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… predominantly neo-Gothic manner. It forms an integral part of the Porter Reformatory, established here in 1880. It was … Although fortifications were a necessary feature of early Dutch settlement at the Cape, neither the Fort of Good Hope nor the Castle were in good strategic positions …

… calling for a stay-away from September 13, 1976 The people of South Africa are going into the third phase of their struggle against the oppressors, namely: Operation … demonstration called by the cynics a riot-lost millions of rands as a result of the people not going to work. Thus …

… havoc amongst the indigenous and colonist population of the Cape Peninsula and adjacent interior. Hardest hit are … suffer huge losses to their numbers. The Smallpox Epidemic of 1713 On 13 February 1713 something as unlikely as the dirty linen of the crew of a Dutch ship that had stopped at the …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Franchise Law Amendment Bill of 1894 sought to deprive Indians in Natal of the parliamentary franchise. Below, a petition, sent by …

… a scientist, physician and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town. Fleming was born on 27 March 1905 in Port … in the Cape Colony (now known as Eastern Cape). He was one of South Africa’s most distinguished nutritional scientists …

… The story the Kliptown Open Air Museum tells of the thousands of people who contributed to the drafting of the Freedom Charter through photographs, news clippings, …

… The UN General Assembly re-affirmed the legitimacy of the region's struggle against apartheid and the legitimacy of armed resistance. The UN General Assembly condemned the … into neighbouring states, which resulted in the execution of patriots and the capturing of freedom fighters. The body …

… meeting, which was held to inform those residents of Peelton unable to attend a previous meeting, of the incorporation of the whole of Peelton into the Ciskei on 12 August 1988. … South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, …

… Bridge across the Second Creek, East London, West of Buffalo Harbour. Named in honour of Balthazar John Vorster, 1915-1983. Former Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa, know now as the Steve Biko …

… The National Party under Dr H.F. Verwoerd claimed majority of votes in a parliamentary general election, Verwoerd's last … before his assassination in office six months later.  Of the 166 seats representing the White voters of South Africa and South-West Africa, nineteen were …

… This was the first lecture in a series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Jan H. Hofmeyr, who was subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at the South African College back in … to his involvement in academia in especially the field of philosophical investigation; but was dominated by the …

… This was the first lecture in a series of the Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Jan H. Hofmeyr, who was subsequently a student of Professor Hoernle at the South African College back in … to his involvement in academia in especially the field of philosophical investigation; but was dominated by the …

… and African National Congress (ANC) leader and Minister of Housing was born in Lithuania. From 1950s Slovo became a victim of the government repressive legislations. In 1954 he was banned under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1951. However, Slovo and other political …

… 1958, we came to trial. The government wanted us out of Johannesburg this time, to avoid huge crowds of Africans thronging the court precincts, as there had been at the beginning of the preparatory examination. The trial was to be moved to …

… Cape Verde (Cap Vert) Peninsula is the western most point of the African continent. The Gambia consists of a narrow strip of territory that extends from the coast eastward into …

… David Goldblatt (87)  has installed photographs of former criminals in prisons in Birmingham and Manchester. The portraits, part of a series called Ex-Offenders, show men and women at the scene of their crimes, with accompanying texts that relate the …

… addressed public meetings in Britain about the conditions of the Concentration camps during the South African War. … in the camps and at the same time to rally the support of the British government for the improvement of conditions at the camps. The camps came as a result of the …

… Text of the letter from Lt General Berning Ntlemeza, National Head of Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, to Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan, 19 February 2016 OFFICE OF THE …

… Harvard’s museum landscape: the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African and African American Art, which will host rotating exhibitions of American, European, and other black art traditions. … a prime campus setting, while the other comprises a pair of small storefronts on a busy thoroughfare several blocks …

… beautiful, high-altitude viaduct bridge (the first of its kind to be built in South Africa ) The bridge is … . The 4km-long tunnel drastically reduced the distance of the old pass by 11km. ("Please note that the Google Earth … cannot 'read' a tunnel; it instead follows the track of the road, so ignore the steep spike in the middle of the …

… The Village of Muizenberg was established by the Dutch in 1743 as a … was named after Wynand Willem Muijs , Sergeant in charge of the post in 1844, and later commander of the Cape garrison. The railway line from Wynberg reached … https://rhodescottage.co.za/2024/03/17/history-of-rhodes-cottage/   …

… The judge presiding over the rape trial of South Africa's former Deputy President Jacob Zuma has said … Ngoepe might be biased as he issued warrants for a search of Mr Zuma's offices in a corruption case last year. It is … when the trial began in the city on Monday. He was one of the country's most popular politicians but he was sacked …

… invasion by Tanzanian forces and the subsequent deposition of Amin. He was president until 1985, when he was deposed a … State's administration. The British had applied the policy of Indirect Rule in almost all of the colonies that they colonised. This system of …

… Egypt attempted to colonize the region of Southern Sudan by establishing the Province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries … the following year, with Equatoria being the Southern most of its eight Provinces. The isolated Region was largely left …

… For South Africa this date signaled the end of decades of international isolation . The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) recalled resolution 48/258 A and … The African Union Commission Welcomes the Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty by the United Nations General …

… On 16 January 2001, Laurent Kabila President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was killed by gunshot.  According to reports Kabila was shot by one of his bodyguards in front of army generals, following a …

… to build a church. The initial application for recognition of Edenburg as a town was rejected by the Volksraad, but … Municipal status was only attained in 1891. The economy of the town revolves around sheep and cattle farming. The oldest mission station of the Berlin Mission Society north of the Orange River is …

… Since the rising of the sun of democracy upon the magnificent Drakensberg, none of the other sons of the soil on whom we have bestowed the …

… The measurement of any collective is not when the executive tasks in the normal course of organisational work, but when leadership is confronted with the execution of mandates in trajectories which requires high political …

… a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Station at the Foot of Africa for the Dutch East India Company. Cape Town Harbour … storms wrecked over 30 Vessels. As a consequence, Lloyd's, of London refused to cover Ships Wintering in Table Bay . On …