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ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… the Cape. This interrupts educational reforms put in place by the School Ordinance. 1815 The British take over the … The following day sees violent student…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… used the space within a divided Afrikanerdom to place itself above the political parties and “speak” for the … at this time was Du Plessis, who went on to…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… of those seeking recognition and struggling to find a place in a post-apartheid society. The film festival, in … online interaction and group discussions…
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… the world catapult themselves into ‘World Class’, Global City status, we have to ask ourselves, “at what cost”? " Not …
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… that were committed to this movement returned to the city centre to demand answers from the Mayor, Ivan Haarburgen …
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… begs a visit from every person who finds himself in the City and is visited by many medical students, specialist and … place …
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
… ”” OUR”” Third Annual Conference OPENS IN THE MINOR HALL, CITY HALL ON WEDNESDAY, January 17, 1923, at 10 a.m. sharp. …
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… of his death, Qoboza was editor of the weekly newspaper City Press. Under his leadership, the newspaper became South …
EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
… until 1928, and was awarded a grant by the Graaff-Reinet City Council for attaining the highest marks in her standard …
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… (Wits) staged an illegal marched through Johannesburg's city centre in solidarity with the Soweto students. …
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… of Namibia, then German South West Africa, took place in 1884. The Herero, a pastoral and nomadic group, had … century. German settlement in the region…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… and Apartheid Eli Weinberg was born in 1908 in the port city of Libau, Latvia to a Jewish family. Growing up, he … similar to the black community’s…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… also very present in political matters pertaining to the place of chiefs in a post-apartheid South Africa. With the … in South Africa. The ANC has made it…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) takes place in Cape Town and the party’s manifesto is adopted. The … of the League. 14 June, National elections…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… Bloemfontein is the birth place of the SANNC, which became the ANC in 1923, one of the … and 1909, constitutional discussions towards Union took place which…
PlaceJohannesburg Art Gallery
… main thoroughfares to the wealthy northern suburbs of the city; to the south was a deep railway cutting, abutting … it opened to the public Joubert Park,…
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… regard, substantial work is now underway to develop the City Deep inland terminal in Gauteng. Initial work has … in September last year. Construction work is…
First Matabele War
… of Bulawayo grew almost overnight into a European-style city. …
References and links: Local History
… Kruger's Pretoria: Buildings and Personalities of the City in the Nineteenth Century (Protea Books) Pretoria …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1915
… Battle of Loos between the British and German armies takes place. The British use poison gas for the first time. They …
Learning about history through writing
… South Africa hosted and won Rugby World Cup which took place 25 May-24 June 1995, and was the first major sporting …
PlaceMaclear's Beacon
… 360-degree views of the Cape Peninsula and the sprawling city below. The hike to Mac Lear's Beacon is relatively easy … place …
PlaceRotunda, Bay Hotel- Camps Bay
… their view of the ocean. Reacting to the outcry the City Council rezoned the Rotunda, saving the original … place …
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… of photography in this country. It was donated to the city in 1968 and forms part of Museum Africa . The collection … place …
PlaceRhodes Cottage, Main Road, Muizenberg
… of Northern Rhodesia, who, in 1937, transferred it to the City Council of Cape Town. It was declared a National … place …
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
… 15,000 Coloured people marched through the streets of the city following a mammoth meeting on the Grand Parade. The …
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War. In 1912 the Cape Town City Council commissioned an engineer, H.M. Peter, to find …
EventCOSATU headquarters Johannesburg is sabotaged
… badly damaged building was declared a health hazard by the City Council. Cosatu and its affiliates were forced to vacate …
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
… to a standstill when they abandoned their trucks in the city centres, in the process blocking traffic and creating …
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… insurer of the clubhouse, approached the Johannesburg City Council after it paid R30 million to rebuild the club, …