuur Minute
… so much energy, so much youth, so much enthusiasm, and so much love of our country. To impose your world on us, … 2 February 1990, your government echoes…
Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
… against Security Branch members Johannes van Niekerk and Captain Johannes Gloy, who, along with other officers, tortured Timol before his death and then…
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
… be certified. The judgment explained the nature, purpose and scope of certification. In essence it is to establish … the new text that did not in its view…
46. The Gandhi-Smuts compromise explained
… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai On 28 January 1908, Gandhi and two of his colleagues, Leuing Quinn and Thambi…
ArchiveRace relations survey 1988/89
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1988/89 and includes chapters on: Health and welfare; Social segregation; Homelands; Population and settlement;…
Albert Luthuli`s message from Oslo to the South African people, 5 December 1961
… My people, my sons and my daughters As I pace the floor of my bedroom in the … you as my plane winged over the great Continent of Africa and when we touched…
PlaceKoeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town
… Construction of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with … growing regions in South Africa. It has operated safely…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
… there was a split between those who favoured nationalism and non-interference in international affairs and those who supported the British crown and favoured…
EventThree people are murdered at Eikenhof
… Zandra Mitchley, her fourteen year old son, Shaun, and his friend, Claire Silberbauer, were murdered on the old … of Johannesburg. Boy Titi Ndweni, Sipiwe…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… governments, political parties, political organisations and non-governmental organisations) agreed, after preparatory … called Convention for a Democratic…
EventMigrant workers ransack Phola Park
… lasted until the early hours of the morning forcing women and children to seek refuge in churches as helpless and poorly armed self styled defence units…
EventAlleged Mk members are killed
… The South African Police (SAP) and the South African Defence Force (SADF) ambushed and killed six alleged Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) members on the … Road near…
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… The World Food Program (WFP) was started in 1962 and is concerned with 'providing enough food for every child, woman and man to live an active life'. It is…
Zastron
… that mountainous country Lesotho, this territory is stark and beautiful. The town is named after Ms Johanna Sibella … in 1876 on Jan Hendrik de Winnaar's…
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… 1816 Herschel began a collaboration with James South and re-observed the many double stars discovered during his … sky from 1783-1803. With his father he…
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… after losing his job (having accidentally killed someone) and becoming a fugitive. Frustrated by the fact that he … Another version is that Somers was the…
EventThe Cape Agulhas lighthouse begins operating
… Contrary to popular belief, Cape Agulhas and not Cape Point is the southernmost tip of Africa. The … two hours drive from Cape Town - are very treacherous…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… been deeply rooted in South Africa. “It is the photos and stories from Goldblatt’s native country, whose scars of violence and oppression he’s devoted a…
IX - The Doctors
… from the doctors who saw Biko between 7 September and his death on 12 September why no effective medical … signed on 1 October, he said that the time 12…
ArchiveBantu Investment Corporation Act, Act No 34 of 1959
… constitute a Corporation the object of which is to promote and encourage industrial and other undertakings and to act as a development, financial and…
Natives Land Act, Act No 27 of 1913
… The Act was to make further provision as to the purchase and leasing of land by Natives and other persons in several parts of the Union and for other…
Arthur Chaskalson: 24 November 1931 - 1 December 2012 by Jeremy Gauntlett, 4 December 2012
… Adv Jeremy Gauntlett on the life and work of the late former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson's … ‘to important aspects being controlled by the executive' and…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… It is certainly not done in the interests of the condemned and most certainly not at his/her request. The Church Council and Corrections - Canada But the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on South African Raid on Matola, 05 February 1981
… morning of January 30, 1981, South African troops attacked and killed a number of ANC refugees in Matola, Mozambique. … is from an address by Mr. Tambo to…
PlaceAmatikulu, a Nature Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… The Amatikulu reserve boasts both the Amatikulu and Nyoni River estuaries along the Indian Ocean , as well as … Coastline, that attracts some wonderful bird…