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PlaceAbees, Bela-Bela
… A Town 100 km away from Pretoria North. It was laid out in 1882 on the Farms: 'Het bad; Noodshulp; Roodepoort and Tufbult'. This Area attained Municipal…
Decolonising African Museums - What does it mean?
… The Centre for Indian Studies in Africa (CISA) presents a talk by Emery Patrick Effiboley, … the concept of decolonisation has become a clarion call in the…
PlaceNational Women’s Monument
… The monument created by Anton van Wouw , was put up in 1913 in remembrance of the 26 370 Boer women and children who died in prison camps during the South…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
… Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the language was finally recognised in 1925. The South African Academy for…
EventTrader and philanthropist Mohamed Joosub dies
… and devout Muslim, Mohamed Hajee Joosub, died in Pretoria. Joosub left his birth place Ranavav, India where he was born in 1862, at the age of 14. He…
EventCelebrated South African photographer, David Goldblatt, receives Hasselblad honours
… honoured for his portrayal of social and political life in the country of his birth. David Goldblatt received the 2006 Hasselblad Foundation Award in…
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
… Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament for the first time in his career on home soil since he turned pro in 1989. The Million Dollar Tournament was played at…
EventEllen Khuzwayo is born
… into six European languages) and other books, was born in Thaba-Nchu in the Orange Free State. She was principal actor in a documentary, Tshiamelo - Place of…
EventAlgerian terrorist, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid dies
… Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was born Mohammed Ghadir in Algeria. He was an Islamist militant who became one of the top three military commanders of al-Qaeda in the…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO THE RALLY AT KWA - MTHETHWA KwaMbonambi, 21 May 1995
… your heroic ancestor, King Dingiswayo, must be smiling in his grave because this is exactly what he would have done … Let me assure you that your efforts…
PlaceOld Fort and Cemetery, Durban
… The Old Fort and Durban's first cemetery are situated in Umgeni Road, and are now an integral part of the city … European settlement of the Bay of Port Natal…
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… The fountain was, in reality, only an ornamental trough used for the watering … of a round cast-iron drinking bowl supported on legs in the form of horses'…
PlaceMzilikazi Memorial, situated at Phokeng, near Rustenburg
… was brought at nightfall and the King's body was placed in it and taken to Mhlahlandlela where on the 9th September … the amaNdebele nation. For two months…
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… Church square is in the historic centre of Pretoria! The founder of Pretoria, … Square were consequences of Lord de Villiers' verdict in 1917. Lines for…
PlaceSenegal
… Netherlands before ultimately coming under French control in the late 19th Century. It remained a colony of France … Sédar Senghor, was elected Senegal's…
EventBambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata
… pressure by colonial authorities on traditional societies in order to force indigenous peoples into the European … Discontent was welling up among many of…
PlaceSophiatown
… World War I started and many Black people moved to Cities in search for jobs. As the number of Black people increased in the Cities, the Johannesburg City…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the departure of former president Nelson Mandela, 6 December 2013
… democratic nation has departed. He passed on peacefully in the company of his family around 8.50pm on December 5 … Mandela great was precisely what made him…
Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958]
… Should Not Vote [1958] The Anti-C.A.D. Movement was formed in 1943 to fight the Coloured Advisory Council and the … Department to act as policeman over the…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
… and wedding anniversaries almost without exception, in prison during official visits. The occasions were, in addition, observed with cards and letters…
Document 24 - De Klerk’s reply to Nelson Mandela
… CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS. The COSATU Executive Committee met in a special session today. (04.05.96) The Executive … as follows: 1. The lock-out should not be…
PlaceWits Art Museum
… Situated on the ground floor of University Corner in the heart of Braamfontein, The Wits Art Museum is one of … from the Nelson Mandela Bridge . Its’…
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
… way between East London and Port St Johns. It was back in 1890's that the Cape Colonial Lighthouse Commission, … a hilltop just west of the present…
PlaceNewington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
… semi-detached dwellings forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th century, and survives largely unaltered to … NMC legislation on 15 July 1983…
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… such as defence, foreign affairs and justice would remain in the hands of the central government in Pretoria. On 26 October 1976, the Transkei gained … its…
EventHendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister
… ratified the Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act in 1959. The Act classified black people into eight ethnic … his plea for a republic. This was also the…
EventSeretse Khama is re-united with his British wife
… was considered the rightful heir to the Ngwato chieftaincy in Botswana (then known as Bechuanaland) and became a chief … of the Bangwanto tribe. Seretse…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… More particularly, he is renowned for his involvement in the fight against apartheid. This included his support for … engagement with the apartheid…
EventMinister announces compulsory education for Black children
… education for Black children would be introduced in stages, with a first programme beginning near Pretoria. … at the beginning of 1981 for children entering…
EventFree, compulsory education for Black children
… education. Moreover, there was growing shortage of schools in rural and township areas for Black education. The … that given to White schools. The ratio of…