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PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… Reddy, and probably represents his major contribution to the temple architecture of this region. The structure has …
PlaceGovernment Buildings, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… firm of Herbert Baker & Masey made small alterations to the building. In October 1908 a part of the complex burnt …
Document 6 - Africans’ claims in South Africa
… the civic with setting up street committees, doing house-to-house organizing one night. The next day on 13 June 1986, …
EventAKA, the Prince of South African hip hop is born
… award. AKA has opened for various international artists to the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Big Sean, Snoop … and Rick Ross, upon their South African…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… was issued with a banning order in 1954 which forced her to resign from FEDSAW. Ray Alexander was forced into exile where she continued to support the…
PlaceAogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
… before a wild storm blew his ship off course and out to sea for 13 days. The land surrounding the bay remained …
PlaceAbiquasput, Northern Cape
… the species of plants, Abiqua. They used the branches for to make bows and digging sticks. Abiquasput is a Farmstead …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 November 1976, Volume 51
… Lawrence Gxabuza, a School Principal, and others, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and …
ArchiveOrganisational Report of the National Executive Committee
… Executive Committee by the Secretary-General, Alfred Nzo to the First Legal National Conference of the ANC in Durban, …
Sechaba
… Congress, banned in South Africa during the period 1961 to 1990, forged its struggle for freedom, justice and …
PlaceHluleka Nature Reserve, Mthatha
… Hluleka has a rich biodiversity offers visitors a chance to view indigenous animal species such as the blue duiker, …
PlaceKeur River Bridge
… bridge in the pass. The honour of naming the pass fell to Mrs Geesje Bergh, wife of the former Civil Commissioner of …
EventPresident Zuma visits Russia
… (ITEC) agreements and preparations for an ITEC conference to be heldin Russia later in the year. …
Desmond Tutu: External Video and Audio Archive
… Peace Prize (vidoeo) Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu to retire from public eye (video) Archbishop Desmond Tutu on …
PlaceErica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
… Erica Hall. After the South African War, it was decided to erect a new school building, which was designed by …
EventThe Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape
… set up the Khoi and San National Language Board in 1999, to ensure that these languages are promoted and developed. …
EventThe Population Registration Bill is read for the first time
… added later. An office of race classification was set up to oversee the classification process. The Population …
EventOscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born
… assembly. He subsequently resigned from Inkatha to form the Institute for Multi-Party Democracy, a political …
EventMoses Madiba dies in Seshego, Limpopo
… would improve the quality of teaching. This viewpoint led to criticism and political controversy. Madiba wrote several …
EventThe SA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster announces that the Department of Information was being disbanded
… Dr E. Rhoodie retiring from public service on 1 July 1978, to be replaced by Dr. Connie Mulder as leader of the new …
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… of movement on humanitarian grounds, as he was banned to Galeshewe Township, Kimberley, but it was turned down by …
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… between June 16, 1976, and Feb. 28, 1977. Cick here to read more about June 16, 1976 … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997,…
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… and a clergyman. James Ranisi Jolobe made a contribution to South African arts and culture through poetry. Born in …
EventMozambique gains independence
… over the reigns in FRELIMO until he delivered the country to independent in 1975. Machel established one-party state …
EventBritish labour conditions in South Africa condemned
… below the relevant poverty line. New British Ambassador to South Africa, Sir John Nicholls, made three main …
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
… 1961, but was even after that date at times commissioned to write church music. …
EventMillions Regain SA citizenship
… than seven million people in the former homelands, forced to accept citizenship of their various homelands, regained …
EventANC promulgates its constitutional proposals
… The ANC's proposals envisioned a two-phase transition to a post-apartheid democracy and were supported by the South …
EventPolitical Organisations are unbanned in Transkei
… The unbanning allowed all political organisations to resume their political activities in Transkei. In the same …
EventMswati III becomes King of Swaziland
… who was fourteen years old when his father died, was ready to take the reigns. Queen Shongwe ruled from 1982-1983 while … Story of a Prince, Holding onto…