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PlaceMuseum Africa
… major history and cultural history museum, is housed in the Newtown Cultural Precinct's old fruit and vegetable market - which was built in 1913 and has now…
PlaceCuylerville
… 256 from London led by Lieutenant John BAILIE, R.N. sailed in "Chapman". Their locations was between the Wellington and … men, which were intended to form …
Document 35 - “New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma’s Address to African Congress”, The Guardian, 18 December 1947
… Congress", The Guardian, 18 December 1947 BLOEMFONTEIN. - In his presidential address to the annual conference of the … not to call a statutory meeting of…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
… is sentimental rather than material and this is reflected in his attitude to his Orlando home and to land at his … ownership scheme our main difficulty is…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… In the late afternoon of Wednesday, 21 September 1966, I took part in a small political demonstration on the campus of the … its first ever properly…
EventPeter Scott, South African alpine skier is born
… Peter Scott was born on 27 November 1990 in Cape Town . [i] Peter is a South African alpine skier. … African Winter Olympics team, representing the country…
PlaceCape Town Stadium
… This Stadium was built when we put in the bid to host the 2010 World Cup. The Stadium has proved to be very use full in hosting other events and is a major…
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
… Orkney is a small Town in the North West Province just outside Klerksdorp . It was … and its International Airport . The Town was proclaimed in 1940 on the…
PlaceStaats Model School, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
… Public Works Department’s , this building was completed in 1896. The famous artist J.H. Pierneef attended the school … . The sandstone and redbrick materials…
EventDay of the African Child
… who had laid down their lives for the cause of freedom in South Africa. By adopting this day as the Day of the … has drawn attention to the plight, not only…
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ArchiveJoint Statement on the Durban Riots, by A. W. G. Champion of the ANC (Natal) and Dr. G. M. Naicker of the Natal Indian Congress [n.d.]
… the African and Indian people of Durban to do everything in their power to prevent any further disturbances of the … to be calm. We call upon our people to…
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… 1951 the African National Congress (ANC) called a meeting in Johannesburg. Executives from the South African Indian … the second phase of the resistance…
EventWW2: Italy invades Ethiopia
… In 1935, the League of Nations was faced with another crucial … were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa. The aim of invading Ethiopia…
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
… P.W. Botha decided to test the opinion of White voters in a referendum before implementing the constitution. In the referendum, held on 2 November 1983, the…
EventKaunda announces nationalisation of Copper mines
… revenue. The nationalisation of Zambian copper mines was in line with an overall economic policy of nationalisation … the economy of Zambia and when copper…
EventThe first episode of Star Trek is aired on NBC
… 3 seasons. However, its cult-like popularity blossomed in syndication and would grow into a media franchise included … social commentary. By setting the crew…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February
… The announcement by President F. W. de Klerk in parliament on 10 February 1990, that Nelson Mandela would … but always with conditions. As de Klerk's…
EventA car bomb explodes at Ellis Park Rugby Stadium
… a car bomb by remote control outside Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The detonation occurred directly after a … State - Transvaal rugby game. Two…
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails. In 1998 South Africa's liberal abortion law was challenged in court by three Christian groups; the…
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… (SABC) was plunged into a crisis when the Editor-in-chief of television news, Joe Thloloe, announced his … hearing following his questioning of a management…
PlaceReitz
… An agricultural town in the Orange Free State province, Reitz is 51km from … 1622 metres, Reitz has an annual rainfall of about 686mm. In its earliest…
EventPresident. F.W. de Klerk lifts the state of emergency
… Immediately after that, he imposed new state of emergency in Kwazulu. Natal. The announcement was made following … end apartheid created fear among Whites…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… and the U.S Retrospectives of her films have been mounted in Madrid, London,New York and Istanbul. Bravo's life-long … where others have not has earned her a…
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… was designed by architect Stanley Hudson and was erected in 1911 as the Old Court House, and is the oldest public building in the central business district…
Document 19 - The D. F. Malan Accord
… Introduction The new and competitive presence of Indians in the country created panic among white South Africans. … the civil liberties of the Indians. The…
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) held in Cape Town , unanimously resolved to oppose the proposed … earn a decent living and ultimately condemn…
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
… 32nd Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, in order to visit the site of the incident. Upon his return, … “we have to…
ArchiveThe Basotho Origin of Mathematics - A Public Lecture By Zulumathabo Zulu
… The popular myth in South Africa is that the African natives were devoid of … advent of the Europeans. The Basotho have used mathematics in order to count,…
EventKaren Muir
… from Kimberley became the youngest world record holder in any sport in the history of organised sport.[i] Karen Muir broke the … world record at the British…
ArchiveOpening address at the 59th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 1981.
… of repression of students. Discusses political events in South Africa, in particular, the emergence of a Broad Democratic Front … apartheid, and the role…