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ArchiveNUSAS Congress 1984: Head Office report
… Report of the Head Office of the National Union of South African Students to the Annual Congress of the National Union, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… History of the farm Boschhoek Farm, (known locally as kwaHlathikhulu) … Inkosi Sigweje the previous leader, related the history of his people and their…
PlaceClarkebury, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Clarkebury was established in 1830 as a station of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. James Backhouse … in March 1839 and made the…
EventNNP federal council decides to disband the party
… At midnight on the evening of the final certification of results of the 2006 local government elections, the federal council …
Giyani, Polokwane
… More or less 550 kilometres north east of Johannesburg you will find the little happening town of Giyani, a popular town in the heart of Bushveld country in…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… two Centuries, The Vineyard has proudly evolved into one of the most Environmentally-friendly, progressive Hotels in … The seven Acre Property, is Home to a…
PlaceKing’s Blockhouse, Devil’s Peak, Cape Town.
… Following the first British occupation of the Cape in 1795, the existing Dutch line of defence, known as the French line , was extended by the addition of…
EventBritain and Egypt sign the Suez Canal agreement.
… the Mediterranean and the Indian Oceans, the canal was of great strategic importance. Situated in Egypt and largely … to the British government in 1875. The…
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… During the period of transition and negotiation in South Africa, the core area of the conflict in the late 1980s was in the KwaZulu-Natal … National Congress…
Joint statement by ANC Commission on Religious Affairs and SACC, 18 September 2009
… for Religious Affairs (CRA) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met at Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg today. The meeting was part of…
PlaceOak-Villa Cottage, Baviaanskloof Road
… Oak Villa is one of the first townhouses in Hout Bay and the first to be erected in the Baviaanskloof area. The original portion of this cottage, consisting…
PlaceAthenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
… NMC legislation on 17 October 1980. The Grand Old Lady of the city, the Athenaeum, is the community hub for the … emerging creative industry in Nelson…
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… Elizabeth I ascended to the throne following the death of her half-sister, Mary. The Queen of England, who was just 25 at accession, was the daughter of…
EventSACP is legally re-launched
… 45 000 people. At the time the SACP faced allegations of conspiring with the African National Congress(ANC) … those named wereJoe Slovo, Ronnie Kasrils, the…
PlaceMolenvliet House, Molenvliet Street, Mowbray
… on which this house is situated originally formed part of the farm Coornhoop, which was granted to Thielman Hendricks in 1661. The subdivided piece of land…
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… Arthur Goldreich will go down in history as one of the rare breeds of revolutionaries that changed the course of South African history. Not only did he…
ArchiveZambia, the ANC and the struggle against apartheid 1964-1990
… A short dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Artium in History in the Faculty of Arts, at the Rand…
EventNelson Mandela receives a hero’s welcome in New York
… greeted the way New York welcomes its heroes – with mounds of security and miles of tickertape. According to reports, the security for Mandela … police…
PlaceDonkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
… This group of double-storey semi-detached houses with prominent … and Georgian features was erected shortly after the turn of the 20th Century. It consists…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… The Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) refused … to Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis, the assassins of Chris Hani, leader…
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… On 23 April 1984 the discovery of a virus that may cause Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome … was announced in Washington by the United States of America…
EventThe Government Gazette publishes a Proclamation that dissolved KaNgwane Legislative Assembly
… district, KaNgwane was placed under the direct control of the Department of Cooperation and Development. This was despite the opposition of the great…
EventShaun Pollock makes history in a test match
… 3 000 runs. This milestone was reached on the fifth day of the second and final Test of South Africa’s match against their Indian counterparts in … for a…
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
… Zulu father. He studied Zulu Literature at the University of Natal and later won a scholarship to further his studies at the School of Oriental and African…
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
… Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Kwa Zulu met President Kaizer Matanzima of Transkei in Tongaat, north of Durban, where they declared they were opposed to the ……
EventEthiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
… Democratic Front (EPRDF) captured the capital of Ethiopia,Addis Ababa. The EPRDF was led by the Meles … rebel leader and probably the only candidate capable…
PlaceGouritsrivier, Near Mossel Bay
… It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km south-west of Mossel Bay . The exact origin of the name cannot be stated with certainty…
PlaceWonderboom Nature Reserve, Pretoria
… states that the tree grew to its size because the chief of an Indeigneous tribe is buried underneath its roots. The … about 1000 people, or 22 ox wagons with…
PlaceWoodstock
… The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town , on the Main Road to Stellenbosch , later to … in 1781-84 , was registered in 1788 as security for…
PlaceThe Durban Centre for Photography
… , at the same time it was also the first public auction of photographic prints ever held in South Africa. This was to … , Rafs Mayet , Moses Khubisa, Jeeva…