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PlaceAdmiralty House, Simonstown
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 20 October 1972. …
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht
The double-storey Structure was erected soon after the turn of the 20th Century, and is endowed with a number of prominent Architectural features including…
EventTennis champion Frew Mcmillan is born in Springs
… On 20 May 1942, Frew McMillan, doubles player with Bob Hewitt … , [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 20 May 2013)|Mcmillan, Frew., (1995)…
EventSouth African Air Force bombs ANC in Maputo
… Following an African National Congress's 20 May 1983 car bombing of headquarters of the South African … in Pretoria, ANC bases in a suburb of Maputo,…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… war. Of course one ignores the economic factors at one’s own risk. As this model informs more often than not the … number of educated ‘blacks’ were emerging…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… became a personal Kingdom (private property) for Belgium’s King Leopold II and under his rule, over half of the … French colonial officials actively…
EventColdest day in Pretoria
… the daily average maximum temperatures in Pretoria is 20 degrees with a minimum of 1 degree centigrade. …
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… of the Farm Security Administration (FSA). During the 1940's and 1950's documentary photography in America expanded to … from Oxford named Anthony Sampson to…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… Cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth.' 1590's The English and the Dutch begin to call regularly at Table … rounds the Cape again on his way to…
PlaceDelgoa Bay Now Known as Maputo Bay, Mozambique
… Discovered by António do Campo, a member of Vasco da Gama’s expedition (1502), it was first explored by Lorenzo …
PlaceMarket Theatre
… The Market Theatre was first established on Johannesburg’s Old Indian Fruit Market which closed down in 1973 after 60 … until after the demise of the…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Oliver Tambo, 19 April 1998, Wattville, Benoni
… his life. But as one of the remaining friends of O.R.`s I wanted to make a contribution. I wanted to do so … through many stages in the struggle for…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Oliver Tambo
… his life. But as one of the remaining friends of O.R.'s I wanted to make a contribution. I wanted to do so … through many stages in the struggle for…
PlaceTanzania
… who crusaded against the slave trade, established his last mission at Ujiji, where he was "found" by Henry Morton … is home to two renowned tourism…
EventThe Internal Security Act is passed
… provision of the Internal Security Act. Sections 19(1) and 20 dealt with the banning of people, including confinement to …
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New African, 05 January 1980, London
… new regional situation? How will it affect South Africa`s own liberation struggle? TAMBO : An independent Zimbabwe … These include the linking of all white…
Unity in Action Decisive - O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New African, London, 1980
… new regional situation? How will it affect South Africa's own liberation struggle? TAMBO: An independent Zimbabwe … These include the linking of all white…
PlaceNewlands Cricket Stadium
… becoming one of the great cricketing Nations. Australia’s first visit to South Africa (1902 - 1903) witnessed a … before the next victory at Newlands against…
Alfred Nzo Lecture in memory of Comrade Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo delivered on 28 June 2014 by Dr Zwelini Mkhize Treasurer General of the ANC in Mount Ayliff ; Alfred Nzo District in Eastern Cape Province
… Praesidium of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic`s Supreme Soviet" in 1985. After completing his matric, he … priviledge to convert international…
PlaceMill House and Water Mill, farm Naauwpoort, District of Marico
Click on image to enlarge The mill was probably erected during the early 20th century. Its water wheel and cast-iron machinery drove a set of millstones, and…
EventBafana Bafana wins against Botswana
… games. The game, which was attended by approximately 20 000 spectators, was played at Botswana national stadium in …
EventANC makes second submission before TRC
… An African National Congress (ANC) delegation of 20 members, led by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, made the party's second major submission to the Truth and…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… ANC. March, Mandela travelled to Lusaka to meet the ANC's national executive committee. He then travelled to Sweden … President F.W. de Klerk to discuss the…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… of property by Indians in Durban is ratified by the NIA's general body. The NIA's decision to cooperate with the … Commission , under the chairmanship of…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… in the colony. Between 1652, the year of Jan van Riebeeck’s landing at the Cape , and 1658, when the first slave shipment arrived, between 11 and 20 slaves…
EventTunisia gains independence from France
… On 20 March 1956, Tunisia gained its independence from France … al-Amin Bey, as king. In 1957, Habib Bourguiba the country’s Prime Minister, abolished the…
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is born in Nongoma
… in traditional Zulu customs while he was at his father's residence of Khethomtandayo. Zwelithini was installed as … monarch of the Zulus at a traditional…
EventFirst public service of the Church of England in South Africa
… worship of the Church was conducted in Cape Town, on 20 April 1749. Regular services commenced in 1806 after the …
EventThe Roman Catholic Church decides, in principle, to open its 192 all-white schools to black pupils
… with the government. Three months later, more than 20 000 learners from Soweto marched against the use of … Nelson Mandela Foundation, "20 March 1976 ",From:…
PlaceMusgrove road, Berea
Click on image to enlarge Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 July 1984. This is a double-storey manor house designed by architect P…