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ArticleXhosa
… is part of the Nguni language group. Xhosa is one of the 11 official languages recognized by the South African Constitution, and in 2006 it was determined…
ArchiveWits Autumn Festival
… Omega Point". Poster with list of attractions on certain dates. White background with yellow and black text. …
PlaceLongkloof, Main Road, Hout Bay
… The building dates from the late 19th century when it served as the wine …
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… inflicted with assegais, daggers and axes. Kamos had 12 wounds and her head was split with an axe and her fingers … and was an ANC sympathizer. The three…
ArchivePretoria Central Prison execution register entry and prison photograph of Petros Sipho Sibusiso Mkhize, recorded as "Mkhise P", File V963
… Box B275, File V963, "MKHISE P", 1967/09/01, 1966/12/02, with the Grave No and Cemetery columns left blank. The …
PlaceWitbank, Mpumalanga
… The City’s name was officially changed to eMalahleni in 2006, and it is administered as part of the larger Emalahleni … priorities. Unit 1 went into…
PlaceMasorini
In the shock waves following the rise of the Zulu kingdom early in the 19th Century, Masorini ended as a settlement. This site is situated some 11km from the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… which sprout out of the colonisation process at the Cape. [11] The nomadic Khoikhoi, who moved around the Cape according … they would pay far less than what…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… Gauteng and North West provinces. This movement probably dates to the mid 16th century, predating the lifespan of … life. Another kind of stonewalled…
Document 60 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the Communist League of South Africa, 3 March 1936
… two letters from you, dated respectively Jan. 13 and Feb. 18, on the subject of unity and a united Front for our two … full man-power available for the…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the common cold. 11 January- China reports first death from the novel … a global emergency, with 9000 cases confirmed…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… Stevenson and Andrew da Conceicao, visited Documenta 11, and felt that something new was afoot that had yet to … had only one serious contemporary art…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… a musician began to grow and he started finding work as an extra in recordings and avenues in clubs. In 1962, Masekela … of South African Music – A backstage…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… National Congress (ANC) Programme of Action. February 18 , The Planning Council of the ANC and SAIC meet for the … Communist Party member Moses Kotane is…
PlaceDiamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
… tps://magaliesmeander.co.za/news/the-battle-of-diamond-hill-11-12-june-1900/ …
References and links: Local History
… Journey through Pretoria’s Main Attractions” from ShowMe, 12 December [online], Available at … [Accessed: 12 January 2015]. ShowMe, (2008/8), “The 1956…
EventMaxwell Mlilo, South African actor, dies of diabetes
… longtime diabetes sufferer Maxwell Mlilo died on 22 June 2006. The veteran actor had been on South African Screens for … on 28 May 2012] Africa News Search -…
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
… role in Tsotsi at the Black Movie Awards in Los Angeles in 2006, heading off competition from established actors like … The movie won an Oscar for best…
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
… to Metz, France, in 1999. He later moved to Monaco. In 2006 he signed up with Arsenal. He has since played for big … Manchester City, Real Madrid and…
PlaceWandel and Barnet Streets, Gardens
… Homestead, on the Farm Oranjezicht, and as such probably dates from the 1730s. It was rebuilt during the early 19th …
PlaceRust-en-Vrede, Wellington Road, Durbanville
… Construction of this complex dates from the mid 19th Century and reflects a blending of …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… by the “fragmentation of electricity production”. [11] In the 1920s, electricity “shifted to the national … with Sir William Hoy of the South African…
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… Kenyatta [online] Available at: britannica.com [Accessed 11 August 2009] Jomo Kenyatta - A Leader of Black Africa (1952) The Age [online]. 12 November, p.2. …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… Magaliesberg known as Silkaatsnek It was here that the two 12-pounder guns of 'O' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), … ultimately captured in the first…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… married 21st October 1798 & Maria Johanna MENTZ married 11 Mar 1826. The Grave is situated near the Fish River (it's … The Museum is open most Saturdays…
Online directory - archives and media sources
… 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA Telephone: +27 (0)12 - 323 5300 Fax: +27 (0)12 - 323 5287 Website: http://www.national.archives.gov.za … Church…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… States of America. Marsha captained the national side from 2006. She has represented the South African national hockey … and 2012 London Olympic Games; as…
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
As the driving force behind the creation of the Ko-operatieve Wijn-bouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika, Beperkt (The Co-operative Wine Growers' Association of…
ArchiveStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
… Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students … Mbuyisa Makhubo [sometimes spelled Makhuba]. He was then 18, and did not…
PlaceMiddleburg, Eastern Cape
… base. The graves are scattered in the old section. It dates back to the Anglo-Boer War . The History of Grootfontein dates back to 1781 when a certain…