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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 …
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…
PlaceYsterplaat, Cape Town
… a nearby Synagogue. This Area is situated very near the City of Cape Town . It is very close to the neighbouring … Paarden Island , Maitland , Milnerton and…
PlaceBreede River Valley, Route 62
… Capetonians and Visitors. It is close enough to the Mother City to reach easily within a couple of hours, but also … together with outlying Farms, provide a…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… tumultuous debates among black intellectuals over the place of the Indian diaspora in Africa played a central role … percent of South Africa’s Indians lived…
PlaceNelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
… centre, a church where he was baptised and a residential place where he lies and buried.These sites will bring more … walk to freedom began here in the Hills…
A Walk in the Night
… Emancipation Day “Walk in the Night” will once again take place on the eve of this jubilant day with celebrations and a … is organised by the District Six…
EventMadagascar adopts its second constitution
… started to demand independence. A national uprising took place in 1947, but was crushed by the French government. … were reported during the year that this…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… seen as of historic importance before either the COP took place or the Freedom Charter was written. The South African … for equity at work and at home. The…
ArticleThe Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck in the Cape - 6 April 1652
… in Adderley Street, Cape Town. The coat of arms of the city of Cape Town is also based on that of the Van Riebeeck …
ArticleIndian South Africans
… South Africa is concentrated in Kwa-Zulu Natal's largest city, Durban, which has the most substantial Indian …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… by 1930. Further attempts at unionising Black workers took place throughout the period after 1930, including the … from 1981 to 1985. The first serious…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
… and passive resisters. Published in 1989 in New York City, the images in Beyond the Barricades captured the … Africa and the peaceful transition that…
PlaceGriquatown
… but a rill; and thesituation an open, bare, and exposed place, without any appearance ofa garden, excepting that of … years,intermarried with European…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… by mid century there was a rudimentary Boer republic in place, the previous black inhabitants were well on their way to becoming non-persons, and in their…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… him severely during repeated torture in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth . He died of brain damage shortly … We were shaken. The final attempted…
64. Congress addresses the Union Parliament, 1946
… 'Pegging Act' - applicable immediately to the whole of the city if Durban (not merely the old borough) and potentially … start be made, that conversations…
PlaceNamibia
… in the 1960s and 70s. Strict controls were put in place and the numbers of fish have steadily increased since … people from locations near Windhoek to one…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… the emotional and historic ties, held in 1896 in the Greek city, Athens. The first modern Olympic Games in Athens, 1896 … Fair. The result was that the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1932 - 1949 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… premises as it was condemned as "a health hazard" by the City Health authorities. It then housed 42 women and children … pounds sterling] to the society. …
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… Potchefstroom, including Johannesburg. Radiocarbon dates place the pottery (called Olifantspoort after the site where … kraal. Men are usually buried in the…
Address at the Work-in-Progress Review Workshop of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), 24 Jan 2002
… and concretise implementation and put the processes in place for the realisation of our development plans. Clearly, … we have experienced led to Africa being…