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EventSouth African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe is born
… of Arts and Culture. Her work plays a huge role in keeping history alive and encouraging children to read. … [Accessed: 4 September 2017] | South African…
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
… the oldest military establishment in South Africa. Its history has long been neglected. Unfortunately, the original …
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
… African War became one of the most important events in the history of South Africa. On 31 March 1900 De Wet dealt the …
EventGambia gains independence
… On this day in history Gambia became the 36th African nation to gain …
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… at the time, decorated the hall. References: South African History Online http://www.cosatu.org.za/shop/ss0406-26.html …
Event17 anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of Section 6 of the Public Safety Act
… On this day in history, State President P.W. Botha amended the emergency … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology…
EventDelmas Treason Trial starts
… Treason Trial, up to that time the longest trial in the history of SA, started in Delmas, east of Pretoria. …
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… a remarkable woman with an extensive knowledge of natural history, especially botany and entomology and supplied …
EventPieter Jacobs Marais reports discovery of gold
… first person to discover gold in this area, Johannesburg history proved him wrong. Allegedly Carel Kruger, who was … HighBeam Research, History of…
EventSouth African cricketer, AB de Villiers is born
… and ODI rankings, making him only the ninth batsman in history to do so …
ArchiveBlack consciousness: a reactionary tendency
… provides the reader with a very detailed background and history of the formation of the Black Consciousness Movement …
EventGovernment declares that five ‘non-White’ South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
… colleges played a tremendous role in shaping the history of South Africa during the liberation struggle. … From Crisis to Stability to Crisis’ , from South…
East Cape Update
… of the Eastern Cape region. This region had a rich history of democratic opposition to the white minority …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Steve Biko’s death East London, 12 September 1997, South Africa
… and worked with him, but by the fruits of his endeavours. History called upon Steve Biko at a time when the political … visible organisation of the people…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… The SABC could not be trusted to do this with its history of bias and propaganda and links with government. The … responsibility that rests on us at this…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
… knew very little about Africa at this stage in European history but were always very curious about Africa. There were … da Vinci is one of the most famous…
ArticleDrum Magazine
… of East and West African editions of the magazine. A brief history of ‘Drum’ 'In the teeming Negro and coloured … 'We Defy', in the August 1952 issue…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… were politically more advanced than their leaders. The history of the ANC, the PAC alleged, was studded with … G. (1977). From Protest to Challenge: A…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… a book about forgotten pages of South Africa's rich worker history from 1903 to 1921. It includes socio-historical … of this tax led to the Bambatha…
PlaceNairobi National Museum, East Africa
… The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a Museum … in Nairobi by the then East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society [currently the East…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… as the ‘Inanda Route’. If you know about Mahatma Gandhi’s history, then you will enjoy seeing where he lived and the printing press he founded. If you don’t…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… IN FURTHER READING) Cape Town is a city built on layers of history and landscape. Beyond its iconic mountain and … Museum . " This is the best place to…
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… False Bay. They capture the village’s atmosphere and a history shaped by community and the sea. In February 1862 Mrs … and reflects a cosmopolitan heritage…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of India New Delhi, 25 January 1995
… the South African Government. For those who did not know history it might seem strange indeed that there should only … affinity of cultures and traditions,…
ArchivePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… 14 Photographs have an intimate relationship with history. Walter Benjamin wrote, “photographs become standard … 15 Photography in many ways is the first…
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… into two Buildings depicting very different parts of local History. The Victorian House, houses an abundance of …
ArchiveSome reflections of civilisation in Africa
… Africa, with reference to the social and economic history of large parts of Africa; with specific details on …
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… one of the most significant political figures in Egyptian history. He was well-known for his Arab nationalist and … Boddy-Evans A. (2011), ‘This Day in…
PlaceMandela House
… St. The museum includes interactive exhibits on the history of the house and some interesting family photos. …