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Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
… the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in 1691, was succeeded by his eldest son, Willem Adriaan van … Constantia and continued to develop…
EventFormer Cabinet Minister Dullah Omar dies
… Dullah Mohamed Omar was born in Observatory, Cape Town on 26 May 1934 and grew up in District Six. After matriculation he enrolled at the … trials. He joined…
EventNotorious ‘SOWETO’ policeman dies
… interrogators of the South African Security Police, dies in Roodepoort. Brigadier Swanepoel is notorious for ordering the police to shoot at protesting…
EventLocal elections receive go
… elections to be held on November 1. This step was taken in compliance with legislation that was passed in September by the Constitutional Court,…
EventGen. De la Rey captures Lord Methuen
… "Koos" De la Rey defeated and captured Gen. Lord Methuen in the Battle of Tweebosch (or De Klipdrift) in Western Transvaal in the last important battle won…
EventAlfred Milner becomes High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape Province
… for South Africa and Governor of the Cape Province in 1897. His efforts to gain political rights for the … "Uitlanders" (foreigners who flocked to the gold…
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… The discovery of various rich mineral resources in Southern Africa saw the construction of various railway … Bay railway line, which followed the discovery…
EventThe western wing of Munitoria burns down
… The Munitoria building, a municipal building in Pretoria burned down in 1997. The fire spread though the building very quickly and … the biggest fire the…
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… when AIDS emerged. However, the first reported cases were in the early eighties. Then, the disease was widely known as a gay man’s disease because it was…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
… within Ethiopia was very much different from that observed in the West. The slave trade in Ethiopia was slightly more humane than the one in western…
PlaceCottam Grove Hotel, 303-309 Florida Road, Durban.
… These two impressive verandah houses were erected in about 1903 on the instruction of mining magnate Sir Abe … a hotel. At the time it was known as The…
Izwi lase Township, 1982 - 1984
… that Alexandra was but a part of South Africa and shared in the general struggle of the country as a whole. The … was that it was necessary to understand…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education
… "This first volume in the series, Turning Points in History, highlights two important events that occurred prior to the arrival of Europeans in South Africa …
ArchiveVenda: Second Definitive Series
… Black and white background with 'Venda' in orange letters. Coloured replicas of postage stamps of snakes, issued in Venda in 1986. …
ArchiveANC SACP alliance
… White poster. Initials ANC in black green and yellow stripes. Initials SACP in red and black lettering. Alliance in black letters. …
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 23 June 1980
… Incomplete Minutes from a State Security Council Meeting in which operations in Angola, the situation in Zimbabwe and other items were discussed. …
Mines of the beloved country: Through the mind of a photographer and essayist by J Brooks Spector (Daily Maverick), 5 November 2012
… Back in the mid-1970s, when the writer was still feeling his way … a South African colleague insisted we walk from our office in downtown Johannesburg to…
ArchiveR40 000 largest payout ever
… In the largest pay out in a labour dispute in South Africa, workers at Braitex, a Transvaal textile …
Storming: The Insurrections Ensemble by Marcus Grossman, September 2015
… is not redemption or forgiveness, there is more violence in tow. Tina Schouw is the militant, Calibana- haunting and … the emotions with Carnatic magic- it…
ArchivePostage stamps: fourth quarter 1989
… white poster, showing coloured replicas of stamps issued in 1989 in countries in Southern Africa. Philatelic services and intersapa poster. …
ArchiveEnglish Helps
… A2 poster black, white and purple; photos of people in ordinary life; text: English Helps: in shops, in offices, at work, at meetings. …
PlaceApollo Peak, a Mountain Peak of Cederberg; Near Citrusdal
… Peak in the Cederberg range, 18 km North-East of Citrusdal. In Greek Mythology this means one who brings back the sunshine in Spring. …
ArchiveStop Yankee attacks on Nicaragua
… poster. Artwork of an eagle landing. Artwork of soldiers in a line, with rifles held up in the air. OSPAAAL logo. Title in three languages. …
ArchiveJobs for all!
… COSATU poster. Red, yellow and black poster. Title in yellow letters on black block. COSATU Logo in center of O in COSATU. Black images of people. …
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 11 February 1980
… Incomplete Minutes from a State Security Council Meeting in which problem areas in Soweto, the situation in Zimbabwe, national radio propaganda and other…
ArchiveCould you stomach this?
… White poster. Title in red letters. Artwork of a soldier in a hard hat, with a gas mask on with two rickets in the mouth, by Peter Kennard, 1983. …
EventJohn Tengo Jabavu is born
… editor, preacher and the second Black matriculant in South Africa was born in Healdtown district, now in the Eastern Cape Province. …
ArchiveUDF unites people
… UDF in red letters outlined in black with yellow images of people on bottom half of letters. Unites people - in black letters. All on white background. …
ArchiveOns sluk nie meer vir truk
… White poster with blue border and blue lettering. Title in box in centre. ACAC, SACP and COSAW Logos. Hammer and sickle in top left hand corner. …
ArchiveNew sugar industry negotiating group
… A new negotiating committee has been established in the sugar industry in Natal giving the Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union a firm foot hold in the…