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PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… The construction of the original structure probably dates to 1683, but it was rebuilt to its present form, as a …
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… Grand Prix Litettérete d’Afrique Noire, which she won in 2005. [3] Part of what bolsters Tadjo to be such an effective … one massacre in Abidjan where 150…
They will answer to God - Ahmed Timol’s brother, News24 in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… it will resume between July 24 and August 4, and August 10 and 11. …
EventCommandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
… Southern Africa. The story of the Simonstown Agreement dates back to 1955 when it was signed by South Africa and …
ArticleBiography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… Ambassador, Exile, Poet Lindiwe Mabuza, 03 December 2005. Photograph by John Robinson/South Photographs. … education. She took on the Way Community Project …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around Mandela’s health
… Town. A virulent virus had been eating up my eye since 28/3 but the poor creature had no idea of just how strong in … up on 3/3. I injured my left eye with a…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… women, 57 children and 2037 men from Charlestown. December 22 , Valliamma Mudaliar is arrested along with others and … for ten years. Mamphela Ramphele…
PlaceBoshof House, Boshof Avenue, Newlands
… Farm, owned by Alexander van Breda. Its construction dates from the early 19th century, and it was extended and …
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… The story of international sanctions against South Africa dates back to the late 1950s. In 1959, the Anti-Apartheid …
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… [Accessed 25 May, 2010] Important dates in South African History. [Online]. Available at: …
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
… were happy about the resolution. The story of Sidi Ifni dates back to 1476 when Spanish explorer, Diego GarcÁa de …
John Vorster Square revisited as Timol inquest reopened by Ernest Mabuza (Timeslive.co.za), 27 June 2017
… Essop‚ the man who was arrested with Timol on October 22‚ 1971‚ testified at the inquest on Monday and Tuesday. He …
ArticleCommemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
… the artist wrote the names of the children as well as the dates on which they died. These billboards became an integral …
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… ANC, the intended target was a nearby government building. 10 May, a child is killed when a grenade is thrown at a … elected President of South Africa in…
South Africa's political landscape, as visual poetry: Haunting images have understated, dry elegance by Mark Feeney, 20 February 2011
… can be off-putting. It’s a good idea to start with the 22-minute video about Goldblatt, made in the mid-’80s, that’s … of dislocation). Large size and medium…
ArticleAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI)
… publication on the visual arts in Africa. ASAI began in 2005, concerned with the lack of engagement by South African …
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… was Sam Nujoma. South Africa’s occupation of Namibia dates back to 1914 during the First World War. At the time of …
EventBritain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan.
… rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th century. In 1823, Egyptians founded …
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… from W. H. Andrews to Tom Mann," 26 December 1922 Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa, … R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism…
PlaceNairobi National Museum, East Africa
… The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a Museum was established in Nairobi … at the current site. It was officially opened on the 22…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… (NP) under the leadership of F W de Klerk won 983 690 (22%) of the national votes, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) … leadership of Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Formation of the International Socialist League (ISL)
… 1943: -) At a special conference in Johannesburg held on 22 August 1914, Creswell’s position in support of the war won … in terms of an alternative to the…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… and Swaziland and Governor-General of South Africa dates back to 1931 when the posts were created. They were …
EventSA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster reveals that SA scientists have succeeded in developing a new process for uranium enrichment
… government. The history of nuclear energy in South Africa dates back to 1959 when the country's first large-scale … Enrich South Africa?’ , in The World…
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… of institutional racism in South African universities dates back to the 19th century. It preceded the University …
ArchiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: A Reformist-Feminist by Charles Nwosu
… State University to finish her bachelor’s degree. [10] Adichie moved with the aim of being close to her sister, … “work gave her permission to write her own…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… “signalled the start of armed resistance in South Africa.” 28 March, The ANC calls for a nation-wide strike in protest … entering a factory, African location…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… Journal of African History, Vol. 50, No. 1 (2009), pp. 1-22. Cambridge University Press. Page 13. ↵ [iii] Thronton, … 2002. The History of Congo. Greenwood…
ArticleThe Big Debate
… discuss the foremost issues affecting South Africa. Season 10 began on the 10th of March 2019 with an episode on Land Without Compensation and will run till…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… as they needed cheap electricity to function profitably. [10] The threat of a VFTPC monopoly over electricity … for “gold mines, coal mines and…