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ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837 Mzilikazi defeated by the Voortrekkers and … (ZAR) is established. 1853 16…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… 1856-1910 Masters and Servants Acts of 1856 These Acts, which had been passed between 1856 and … Representative Council (NRC), which was a purely advisory…
PlaceLydenburg, Mpumalanga
… The Town of Lydenburg, in Mpumalanga Province, was founded in 1850 by the company of Voortrekker leader Andries Potgieter who had abandoned … Today, the…
Daily reflections by Virginia MacKenny, September 2002
… to the city centre, breakfast included and a shower of my own. He even calls me a taxi. I am pleasantly surprised … in German, but there is no mistaking the…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Before the mineral discoveries by Emilia Potenza
… Potenza Life in Southern Africa changed greatly because of the discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886). As with the Industrial … , spoke out against …
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… the Malay Quarter of Simon’s Town. [i] The Noorul Islam Mosque looks down … curved lines and intricate Detail. From the Entrance of the Mosque one looks down…
ArchiveEFF 2019 Election Manifesto
… OUR LAND AND JOBS NOW! PEOPLES’ MANIFESTO AND A PLAN OF ACTION FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF … underdevelopment, landlessness and…
PlaceStrandfontein
… coastal village situated on the West Coast at the mouth of the Olifants River . Strandfontein’s high cliffs provide … a nature reserve area. Later in 1976,…
PlaceCahora Bassa Dam, Mozambique
… on the Zambezi River, is located in the Western part of Mozambique. The Cahora Bassa hydroelectric Dam was the last megaproject constructed in Africa during…
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the 'Colour-bar'
… two actors, Athol Fugard, 29, from Port Elizabeth, author of the two - man play "The Blood knot" and his co-actor Zakes … much talked about play in South…
ArchiveReflections on life in a rearview mirror by Jo Ractliffe, 27 Jun 2011
… with your 80th birthday—that Sunday morning when a group of us were summoned to your house at the crack of dawn in an atmosphere of great mystery and…
PlaceRobertson, Route 62
… establish a new congregation to serve the spiritual needs of residents in its Southern region. To this end it purchased … The 1865 census indicated that…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt on Ranjith Kally's 'Memory Against Forgetting', by Ranjith Kally with Kalim Rajab, 30 January 2015
… anything about the man and his work. That I was ignorant of his more than 60 years of photography, mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, some 30 of them in … acclaimed…
PlaceFugard Theatre, Cape Town
… Fugard, a theatre based in Cape Town, was built within one of the five interconnected Sacks Futeran buildings in … Six . [1] It opened in early 2010 and was…
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
… African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s Town (on the road to Alice) and Fort Beaufort! Dimbaza is a symbol of the 'surplus…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Cradock is a Historic Town that has retained much of its 19th-Century charm. Its beautifully restored Victorian … and Karoo-style buildings, combined with…
When Mandela's Predecessor toured the US to Expose Segregation back home by Matthew Blackman (www.ozy.com), 29 May 2018
… A short, well-dressed 44-year-old man of the southern African Barolong tribe stood at the American … It stated the bearer was a British national and a…
ArchiveGeorge Peake by David Hemson
… had links throughout Southern Africa and an understanding of the social linkages between struggles particularly in … after the Second World War. He had the…
PlaceKhami Ruins, Zimbabwe
… Monument and World Heritage Site, is located to the west of the Khami River, 22 km from the City of Bulawayo. The property, located on a 1300 m hilltop ……
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman In July 1993, … nation had been waiting for and the…
Land mine kills 6 in South Africa by Sheila Rule (New York Times), 16 December 1985
… army spokesman in Pretoria said those killed were members of two families, including a mother and two children. The … Chatsworth game farm, about 19 miles…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Tributes to Lembede After His Death
… surprised when they read the news item headlined "Death of a Noted African Lawyer." They were surprised because they had not heard of a Bantu lawyer before…
ArchiveCHAPTER 3 - Unprepared by Howard Barrell
… June 1976 created the opportunity for the ANC to break out of its 13-year strategic impasse. From exile, it was able to … emphasis on armed activity…
An evening with FW de Klerk – the full event by Alec Hogg (Biznews London Forum), 15 September 2017, (interview transcript)
… It’s 28 years ago that FW became leader of the National Party and he won against Barend du Plessis. … du Plessis got a home on Lake Geneva? Not that I know…
PlaceRwanda
… Rwanda is a land-locked Country located in the Eastern part of Africa . People began settling in the area as early as 10.000BCE [i] . After several…
Apartheid power in crisis
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The year 1989 … which could be said to have ushered in…
PlaceMthatha Airport, Eastern Cape
… Mthatha Airport serves the charming Town of Mthatha (affectionately known as Madiba Country) in the Eastern Cape Province. It is the Hometown of many great…
EventPresident Jacob Zuma steps down as President of South Africa
… his resignation with immediate effect, following years of scandals and internal disputes. The ruling African … initially refused, saying he did not…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… after six weeks Esmé was not very pleased with me for being away so long. For both of us we were faced with shaping our new life together. We … It was…
I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1946
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer United … Sanctions to aid South African struggle The…