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The prime minister states in the House of Assembly in Cape Town that the United Nations general-secretary, Dr. Waldheim, will b
… The prime minister states in the House of Assembly in Cape Town that the United Nations general-secretary, Dr. Waldheim, will b …
Signing of the second and final surrender of the Cape to the British under Gen. David Baird at Papendorp (presently Woodstock)
… Signing of the second and final surrender of the Cape to the British under Gen. David Baird at Papendorp …
Frederick and Clifford Nissen, brothers of the ANC assistant secretary of the Western Cape, the Rev. Chris Nissen, is shot dead
… Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. … Frederick and…
EventRadical politician, journalist, teacher and co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, James Thaele passes away
… radical politician, journalist, teacher and co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town , died in Cape Town. He was born in…
BiographyBenson Tsele
… Benson Tsele died on 21 March 1968 in combat against the then white supremacist Rhodesian army. The Um khonto we Sizwe (MK) guerrilla was part of the Luthuli…
BiographySimon Petros (Peter) Matseke
… known about his early life except that he was a member of the Bakgatlo tribe. He was drafted as a driver for the Boer commandos during the South African War…
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… In the early days of the Free State, citizenship was limited to … founded by Major HD Warden in 1846 as an outpost for Cape riflemen, Blacks and Coloureds…
Sir George Cathcart (60), former governor of the Cape, is killed in the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War in which the
… Sir George Cathcart (60), former governor of the Cape, is killed in the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War in which the …
A bomb explodes in the elevator of the building in the centre of Cape Town, which houses the President’s Council. One man is ki
… A bomb explodes in the elevator of the building in the centre of Cape Town, which houses the President’s Council. One man is ki …
The Dutch East India Company receives the monopoly to trade with countries between the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Mage
… The Dutch East India Company receives the monopoly to trade with countries between the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Mage …
Abraham Gabbema, fiscal at the Cape, calls the front rock of the mountain near the Great Berg River, wet with dew and glitterin
… (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 8, p. 421 | Wallis, F. (2000). … Abraham Gabbema, fiscal at the Cape, calls the…
The name of Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape, is linked to Dr James Barry (who performed the first caesarean in the
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2 p. 186 … The name of Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape, is linked to…
The corner stone of the ‘Nieuwe Kerk’ of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town is laid. The church has been demolished since.
… The corner stone of the ‘Nieuwe Kerk’ of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town is laid. The church has been demolished since. …
Jan van Riebeeck delivers wood at Rondebosch in the Cape for the construction of a fort to defend the wheat fields of the Free
… Jan van Riebeeck delivers wood at Rondebosch in the Cape for the construction of a fort to defend the wheat fields of the …
BiographyJulius Nyerere
… Julius Nyerere was born on the 13th of April 1922 in Butiama village, next to Lake Victoria, in Tanganyika (name given to the British colony in Tanzania’s…
BiographyKabelo Sello Duiker
… born in Orlando West, Soweto , Johannesburg. Duiker was the eldest of three brothers and his parents were … he studied journalism and art history. He later…
PlaceEastern Fort/Battery and Blockhouse, Chapman’s Peak, overlooking Hout Bay, Cape Town
… Dutch and British administrations also perceived that the Bay offered a possible landing place to an invading military force. Consequently, towards the end…
BiographyZubeida “Juby” "Sharon Davis" Mayet
… , Transvaal (now Gauteng ). Mayet began writing in the mid-1950s while at high school. She studied for two years … following her passion for writing,…
BiographySorabjee Rustomjee
… to study and soon after returning to South Africa, crossed the Natal-Transvaal border and was sentenced in January 1911 to six weeks in prison. He requested…
ArchiveOutward bounty and inward baaskap: Opening Address by Jean Sinclair presented at the Black Sash National Conference in Cape Town
… Baaskap Opening Address by Jean Sinclair presented at the Black Sash at National Conference in Cape Town on 15 February 1971 discussing: Apartheid, racial ……
BiographyJuda Ngwenya
… Juda Ngwenya began his career with The Star newspaper in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). Before he was even two years in the employ of the newspaper,…
Dr Mamphela Ramphele interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 16 April 1998, Cape Town
… Dr Mamphela Ramphele 16/4/98, Cape Town interviewed by Rupert Taylor Taylor: What is the nature of the conflict? Ramphele: I’ll take issue with … from the…
BiographyVera Ponnen
… England. She came to South Africa in 1938 as a governess. The next year, she went to Johannesburg and while there she met members of the Communist Party. She…
BiographyBaden Powell
… was born Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell was born on the 22 February 1857, the son of Professor Baden Powell, of Oxford University. His … as a sub…
BiographyAleta Michaletos
… in Pretoria in 1952. She earned her BFA in painting from the University of Pretoria in 1974. Since 1971 she has actively served on the boards of several…
ArchiveMinutes of the 53rd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Cape Town, 30th January - 4th February 1976
… Minutes of the 53rd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Cape Town, 30th January - 4th February 1976. ……
PlaceGoedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
… The Moravian Mission Station of Goedverwacht, is nestled between the Piketberg Mountains and is accessed by an excellent tarred road off the R399, between…
BiographyPaul David
… cane labourers. In 1961 David studied for a law degree at the then University of Natal (now University of KwaZulu-Natal – UKZN) in Durban and served in the…
Non-European United Front of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939
… of South Africa, Minutes of Conference held in City Hall, Cape Town, 8 to 10 April 1939 …
BiographyChris Qwazi
… Qwazi, a photo-journalist, started out as a freelancer in the 1980s at a time of increased resistance against Apartheid in Port Elizabeth , and the Eastern…