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PlaceClarkson, Eastern Cape
… It was established by Bishop H P Halbeck in 1839 and named after Thomas Clarkson. Clarkson was a local hero. A … life working to abolish the Transatlantic…
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also welcome other positive … some political prisoners, the ending of media…
Biennale Dak’Art 2018 : Open Call for Submissions - Deadline: 31 Jul 2017
… DVD, CD). The credit for the photographer’s name and the date of creation of the work are both obligatory; 7. A text presenting the works and their technical…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… on a daily basis. He was harassed, his work was banned, and his movement was restricted. But Badsha fought back with … as a historian is ensuring that the…
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also welcome other positive … some political prisoners, the ending of media…
PlaceTimour Hall Primary School, Plumstead
… establishment of a school. The first structure was a wood and iron building consisting of two classrooms. On April 11 … of three male teachers, inclusive…
PlaceAlgeria
… a common border with Libya , Tunisia , Niger , Mali , and Morocco . Algeria has access to the Mediterranean Sea as well as the Sahara Desert . Algiers is the…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… On 7 March 1964, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert Hertzog, confirmed that the … It also saw the new medium as a threat to Afrikaans, and to…
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… In the late 1600s many Muslim men of wealth and influence were banished to the Cape from their homeland … the Dutch feared them as a threat to their…
EventHajara Ibrahim appears before a Nigerian Islamic court to launch an appeal against her conviction for adultery
… Sharia law refers to a body of Islamic religious laws and deals with aspects of everyday life, such as politics, banking, family, sexuality and hygiene…
EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
… Republic of the Congo) lies has been pervaded by conflict and instability. This can be traced back to the early 19th century, when European powers competed…
EventMoses Madiba dies in Seshego, Limpopo
… Moses Josiah Madiba, author, educationist and first Black chancellor of the University of the North, … of mother tongue instruction in primary schools and…
PlaceJames Hall Museum of Transport, Johannesburg
… The James Hall Museum of Transport, the largest and most comprehensive land-transport Museum in South Africa , was established by the late Jammie Hall and…
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… heard the hype around the very first Cape Town Book Sale, and we are here to tell you that you have a right to be … so why not head down to the temporary…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… lesbian rights in discussions about the empowerment and upliftment of women. She was the first openly lesbian woman to do so and it was the first time that…
PlaceAmandelboom, Town in Northern Cape
… because, at any moment, you might turn the corner and encounter the Williston Brigade in its full, blaring, marching, joyous glory, waking saints and sinners…
PlaceWynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
… Park! This spans over an area of 22 square kilometres and showcases some of the Western Cape Vegetation, that makes … the combined efforts of Wynberg…
PlaceLittle Lions Head, Mt. Above Llandudno
… Lions head is nestled in between Llandudno, Sandy Bay and Hout Bay and is basically a smaller version of Lions Head as they look … " We went for our third…
PlaceElim
… as Elim, is dominated by white-washed fishermen’s cottages and fig trees. This town is one of the few surviving South … Today it is halfway on the dirt road…
EventThe UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing
… to London, when it was destroyed by a bomb. All passengers and crew on board were killed, as were eleven people in the … of 270 people. Initially, a bomb…
PlaceTree Garden, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… - the 3rd Raadsaal (originally Government Building and today the National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre, or NALN), the 4th Raadsaal (now the…
Introduction
… disabilities from which Indians of all castes, classes and creeds suffered. The documents show the dramatic way in … of the movement, explained satyagraha as…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement on the update of Conference Proceedings,28 June 2012
… Policy Conference of the ANC has resumed its third day and is proceeding according to schedule. Commissions have resumed on time this morning and will…
EventTwo prisoners sentenced to death for sodomy
… Claas Blanc and Rijkaert Jacobsz were two prisoners on Robben Island who … from the south-west cape, was convicted of stock theft and sentenced to labour for…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Global Preparatory Meeting of Parliamentarians against apartheid, 17-18 August 1987, New Delhi
… this timely conference of Parliamentarians against Racism and Apartheid. Indeed, your Conference is taking place at a … criminal apartheid regime but also to…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 December 1982
… deep-felt condolences to Your Excellency, the Government and people of Lesotho and request that Your Excellency convey these condolences to … We further wish…
PlaceOppenheimer Gardens, Kimberley
… up a diamond sieve, high above their heads. Their strength and power is seen as they work hard under the weight of the … Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, who was a…
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
… These properties, located between Muizenberg and St James, are the only remaining concentration of early 20th century Edwardian beach houses in South Africa,…
PlaceKhomani Cultural Landscape
… the Southern Kalahari , bordered in the East by Botswana and the West by Namibia , is where you will find a small … recently, were thought to have vanished…
PlaceIrish House, Polokwane Museum
… Irish House, a Victorian building that was prefabricated and moved complete to the City by a German immigrant, August … 1900's. The building was burnt down…