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EventA Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands
… religious persecution brought about by the ascendancy of Catholicism in France. The Edict of Nantes, passed in 1685, inspired a great deal of … to grow. The…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van de Ste l … De Wet family in 1809 when it was purchased by the widow of…
PlaceHout Bay East and West Forts
… Found on opposite sides of the Bay entrance, on the mountain. Origanally built to … experienced a difficult metamorphosis since the advent of the National…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 3 - It’s a Mystery. Or is it? by Amanda Esterhuysen
… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education This chapter looks at how archaeology and the … in a mystical relationship between the leader…
PlaceAuwal Masjid, Cape Town
… into existence in 1794 during the first British occupation of the Cape of Good Hope and was the main religious … and their freedom to worship . The mosque…
PlaceWinnie Mandela Drive, Johannesburg
… The road was named after William Nicol , the Administrator of the Transvaal, at the time of construction. It was changed … 'S.A. Townships' purchased back,…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Cradock is a Historic Town that has retained much of its 19th-Century charm. Its beautifully restored Victorian … 10 (2) of the South African Geographical…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… 1946 22 June, The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of … of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Asiatic Land…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… Zuma delivers the traditional ANC January 8th Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the … said, among other things, that “we must…
Bibliographical Data
… In the preparation of the introductory essays in this volume, heavy reliance has … by them inside and outside South Africa. The documents, of which only a…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… the New National Party (NNP), was disbanded and some of its members joined the ANC. NNP leader Marthinus van … White farmers in exchange for US and British…
Chapter 14
… at disruption The farcical elections were over. Most of the old M.R.C.s had been returned to the dummy council, … Location Advisory Boards, the Natives…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at funeral in Maseru, 05 December 1982
… more than 10,000 people who attended the funeral service of members of the ANC massacred by raiders from the South … to the bullets of a common enemy of the…
PlacePaarl
… (prior to 1910) The division of Paarl was originally part of the district of Stellenbosch, … The Paarl valley was first colonised in 1687 when land was…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Western Cape; Minister of Arts … us are now a source of strength. The basic law of our land, our Constitution, declares…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Western Cape; Minister of Arts … us are now a source of strength. The basic law of our land, our Constitution, declares…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 1
… Indian Community by C. H. Calpin An early photograph of " A.I."with C.F. Andrews The main road south from Durban … growing of a few vegetables from the…
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A new and younger set of persons, impatient with…
PlaceBetty's Bay
… ocean drive between Pringle Bay and Kleinmond. The history of Betty's Bay involved tales of Khoisan Strandlopers , bandits in hiding and whalers … Station A…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… Newspaper proprietors and editors of all the main South African newspapers, both English and … operate under state authority and administer a strict code of…
EventSlavery is abolished at the Cape
… in the Colony came a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of 1833 was passed by the British House of Commons and by the House of Lords. Although the Bill…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
… as a lawyer after completing his studies at the University of Stellenbosch. Vorster was instrumental in the founding of the anti-British Ossewa-Brandwag (OB)…
EventThe Johannesburg Stock Exchange is established
… is established in Johannesburg to facilitate the explosion of trade sparked by the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand. The discovery of gold in 1886 … to…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Source Based Questions
… Plunderers: It’s English, you know." For the origin of the source, view the footnote below. [1] 1. Define the … Therefore, they set sail to various coasts…
EventBomb meant for Kangaroo Court judge, May Ledwaba kills sleeping William Ledwaba
… In evidence furnished before the Amnesty Commission of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, policemen Eric … revealed that May Ledwaba (Squish) had been…
PlaceNkandla, KZN
… Nkandla, is mainly a Rural Area and is in the top five of the poorest places in KwaZulu-Natal province . Poverty is prevalent, with 44% unemployment. The…
PlaceLiesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
… long and arises as several streams off the Eastern slopes of Table Mountain above Kirstenbosch , winding through: ' … Garden is in Bishopscourt Village,…
PlaceValdezia Mission Station, Soutpansberg District
… Situated in the Soutpansberg District to the south-east of Louis Trichardt is Valdezia Mission Station, an … has signed a 100-year lease agreement on 1 000…
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… Apartheid in South Africa is a political system of segregation that perpetuated unequal relationships between … government had with laws like the Suppression…
PlaceKeilands Catholic Mission Station, Eastern Cape
… Catholic Mission Station- Established 1886 along the banks of the Great Kei in a remote Valley, between Cathcart and … still remain. Accessible through a…