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PlaceFairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl
… the young Charles Back I, landed on these shores in 1902. With a strong work ethic and passion for wine, he … a booming wine export business. After starting…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on behalf of the Liberation Movements, at the twenty-third session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, 27 July 1987, Addis Ababa
… Mariam for his warm words of welcome. We are happy to be in Addis Ababa once again, attending this premier event in the African political calendar, the OAU…
Tribute to DR Nthatho Motlana by ANC President Jacob Zuma, 6 December 2008, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
… Africans, The national flags have been flying at half-mast in our country and diplomatic missions from the 3rd of … sacrificed a lot for the people of Soweto…
ArchiveMemories of Trafalgar High, District Six by Warren Ludski
… my life and shaped my future – Trafalgar High School in cobbled Burchington Street near de Waal Drive, and the … I attended Trafalgar High from 1962 until I…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
… been very different without events that have taken place in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein is an important part of the … you are honouring this achievement of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the official opening of the Bram Fischer library at the legal resources centre Johannesburg, 27 September 1996
… up with the law, and yet who died a convicted prisoner. In a letter to the magistrate Bram Fischer explained why he … any punishment I may incur. I can no…
Baroness Castle of Blackburn opened an exhibition on the history of the Anti-Apartheid Movement at the opening session of the Symposium
… I don't know why I should have been honoured in this way by being asked to open this exhibition; awhole … Movement. I was President, but I was only able to…
V - The Funeral
… from leaving the three main cities on the grounds that in permits; while roadblocks nearer King William's Town … back of cars and many buses, as South…
Address by President, Nelson R. Mandela, at the funeral of Martin Chris Hani FNB Stadium, Soweto, 19 April 1993
… Comrade Chairpersons, To the family, Our daughter-in-law, Limpho, and grandchildren Neo, Nomakwezi and Lindiwe, … occasion, To the tens of thousands of you,…
Statement of the African National Congress by Oliver Tambo, 18 March 1980
… decided to summon a conference representative of all races in our country to "deliberate about matters affecting South … to the questions was of course given…
Call for United Front by Albert Luthuli, 5 November 1961
… strained budget to arm almost the entire White race in South Africa. Unacceptable Now that the Government has … is detrimental to their interests and, in the…
Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… decided to summon a conference representative of all races in our country to "deliberate about matters affecting South … to the questions was of course given…
ANC National Conference, 13 July 1991
… 1991, 2,244 delegates representing 760,000 members met in the 48th National Conference of the African National … by the presence of 450 foreign guests from…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… the millions of our people went to vote three weeks ago in peaceful elections that were free and fair, they … with all the authority at my command. What will…
Chapter X - Final word
… since I still did not intend to ban myself from speaking in public if I was needed. The first week was very exciting. … of course, because the prohibition on…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on South African Raid on Matola, 05 February 1981
… troops attacked and killed a number of ANC refugees in Matola, Mozambique. The following is from an address by … Tambo to thousands of members and supporters…
EventWayne Ferreira was born on this day
… Wayne Richard Ferreira was born on 15 September 1971 in Johannesburg.[i] Wayne Ferreira and his tennis partner, Pietie Norval won a silver medal in the men’s…
PlaceAgtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape
… River rising in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub … 15 km South of Citrusdal. The name of the river in Afrikaans and means ' the…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… the many conflicts that South Africa has been involved in through the centuries including the Anglo-Boer Wars, the Anglo-Zulu War, World War I and II, the…
PlaceLodge de Goede Hoop, Stal Square, Cape Town
… In 1772 the Masonic Order established its first lodge in the Cape under a warrant obtained from the Grand Lodge … National of the Netherlands. Initially…
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… As the town of Cape Town grew in size and sophistication, so then its management committee … place to discuss the affairs of the Burgher Council. Early in…
PlaceVan Riebeeck’s Hedge, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town.
… These trees are a remnant of the hedge planted in 1660 by Jan van Riebeeck as a Boundary to the newly … of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Arrived at the…
PlaceThree Anchor Bay
… Three Anchor Bay is a small anchorage in Table Bay. Its name was first recorded in Dutch records of 1661, and probably refers to a defensive … which…
PlaceGoodwood
… of Cape Town , 11 km from the centre of the City and in the Bellville district. It was originally a Village … Mile Stone'. The Village was established by…
PlaceNapier
… endangered Blue Crane can often be seen gathered together in large flocks. Napier is situated under the Soetmuisberg … Century old cottages blend with modern…
PlaceCote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast
… Ivory Coast is a West African State bordering Ghana in the East, Burkina Faso, Mali in the North, and Guinea and Liberia in the East. To the South lies, the…
PlaceOld gaol, Seventh Avenue, Roodepoort
… The original building was apparently already in existence in 1890 when it was converted to use as a gaol for the mining … house on the corner of Goldman…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… his plea for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the National Party (NP) was able to gain a majority in parliament. Given…
EventThe UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing
… and crew on board were killed, as were eleven people in the town of Lockerbie, where large sections of the plane … were considered to have been responsible…
EventCharles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands
… Darwin's experience in the Galapagos would be the principle inspiration for his … fundamentally changed the people think about the world in which they live…