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PlaceKwaMhlanga
… 18th century. This town developed into the administrative centre for the local government, and now houses the …
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… on pledges in english on left, programme for workshop in centre and 'siyafunga' (pledges) in zulu on right. Notice of …
EventTripartite Alliance plans mass action
… South Africa (CODESA) negotiations at World Trade Centre in Kempton Park broke down after Boipatong massacre in …
Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… Africa's apartheid era, died in a Stellenbosch frail care centre at the age of 82, following a stroke. Early in his …
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… which began on 21 December 1991 at the World Trade Centre, Johannesburg. …
Article50 Facts on Africa
… intellectual and spiritual capital of Islam in Africa, and centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa, in the … was home to 100,000 inhabitants…
PlaceRondebosch
… of the end of Apartheid . Rondebosch Fountains lie in the Centre of the Suburb, where Belmont Road meets Main, and it’s … Local Flower Seller's. Rondebosch…
EventSA Prime Minister completes a tour of homelands in the Northern Transvaal
… working together was emphasized. The Homelands were at the centre of apartheid’s policy of separate development, aimed …
EventTranskei breaks all diplomatic ties with the Republic of South Africa
… land. References: O’Malley, P. ‘1980’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Dialog, [online], available at …
EventThe Women’s National Coalition Conference starts
… (25-27 February 1994), started in the World Trade Centre, Kempton Park. The conference focused primarily on the …
This doccie about a SA photographer is worth the watch by Garreth Van Niekerk (channel24), 28 May 2017
… curator ArtReview has called the most powerful man in the art world), who each candidly discuss their memories of …
Breyten Breytenbach writes to the editor of the Daily Maverick on vanishing UCT artworks and blank minds, South Africa, 11 April 2016
… sustained curation of the Nazis when they banned Decadent Art and torched anti-hegemonic writings were not properly …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.4 1991
… For South African Artists, Albie Sachs; Contemporary Mural Art: Urban Dislocation and Indifference, Annette Loubser; …
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… arty vibe, a growing nightlife, with great theatre and the art, architecture and cuisine are much sought after. Kalk Bay …
PlaceVredehoek
… sprawls down from Table Mountain , a unique arrangement of art-deco Buildings, mid-century apartments and dotted … suburbia. Vredehoek is five minutes from…
PlaceHamburg Village
… its greatest acclaim – and some unlikely fans – is its Art Project. Founder Dr Carol Hofmeyr believed that tackling … buildings in Cape Town. The ‘ Keiskamma…
PlaceGauteng Province
… . These are the three Urban Centre's that make up the Province. Pretoria, South Africa's … the place!" There is however more to Gauteng than just the art of…
ArchiveRestoration of the Old Cape Archives by Michael Scurr (The Heritage Portal), 03 October 2016
… on the restoration of the Old Cape Archives (today the Centre for the Book). It was published in Restorica, the … for practical advantage. The courtyards…
EventSouth Africa is said to resume its membership of the Commonwealth
… May 2011] O'Malley, P.(1994), ‘1994,’ from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online] Available at www.nelsonmandela.org …
PlaceBotanical Gardens, Pretoria
… as a recreational space and also as a scientific research centre. Besides having 50 hectares of the total area set …
EventRamaphosa and Motlatsi are arrested
… when they staged an 'illegal' march through the city centre during a strike, which turned out to be the longest …
EventNigerian Political Scientist Professor Claude Ake is born
… in Canada, Kenya and Tanzania. In 1991, he founded the Centre for Advanced Social Science, a think-tank for social …
EventA teachers training college in South Africa opened in Wellington
… for women, making Wellington famous as an education centre in the country. The foundation stone for the building, …
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
… in Africa at 50,000. The report came five years after the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) reported that …
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… source Mambush Noki (green blanket) and Xolani Ndzuzu (centre) speak to the police with the striking Lonmin miners … led by ANC PR counsellor Paulina Masuhlo…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… at the foot of Signal Hill, on the fringe of the City Centre, and formerly known as the Malay Quarter , the … be found in the Bo-Kaap. A five-minute walk…
PlaceCederberg Wilderness Area
… Mountain rock pools or marvel at the delicate Bushman rock art. Southern African rock art has been dated to be as old as 28 000 Years, with the age … eye)…
ArticleKey sites
… arose of serving curry in a section of bread with the centre scooped out. Over time this became known as the "bunny … cinema. Pompie organised dances at City…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… and American jazz, whether as two separate indigenous art forms or a single transnational one, and this tension is … Ibrahim, arguing that “jazz more than…