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PlaceSao Bento Shipwreck, Coffee Bay
The earliest known wreck is the Portuguese carrack, Sao Bento. A carrack is a sailing sailing ship of the 14th–17th centuries that was usually built with three…
PlaceJan De Waal House, 93 Bree Street, Cape Town
… just perfect to be able to accommodate all of his 17 children! It was here that the De Waal family started …
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
… from the League of Nations over South West Africa (SWA) on 17 December 1920. Under the rules of the mandate the …
EventPetronella Nellie du Toit South African soprano singer is born
… Nellie duToit was born on 17 December 1929 in Pietersburg (now Polokwane) into a …
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… incident was the Boipotong massacre that took place on 17 June 1992. Approximately 300 armed residents of the …
EventNicolaas Johannes Diederichs, South Africa’s fourth state president, is born
… South Africa's fourth state president was born on 17 November 1903. After studying for his doctoral degree at …
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… approved on 26 June in parliament and came into force on 17 July 1950. Dates concerning the approval vary slightly in …
The Pioneers
… works of exceptional quality. Makoanyane Samuel (1904 - 1964) Warrior These objects are not only important in their … and a great admirer of Ntuli, had this…
PlaceIziko South African Maritime Centre
… www.iziko.org.za/museums/maritime-centre. Accessed [17/05/2020]. V&A Waterfront (2020), Iziko Maritime Centre, … . Accessed [17/05/2020]. …
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
Within 37 African countries, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent…
Umbrella Contemporary Dance Festival
… 2007 took place in Johannesburg from February 23 to March 17, 2007. The festival again presented work from …
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
The name of Dr William Fehr should be familiar to many of those who have visited Castle Good Hope in Cape Town at least once during the last fifty years. Young…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… officials met with Israelite leaders in Queenstown. On 17 December 1920 the group met but nothing was achieved. … condemned for their actions from several…
Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the celebration of Freedom Day, 27 April 2011, Union Buildings, Pretoria
… of government, the Union Buildings, for the celebration of 17 years of freedom. The 27th of April is a significant day … we have done exceptionally well,…
Chapter 2. The Early History of the Garment Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Fourth Year .. .. 17 6 Paragraph 307 says: The … 8 Durban .. .. …
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… banned for six months, being confined to New Brighton. [17] Moreover, in April 1953, Matomela, at the time, the … and Ray Alexander, the FSAW was launched on…
ArchiveJordan Ngubane – forgotten founding member of the Congress Youth League by Sbonelo Radebe (Mail and Guardian), 10 January 2023
… his other works, including An African Explains Apartheid (1964), which was banned by the apartheid government. While in … Party but could not make any…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… mass action'. The first stayaway was on 16 June. On 17 June people marching in Boipatong were shot and many …
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, was elected the ANC’s…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… under the leadership of Constand Viljoen won 424 555 (2.17%) of the national votes, Democratic Party (DP) under the …
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
This article deals with values and education in South Africa, and more specifically the proposed 'pledge'. Please read the article and send us your comments on…
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… hands of his teacher Father Woodfield. 1936 At the age of 17 Abrahams left Grace Dieu as he did not want to be a …
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
GRADE 12 Topic 3: Civil society protests 1950s to 1970s Online Resource: http://learn.mindset.co.za/resources/history/grade-12/civil-society-protests-1950s…
Conflict among civic organisations
… date of December 16, but finished planting the bombs on 17 December. The fuses were set for a 24 hour delay to allow …
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…
PlaceBram Fischer International Airport, Bloemfontein
… that caters for more than 300 000 passengers and 17 000 air traffic movements per Annum. This International …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… 1921] Document 7 Letter from W.H. Andrews to G. Zinoviev, 17 May 1921 Document 8 Letter from D.I. Jones to L. Trotsky, … Presidium of ECCI, 10 January 1922 …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… wrote of Shaka in his autobiography, “Let My People Go”. [17] Luthuli wrote of Shaka as a formidable leader, but also … Search of History: Grade 10 Learner’s…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
Next Week's Events Saturday 12th March, 11am – Storytime: Friends Friends are helpful, kind and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 May 1971. …