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EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… The legacy of apartheid is characterized by great political and … African National Congress (ANC) along with the Congress of South African Trade Unions …
EventBram Fischer born today
… man, from staunch Afrikaans descent (he was the eldest son of Percy Ulrich Fischer, Judge President of the Orange Free State, and a grandson of Abraham…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… at the Beijing Women’s Conference about the importance of including lesbian rights in discussions about the empowerment and upliftment of women. She was the…
PlaceVan Riebeeck’s Hedge, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town.
… These trees are a remnant of the hedge planted in 1660 by Jan van Riebeeck as a … Settlement at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck, an employee of the Dutch East…
Beyond the Apartheid University?
… the Apartheid University? Interrogating the transformation of the South African Higher Education landscape. Sub-themes to be considered as focus of papers,…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the British maintained a favourable command of several strategic points in the Transvaal area. Western ……
PlaceCamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
… Aberdeen is about 50 km South-West of Graaff-Reinet and only 3 hours drive from Port Elizabeth. … the Nederduits-Gerefomeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church)…
PlacePiquetberg
… It is now known as Piketberg. (prior to 1910) The division of Piquetberg originally fell under the district of Tulbagh, whose drostdy was transferred to…
EventNelson Mandela celebrates 88 th birthday
… birthday celebrations have kicked off with a new round of honours for this anti-apartheid icon, including a photo exhibit and the release of a book on the…
PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… The Administrative capital of South Africa , Pretoria, or the ' Jacaranda City' is best known for its annual display of purple flowers in October. Located in…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is concerned about stability
… lower south coast region, following the murder of IFP politician Sqoloza Xolo, who was blamed for the murder of G'caba by the African National Congress. Mr…
EventSouth Africa signs SADC treaty
… It was formed in 1 April 1980 following the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration, and was premised on closer co-operation between African heads of state. Some…
Firstly, as to COST
… 1993: NOTING With revulsion the unacceptable escalation of violence that is engulfing our country; OUTRAGED At the killings particularly of women and…
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
… with Geographical History dating back Millions of Years! A Spring may be the result of Karst Topography where surface water has infiltrated the Earth's…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… The African National Congress(ANC) under the leadership of the late Nelson Mandela won the vast majority of votes with 12 237 655 (62.9%), the National…
PlaceUmlazi
… History of Umlazi The history of Umlazi (or Mlazi) dates back to 1845 when British settlers … was then Natal (now KwaZulu Natal ) and created a number of …
EventThe SABS is established
… The South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) was established in terms of Act 24 of 1945. The Act was revised on several occasions and is … SABS, About , from…
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… Maxeke , teacher, social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women's League of South Africa, died in Johannesburg at the age of 65. In 1905 she…
EventPius Langa is born
… Justice Pius Nkonzo Langa, deputy president of the Constitutional Court and Chancellor of the University of Natal (now KwaZulu Natal) was born in Bushbuck…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… The main building of the SA Army College was designed in a so-called … and when the South African Military School, predecessor of the Army College, was…
Address to the Swedish Parliament Stockholm, 13 March 1990
… It is a matter of the greatest joy to me that I have, at last, arrived in … This is therefore an historic day for us. It foretells of the moment when black…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the South African Communist Party Policy Conference, 27 September 2008, Randburg Towers
… Chairperson of the SACP, Comrade Gwede Mantashe, Secretary General of the SACP, Comrade Blade Nzimande, Members of the SACP Central Executive Committee,…
Siyanqoba Bafana-Bafana Siyanqoba!!! Siyavena Bafana Bafana Siyavena!!!, 3 June 2010
… Street Bash, tomorrow, Friday, the 4th June 2010, in front of the ANC Head Office, Luthuli House, from 12h30 to 15h00. … Bafana, Siyavena Bafana. This bash…
PlaceRondebosch Fountain, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… reality, only an ornamental trough used for the watering of horses, and consists of a round cast-iron drinking bowl supported on legs in the form of horses'…
PlaceElgin
… Originally called Koffee Kraal, the village of Elgin is a lush land circled with mountains, in the … . This broad upland valley, lies about 70km southeast of…
EventSouth Africa Freedom Day - 26 June 1950
… the Unlawful Organisations Act and the Suppression of Communism Act. In March 1950, the African National Congress (Transvaal), the Communist Party of South…
Document 47 - “Answer to Government’s Apartheid Unions”, The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April 1956
… "THE LABOUR MOVEMENT MUST FIGHT ALL ATTEMPTS ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE FREE ASSOCIATION OF WORKERS INTRADE UNION ORGANISATIONS. IT IS THE…
EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… On 11 December 1963 the first of the 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' came into existence when the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, De Wet Nel,…
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
… the reason for the wreck is said to be due to the greed of Portuguese traders. Unlike the English, Dutch and French … C. Auret and .T.Maggs in 1982, the…
EventLinguist and educationist Sedumedi Moloto is born
… linguist, educationist and teacher who served as chairman of both the Tswana Language Committee of South Africa and the Botswana National Language Committee …