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PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s Town (on the road to Alice) and Fort Beaufort! Dimbaza is a…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, November 3 There was such a nonsense going on over the Tupperware. It was…
PlaceKrugersdorp
In Afrikaans it means: 'Kruger's Town, falling under the municipality known as: 'Mogale City'. Krugersdorp was essentially a mining town, regarded as the…
EventLadybrand Four story told at the TRC
… All Africa (2000), South Africa: Ex-Police Informer Applies for Amnesty, Available … activists, Available online at: www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/trc-to…
Event90-Days Act commences
The General Laws Amendment Act of 1964 (passed in 1963) or the 90-Day Act, commences on this day. It is dubbed the 90-Day Act as it provides for any person to…
PlaceTheewaterskloof Dam, Villiersdorp
The Theewaterskloof Dam is one of the features of Villiersdorp, and is significant for being the seventh-largest Dam in the Country. Here, you can enjoy…
“White ladies [do not] push heavy skips”: Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational categories in the retail and distributive trade in the late 1960s and 1970s by Bridget Kenny
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Paper proposal for the CCAWUSA and Independent Socialists Panel …
ArchiveThis violence is not unique to SA by Daniel Magaziner, 09 September 2019
Every time there is violence of a particular sort in SA I think about 1949. In mid-January of that year a single incident between an Indian shopkeeper and a…
PlaceWest Coast National Park, Saldanha Bay
The West Coast National Park is situated just inland of Saldanha Bay and its secluded Harbour. The exquisite Langebaan Lagoon is, undoubtedly, the jewel of…
PlaceClarens, Eastern Free State
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PlaceGranger Bay
Granger Bay was named after a Captain Robert Granger, a merchant and owner of five ships. In 1647 a ship named the Haarlem ran aground at what was later named…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the launch of the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy, 1 August 2008,
Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Chairs of our Portfolio and Select Committees of Public Service and Administration, Members of Parliament and the National…
PlaceRobertson Division
The Division of Robertson was originally part of the district of Tulbagh, whose drostdy was transferred to Worcester in July 1822. It was proclaimed a separate…
PlaceGriqualand East
The territory of Griqualand East is located South of the Colony of Natal, between the Drakensberg and Pondoland. Despite being well watered, fertile and richly…
20. Johannesburg Parsees claim special status
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A petition dated 17 September 1906 was sent to…
Bantu Education boycott
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner - 'The Bantu Education Act will make African mothers like fowls who lay eggs for…
PlaceWinterton, Kwa Zulu-Natal
Winterton is a little Town found on the banks of the Tugela River in the foothills of the Drakensberg. Close to the Second Boer War battle sites of the Battle…
PlaceGood Hope Centre, Cape Town
"The aim of this lecture is to shed light on the Good Hope Centre in, Cape Town. An exceptional building designed by the famous Italian engineer and architect…
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba's mutilated body is found
According to Coleman (ed.) in A Crime Against Humanity, the mutilated body of Toto Roy Dweba, member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and of the Natal…
PlaceKaapsche Hoop, Mpumalanga- Barberton Valley
This Area, lies within the South African mist-belt. On average it receives more than 1 000 mm of rain per Year. The vegetation is mainly grassland, with…
PlaceCape Columbine Lighthouse
Cape Columbine Lighthouse is situated on a prominent headland +/- 5km from the picturesque fishing Village of Paternoster (“Our Father”), deriving its name…
PlaceStikland Cemetery
… K. Guava and C. Rassool, the Politics of Heritage in Africa: Economies, Histories, Infrastructures (Cambridge …
ArchiveLessons from Black Wednesday by Jerome Klaaste, 18 October 2019
All of this week, my mind kept racing back to a momentous event that took place on 19 October 1977. On that day, in one fell swoop, the apartheid government…
33. Restrictive legislation against Indians not warranted, 1897
… then, published The Grievances of British Indians in South Africa in June 1896. Gandhi's return on the Courland in …
Closing speech by ANC President Jacob Zuma by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
Closing speech by ANC President Jacob Zuma Cde Chairperson, Cde Deputy President Motlanthe and all officials, Members of the incoming of the National…
PlaceHammarsdale, KZN
… https://www.roughguides.com/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/ …
PlaceLake Fundudzi, Thohoyanda
“Lake Fundudzi was created by a massive landslide about 20,000 years ago, blocking the flow of the Mutale river and slowly but surely creating this expansive…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
In an interview with the New Nation, Felix Ndimene alleged that the Selous Scouts of Pietersburg and Five Reconnaissance Regiment (5RR), part of the SA Special…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
As a direct result of the abortive Jameson Raid of 1896, the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek realised that they would have to make far better…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of Boksburg Boksburg, 26 June 1997
Master of Ceremonies; Premier Tokyo Sexwale; Mayor Mxolisi Xayiya; Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very proud and honoured to be a free citizen of Boksburg. It…