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Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to The Joint Sitting of Parliament, Palais Du Parliament, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1 December 2005
… Sassou-Nguesso said last night it was in this very city that in 1986 the Organisation of African Unity launched … of solar panels. As we all know,…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… electrification in South Africa. Kimberly was the first city to be electrified with streetlights installed in 1882, … “Electricity for All”. [61] Between…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… Groen Koring about a farm girl who gets pregnant in the city, the rather puritanical censors objected to the … The Fourth Reich, and the Darrell Roodt…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… became mandatory, and other sanctions were still not in place. The year 1982 was decaled International Year of … the country another loan of R8 million to…
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
… in 1958 and built in the mid-1960s to settle the City workers and employment seekers away from the City of, Pietermaritzburg . In 1964 the Department of…
Speech by President Mandela at the Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Celebration, 25 April 1998, KwaDukuza
… Gandhi and Chief Albert Luthuli. This celebration takes place at a most appropriate time as we prepare to mark the fourth anniversary of our freedom. It also…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Where Working people Lived
… the population. Men rent beds, not houses, in the Golden City.' After the Anglo-Boer War established that Britain was … to avoid) remained, and working-class…
PlaceCarmel, George
… mountains, and as Carmel by the sea”, meaning “a fruitful place; well wooded; near the sea”, an apt description, and prophetic of God’s purpose for this…
PlaceMitchell Park Zoo, Durban
… Gardens, Mitchell Park Zoo and Robert Jameson Park , took place in the early 1900's. This followed a worldwide trend of … said Durban had many wild animals…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
South Africa battles water scarcity as it is one of the thirty driest regions in the world. On average the country receives 500 mm rainfall in a year. [1] As…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… Centre (CSC) where the registrations were meant to take place. The #EndOutsourcing protests lasted for a number of … bullets on the campus while…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… They are the ones who are the contract workers for the city council. In Cape Town it is the Bhacas. Very few Xhosas … or perhaps they had been chasing…
PlaceSoweto Theatre
… and performances would be held in community halls. [i] The City of Johannesburg commissioned Afritects to design the … .|“Excitement greets new Soweto…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on South African Raid on Matola, 05 February 1981
… and the people of South Africa, members of the ANC in this city has a lesson for us. It was unprovoked. It was not …
PlaceEmpangeni
… Nseleni and Ngwelezane. These make these make up the City of uMhlathuze. Empangeni was originally the site of a … Nseleni and Ngwelezane. These make these…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
… a section of Voortrekker Road that runs past the Alberton City Shopping Mall into a pedestrian-friendly zone. The … New Dictionary of South African Place…
PlaceHaarlem
… and bears that name today. (presumably named after the City, near Amsterdam in Holland!) The tiny settlements of … New Dictionary of South African Place…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
… as an actor on the South African drama series Rhythm City in 2010.[vii] He has been the opening act of many …
PlaceMowbray
… examples of Cape cottages. Mowbray is close to the city centre - you can hop on a taxi from Main Road, take the … place …
PlaceGoodwood
… metropolitan of Cape Town , 11 km from the centre of the City and in the Bellville district. It was originally a … metropolitan of Cape Town, 11 km from the…
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… Islands Act of 1948, the Islands were placed under the city of Cape Town under the Cape Province and were made …
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron …
EventSouth Africa, Cuba and Angola Sign formal peace agreement, allowing Namibian independence from South Africa
… other." The treaty, which was formally signed in New York City, provided for the phased withdrawal of an estimated …
EventA United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees
… responsible for the massacre of these refugees. In the city of Mbandaka alone, Red Cross officials were reported to …
EventMarcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black nationalist who advocated the departure of African-Americans back to Africa, is born.
… States, Garvey held his first public lecture in New York City. By May 1917, he had established the first UNIA branch …
PlaceCR Swart Building
… on Wednesday as part of the visit by the Cuban 5 to the city, but the name change was announced several months ago. … place …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Native Mine Clerks Association. The Bulhoek Massacre takes place outside Queenstown. Dorothy Shanley is born. Eduardo … Gandhi in 1913. 1921 Mary Fitzgerald…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 6: The South African War and Union
… on certain principles: that the country needed to put in place laws to limit black access to political power, and when …
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… ... ... Indentured Laborers Search Criteria Name(s) Place(s) Caste Employer's Name Indenture Number Ship's Name …
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) is founded in New York City, a day after a stirring speech by activist and Gay Men’s … Death” project begins to appear on…