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2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup is a tribute to Africa - ANC, 21 May 2010
… ANC headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House, with flags of all African countries participating in the event. We are … tournament. This Fifa Soccer World Cup…
PlaceStutterheim, Amatola- Eastern Cape
… The small town of Stutterheim lies at the foot of the Amatola Mountain range in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This picturesque town is situated…
PlaceNorth West
… The North West Province was part of the old Transvaal , and includes most of the parts of the old homeland, Bophuthatswana . There is a lot of … Taung is the…
The Democratic Party (DP)
… Democratic Movement merged. Under the combined leadership of Zach de Beer, Denis Worrall and Wynand Malan, the DP won 36 seats in Parliament in the general…
Call for papers - “Ukutshona kukaMendi”/ "Ukuzika kukaMendi": The Mendi Centenary Conference
… hosted by the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town, commemorates the sinking of the SS Mendi that occurred during the First World War,…
PlaceAlexander Bay, Namaqualand
… Alexander Bay is way up the West Coast of the Northern Cape in South Africa . Virtually on the … Northerly, than this Seaside Town that lies on the mouth of…
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
… in jail. Monday 21 March 1960 We heard on the radio today of the frightful massacre at Sharpeville in the Transvaal … the Pass Laws . There were many dead…
Black ViewPoint - Introduction edited by B.S. Biko (1972)
… IT IS SIGNIFICANT that in a country peopled to the extent of 75% by blacks and whose entire economic structure is … Community Programmes to all those…
EventSASO founder and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko dies in detention
… Bantu Steven Biko , leader of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and pioneer of the Black Consciousness philosophy, died in police custody at…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… Province was divided into three smaller provinces. One of them is the Western Cape. The Western Cape was the first … Malay to serve them, and the Malay…
ICA launches 2017 Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series with Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o
… Mangcu. Ngugi wa Thiong'o is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, and one of the most…
PlaceOld Fort and Cemetery, Durban
… are situated in Umgeni Road, and are now an integral part of the city centre. The first formal European settlement of the Bay of Port Natal took place in…
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… Church square is in the historic centre of Pretoria! The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius declared the square to be … significant buildings surround…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Bank, A., C. Malherbe and P. van der Spuy. People of the Western Cape, A History for Schools…
40. 1903 reviewed by Indian Opinion
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … this time, the British Indians in the Transvaal were full of…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
… National Congress to pay its tribute to the millions of people who have made it possible for Nelson Mandela to … campaign. Our people within South Africa…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… Ocean to the South East and South. The Eastern portion of the former Griqualand East (surrounding the Umzimkulu River ) which is now an exclave- (a portion…
PlaceJohannesburg Botanical Garden
… The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg . The gardens were established … rose garden and subsequently…
PlacePella
… a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely … idea what they were doing. They did,…
PlaceTsolo
… in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign Parts. It was located on the Inxu river, near…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education Bibliography Caton-Thompson, Gertrude. Mixed … . Gabarone, The National Museum, n.d. Fage, J.D…
PlaceConcordia
… The village of Concordia was established in 1863 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society. It seems probable that its founding coincided with the…
PlacePort St. Johns
… The wildness of the Coast of the Eastern Cape, with its deep Gorges and impenetrable … Forests, mangrove Swamps and the primitive force of freak waves that…
PlaceState Theatre, Pretoria
… the theatre was completed in 1981. Situated on the Corner of Sisulu Street and Pretorius Streets, the Theatre covers the Eastern portion of the block…
15. My son Gyapershad was decoyed
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gopinath Pandey, a headmaster of the village…
PlaceOude Molen, Alexandra Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Maitland
… to art workshops. In a large courtyard in the grounds of the Oude Molen Eco Village, Maitland, Cape Town, stands … to all Capetonians and tourists. Few…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
… and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds of friends, and talk about what being a friend means to you. … More here . Monday 14 th March, 6 for…
PlaceRustenburg House, together with its Summer House, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… free Burghers, Governor Jan van Riebeeck reserved a piece of this Land to be used as an Orchard by the Company. In February of that year the first bricks…
PlaceKimberley, Northern Cape
… impressive tourists attractions! It is the Capital City of the Northern Cape and surrounded by five of South Africa's big rivers, two of them being the…
PlaceDie Nederlandse Reherformrde Kerk (Paul Kruger Church) Pretoria
… The year 1859 marks the founding of the Reformed Church, in Pretoria and its first church was … tender by Daanen & Dorlas was accepted. The corner stone of…