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ArchiveThe boundless energy of Paul Grendon; artist, painter, activist and documentary photographer by Chris Ledochowski
… 1977. I was in my first year at Michaelis School of Fine Art and he, his fourth year in architecture at UCT. We warmed … had mutual sentiments and approaches…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… the Nchabaleng household in the village of Apel became a centre of subversive activity. Peter Nchabaleng , acquitted … began to work for the Community…
PlaceDutywa, Eastern Cape
The Town was founded in 1858 as a Military Fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. It is named after the Dutywa River, a…
PlaceConstantia
… dated 1791, ranks among South Africa's greatest works of art. Shortly afterwards Cloete enlarged and improved the … Public Works - was refurnished at his own…
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
… the provincial Capital, Mafikeng. It is an Administrative centre for the far North-Western area of the province, …
ArchiveAddress at 6th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture, by Nelson Mandela, 12 July 2008, Kliptown Soweto
… place human solidarity, the concern for the other, at the centre of the values by which you live. There is still too …
PlaceMagwa Waterfall, Lusikisiki-Port St. Johns
… has grown into a permaculture and community-projects centre. (Its goal is sustainability through tourism !)' The …
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
… of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory on the farm …
PlaceMarket Square, Port Elizabeth
… The Market Square in the heart of the Port Elizabeth town centre is a historical icon that reveals much about this old …
EventMarlise Joubert, SA author and painter, is born
Marlise Joubert was born in Elim, Limpopo and grew up in Warmbath (Bela Bela). She studied at the University of Pretoria where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts …
EventOliver Kgadime Matsepe, Northern Sotho writer and poet dies in Tafelkop, Groblersdal district.
Oliver Kgadime(Phukubjane) Matsepe is a novelist and poet who was twice awarded the S.E. Mqhayi Prize by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns …
PlaceBritz, Bonjala Region-North West
… is only an hour's travel from Brits. The De Wildt Cheetah Centre, which is a major Conservation effort, was established … The name was changed in 2010, to…
Storming: The Insurrections Ensemble by Marcus Grossman, September 2015
… where spontaneous and improvisatory noise is be made into art. They do like artful noise but you can dance to it. What …
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… digitally printed in colour by Tony Meintjes on archival art paper, the landscape of South Africa has never looked …
5th Jozi Book Fair
… seminars, book launches and conversations with authors, art exhibitions, film screenings and the Marikana Photo …
PlaceDrie Kuilen Nature Reserve
… Antelope as well as scenic drives, mountain biking, rock art, 4×4 and hiking trails are just some of the activities …
PlaceWagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
… In the heart of the 'Mother City' , Golden Acre Shopping Centre has been a key part of everyday life in Cape Town since 1979. This shopping-Centre on the…
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… task of finding a suitable location for its administrative centre was entrusted to Captain Ludwig Alberti, Commanding … Drosty, and a village adjoining to it…
PlaceGaries
… of the Northern Cape to the Succulent Karoo Knowledge Centre in the Town of Kamieskroon. Garies and Kamieskroon lie …
PlaceRoyal baFokeng Stadium
… Court, Volleyball Court, Basketball Court, and a Fitness Centre. The Screen measures an impressive 40 square metres …
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital, Bondoukou, became a centre for trade and Islamic scholarship. By the 18th …
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… On 5 June 1981, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) reported that …
EventOne-fifth of SA’s military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… According to Lindy Heinecken, Deputy Director of the Centre for Military Studies at the South African Military …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… sangars, to be constructed on a ridge south of the city centre. They became known as Fort Drury. Following the defeat …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the …
PlaceIxopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands
… in Alan Paton’s : “ Cry the Beloved Country ” is the main centre of the Southern Midlands . Although originally named: … and goodwill on the Town and the…
ArchiveThe Arthur Chaskalson I knew by George Bizos, 5 December 2012
… Bizos SC, Constitutional Litigation Unit, Legal Resources Centre, in honour of former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, … were founding members of Lawyers for…
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
… loomed. Whereas most towns are built around a CBD or civic centre, Dimbaza's heart was a children's Cemetery. The … into an industrial showpiece with Dimbaza…
PlaceKroonstad
… The main industry of Kroonstad is agriculture . It is the centre of a rich agricultural district, producing maize, … products and wool. Kroonstad is also a…
PlaceEmgwenya, formally Waterval Boven
… man-made Monument known to man! Waterval Boven Heritage Centre (also referred to as “the Centre”) is a community led initiative to establish a Museum and…