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EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… they were wrong. The two Boer republics that were involved in the conflict were the Transvaal and the Orange Free State Republics. In the encyclopaedia the …
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… of vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and memorabilia in the magnificent setting of Franschhoek. The birth of the Museum's Collection took place in 1974, with…
PlaceCampanile, Port Elizabeth
… situated at the entrance to the railway station and docks in Strand Street, the spot where it is said the settlers landed in Port Elizabeth. The architects…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
… means; the Cape of Good Hope. Dias was however, chased off in a hail of stones by the local peoples! By the time the … bartered successfully for cattle with…
PlacePort St. Johns
… this region of the Coast! Port St Johns was developed, in 1878. Port St Johns also offers a unique blend of cultural … will see a sangoma (traditional healer…
PlaceLowveld National Botanical Gardens
… and Nels Rivers. Before these two rivers converge in the Garden, they form spectacular waterfalls which can be … low, interesting geological formations are…
”Malan Cannot Succeed Where Hitler Failed”: Interview To , Cape Town, June 1950
… "Never before in the history of South Africa have the national leaders … acted so swiftly and with complete oneness of purpose in their determination to beat…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1885 thirteen Gujarati Muslims (known at the time as 'Arabs') who were trading in the Orange Free…
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… The events which led to mass detentions in April 1960 were the following: A state of emergency was … the killings at Sharpeville ended the anti-pass campaign…
Forging Solidarity: Southern Perspectives of Popular Education
… Animating this colloquium is a two-fold question: In what ways are popular educators in the ‘south’, and particularly in South Africa, responding to various,…
ArchiveDokumente van belang
… found by the South African Police at Plot No 9, Travallyn, in the district of Krugersdorp on 8 July 1963 and on "Liliiesleaf" Farm in Rivonia on 11 July 1963…
EventGeneral Louis Botha dies
… first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, died in Pretoria after a heart attack. The heart failure was … on his farm Rusthof. Very ill, he returned…
Launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps, 12 June 2013
… The African National Congress in the Northern Cape will be launching the Luthuli Volunteer … Corps; thousands of volunteers of the ANC dressed in gold…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the World and lie in the Drakensberg Escarpment, which separates the Highveld … some of the first pieces of…
Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930
… Secretary, C.P. P. O .Box 1176, CAPE TOWN. Dear Comrade, In reply to a letter from Com. Roux of the 18th inst., … remarks about the intolerable situation etc…
Democracy - The only solution by Nelson Mandela, President of the ANC 1 July 1992
… have received yesterday afternoon from President De Klerk in response to the ANC's memorandum It is said that South … been, and continue to be, directly and…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… Preamble: Whereas it is expedient in view of the situation created by the "Native" Policy of … unit should henceforth speak with one voice, meet and act in…
Bantu Education boycott
… away and make what they like with them.' Lillian Ngoyi In 1953 the government passed the Bantu Education Act, which … make them good for what the government…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery MOMO in Footprints, is provocative and ultimately liberating. With … and aching, often sweeping quietness…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery MOMO in Footprints, is provocative and ultimately liberating. With … and aching, often sweeping quietness…
PlaceBrackenfell, Cape Town
… In 1901, Andries Brink sold a portion of his farm: … immigrant, who then renamed the farm: 'Brackenfell', in honour of his homeland. In 1903 Walton sold the…
Amulets & Dreams by Omar Badsha and Guy Tillim
… book covers civil strife and its effects on the society in 6 African countries namely Angola, Mozabique, Burundi, … Ethiopia and Eritria. The book and…
PlaceLanglaagte Deep Residential Village, Johannesburg
… In 1886 Hans Sauer, who combined a medical practice with … Following the establishment of 'Langlaagte Deep' in September 1895 the village was developed in…
EventMining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
… who founded the Anglo American Corporation, died in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Oppenheimer was credited … by diamonds, which led to a price plummet and…
EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
… the State President Sports Award. The event took place in the Lady Ann Barnard Room at the Castle, presented by the … at the time when South Africa was…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
… In terms of the Treaty of Amiens, signed in 1802 (between England and France), the British officially … J.W. Janssens, sponsored development and reforms. In…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… politician and scout Johannes Willem Viljoen (Jan) died in the Marico district, Western Transvaal. Together with three other hunters, Viljoen was allowed to…
EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… of Lockerbie and killing 270 people, mostly Americans. In August 2009 the Libyan citizen arrested in connection with the blast, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was…
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… people were killed while attending an all-night vigil held in a tent in Sebokeng, in the Vaal region, where weeping mourners paid final …
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 1: Dont vote!
… This pamphlet aims to plead to those involved in the liberatory movement to consider carefully before … decision to vote or to boycott for their new…