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EventSlavery is abolished at the Cape
… in the Colony came a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of 1833 was passed by the British House of Commons and by the House of Lords. Although the Bill…
EventThe first family at the Cape moves into the fort
… the semi-completed fortress, the Fort de Goede Hoop (Fort of Good Hope). Here their son, Bernert Willemz, was born on 6 … was appointed on a five-year…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
… as a lawyer after completing his studies at the University of Stellenbosch. Vorster was instrumental in the founding of the anti-British Ossewa-Brandwag (OB)…
EventC. Lindenberg Letty, botanical artist, is born
… in the old Transvaal Province in 1895. She was the eldest of five children. At the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, the family moved to … Estcourt…
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… was formally separated from the Cape Colony by means of the Charter of Natal. The Cape Governor still held the position of the High Commissioner, but the…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… Dr Eschel Rhoodie, former South African secretary of information, was initially tracked down by a journalist at … shortly after testifying before the…
EventReport on ANC detention camps is released
… Congress (ANC) released a report by an internal commission of inquiry (the Skweyiya Commission), appointed to … abuse allegations in ANC camps abroad. The…
EventNelson Mandela is free
… renamed Drakenstein Correctional Centre) on the outskirts of Paarl and was driven the 60 kms to Cape Town by African … Congress'(ANC) Rose Sonto along a…
EventThe Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… Liberation Army (APLA) was the underground military wing of the Pan African Congress (PAC). APLA was formed in the 1960s, after the banning of the PAC and…
Cutting Through The Mountain
… Cutting Through The Mountain is a collection of interviews with South Africans - most of them prominent and all of them Jewish - who fought against…
PlaceQuadrant House, 114-115 Victoria Embankment, Durban
… a naval college. McKinlay is considered to have been one of the most important motivators of what has become known as the " Berea Style ". It was … jewel, on…
EventPrime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is killed in Nigeria’s first military coup
… Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first Prime Minister of Nigeria after it gained independence. He served his term … term was tumultuous due to tensions in the…
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… A five-day conference of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) held in Cape Town … Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act (No. 28 of 1946) or …
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
… at the Lonmin platinum mine. This was the biggest incident of police brutality since the dawn of democracy and it revived memories of security-police…
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… The heritage of Groot Constantia is embodied in it's wine quality, list of clientele, building's architecture, friendly employees, History of slaves and…
PlaceCarmel, George
… post office was opened on the site during the latter half of 1905, it was realised that its name coincided with that of Langverwacht,in the division of…
PlaceOrange River
… the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay . At the source of the Orange River, in Lesotho , which has an average rainfall of about 2000 mm per Year. It decreases…
EventBritain refuses Uganda’s request for independence
… Uganda is an east African country that had a number of kingdoms as well as political institutions by the 1800's. … 1879. East Africa soon developed into the…
PlaceElukhanyweni
… Elukhanyweni is a small settler village in the foothills of the Amatola Mountains, located some 50km from King William's Town, at the confluence of the Gxulu…
PlaceMalawi
… The Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijagós Archipelago – Omatí Minhô in Guinea-Bissau and the mountain range of southern Malawi have been added to the…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… The parliamentary by-election in Waterberg was of particular significance to both the National Party and the … a great deal to them if they could conquer…
45. Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, 1906
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai On 11 September 1906, a mass meeting of Indians…
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… Tourism Folk from Darling, believe that peace and quiet of the foremost importance! A calm and peaceful Retreat from the stresses and strains of the hectic…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… on 12 November. He spent his childhood in the village of Peelton, and later in King William's Town and East … the extra income. As he was growing up, the…
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
… as a pastor to the exiled and destitute in the inner-city of Pretoria. It was during this time, that he became acutely aware of the difficulties and…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
… Dear Friends, I am writing this letter on the instructions of the All-in African National Action Council which was established in terms of a resolution…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… 1975. Diagonally opposite - in West Street, corner of Gardiner Street - lies Durban's second National Monument … some 100 years ago, but it’s still the…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… the 'Amersfoort', anchored at the Cape with a cargo of 174 Slaves. The Amersfoort's arrival in Table Bay, with … in its hold, firmly brought the Cape Colony…
PlaceGoedverwact
… Mission station of the Moravian Church on the Western slopes of the Piketberg, in the magisterial district of Piketberg. The farm was originally (1838)…
Turning Points Books 1-6
… A textbook series commissioned by the Department of Education , produced by the Institute for Justice and … and Global Trade commissioned by The Department…