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PlaceRustenburg House, together with its Summer House, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… When the VoC granted land in Rondebosch to the first free Burghers, Governor Jan van Riebeeck reserved a piece of this Land to be used as an Orchard by the…
PlaceNelson Mandela University, in Gqeberha
… University (NMMU) opened on 1 January 2005, the result of the merging of the PE Technikon the University of Port … on 31 January 1964. This was after…
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… are captained by Joseph Twayi who becomes the Treasurer of the South African Native National Congress in 1915. They are the first South … only play against…
EventZwelakhe Sisulu is arrested
… Zwelakhe Sisulu is arrested Zwelakhe Sisulu, President of the Black Media Workers Association of South Africa … 9 (1) and Section 10 (1) a of the Internal…
PlacePhilippi
… The settlement of Springfield was established sometime before December 1896, … the midst of a serious battle to maintain its hold on the land. The farmers,…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… Two members of the banned liberation movements, Harry Gwala , a member of … of the ANC in 1960 under the Unlawful Organisations Act, Gwala became active in…
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
… The Karoo is one of the World’s most unique, arid zones. In South Africa it … it is an: "envied rarity." Situated in the Western parts of the Eastern Cape . …
ArchiveAn economic policy framework
… Paper by Alec Erwin of the Congress of South African Trade Unions on an economic policy … strategy, manpower strategies, the educational system, land,…
ArticleDutch settlement, the Indian Ocean slave trade and slavery at the Cape - seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
… reports about what they had seen at the Cape – plenty of water, fertile land and lots of wild animals. The VOC was the wealthiest and … As the settlement…
ArchiveThe Housing Shortage: Paper Presented at National Conference 1983
… on 12 March 1983 discussing housing statistics, lack of housing, apartheid, disparity between needs and provision between race groups, land availability for…
EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (Jimmy) Kruger, declared the … an affected organisation under the Affected Organisation's Act of 1974. This Act served…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… obtained his BA Honours degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), Western Province (now Western Cape), South Africa and his PhD degree from the…
Say No To Ciskei Independence
… grounds for SA, a Passport to poverty, Total control of workers, a divided land a divided people; say NO to Ciskei independence …
PlaceStellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
… and much-loved family Home. Situated at the Crossroads of what were once four oak lined Avenues in Upper Kenilworth … of the Dutch East India Company were…
ArchiveStrategies for survival: moving to the cities
… Multicoloured photograph of rural people arriving in Mexico City with their luggage. … (CAFOD) poster and logo. Support for CIPCA in Bolivia. Land, hope …
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… BC Humans begin to migrate from Africa to other parts of the world 8500 BC – 6500 BC In the Sahara Desert region, … Gokomere communities survived by farming…
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
… extended a cordial welcome to the delegates on behalf of the local branch of the organisation, who, he said, … manner. For although they associated with the…
PlaceCwanguba
… A forest 34km East of Elliotdale. The forest is reputed to have resulted from Imilenya shrubs, planted on the grave of Chief Tsiwo! The name is thought to be…
Letter from Jack Simons to Oliver Tambo
… Letter from Jack Simons of the Constitutional Committee and Zola Skweyiya of the Department of Legal and Constitutional Affairs to … of the resolutions…
EventSisulu is served with two notifications
… Walter Sisulu, was served with two notifications in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (Act 44 of 1950) . In terms of these notifications Sisulu was ……
ArchiveCanaan rediscovered: Fingo trust lands in the Humansdorp-Tsitsikamma area
… History of the Mfengu people and their forced removal from their … after the Mfengu people were forcibly removed from their land. …
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… Florence Mkhize was an active member and leader in some of the most prominent organizations that worked to end … equality, and despite having an appointment…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The Early Years at the Rand
… Callinicos THE CHANGE TO WAGE LABOUR has described some of the different ways in which people lost the use of the land and entered wage labour. This happened…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
… communist society in which there is a collective ownership of the means of production [1] . The goal of communism is to … class that owns and controls the…
A New Era for Africa in a Globalizing World, Unesco, Paris, 19 November 2003
… Director of Ceremonies, Your Excellency, the Acting Director-General … the use of these resources as the means to benefit the native population. With…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… later becomes known as Chris Hani , is born in the village of Sabalele in Cofimvaba (then named St Marks) region, … Sibeko, are charged under the Suppression…
PlaceVictorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens
… This row, of Double-storey Semi-detached Residences is presumed to have been erected in 1881 as part of a speculative Housing Development scheme. The land…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal) drowned when the banks of the Umgeni (uMngeni) River burst after heavy rains. The … to control the rope tied around the…
EventDerek Hanekom is born
… Derek Hanekom, former minister of the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs was born in Cape Town. He was apponited …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
… A map representing the ‘new’ Union of South Africa of 1956 (The British Cape Colony and the two … Anglicization : The act of Anglicizing, which means to…