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PlaceBoschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
… real food and a simple farm lifestyle, is at the heart of Boschendal. One of the oldest Farms in South Africa , founded in 1685. "The … grown with the…
PlaceCampanile, Port Elizabeth
… The Campanile was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers and is situated at the entrance to the … in 1922. The 50m high Campanile Memorial…
PlaceCoffee Bay, Wild Coast
… the other - and one cannot describe the full extent of the beauty of this area of the Wild Coast , (without including the incredible natural … the other -…
PlaceRhodes University, Grahamstown
… Rhodes is a small University, which enjoys the distinction of having among the best undergraduate pass and graduation … Academic staff member. This is a…
PlaceBethelsdorp, Algoa Bay -Eastern Cape
… Back in 1802, the establishment of a Missionary Village on a deserted farm near Algoa Bay, now Port Elizabeth, became a thorn in the side of the colonial…
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… The first phase of humankind's active exploration of the Moon came to an end when Apollo 17's lunar module left the lunar surface on December 14, 1972. A…
SACTU press release in ‘New Age’, 22 November 1962
… K. & Wall, B. (1980). Organize or Starve! The History of the South African Congress of Trade Unions , New York: International Publishers, p.434 … has turned…
PlaceLutheran Church, Martin Melck House and Sexton House, Strand Street, Cape Town.
… in South Africa, dating back to 1792. This unique group of 18th century buildings stands in Strand Street , across … as a single architectural entity to…
#JimiMatthews decision praised by Chelsea Geach (News), 28 Jun 2016
… Cape Twon - The suddent resignation of SABC acting chief executive Jimi Matthews has been hailed by groups across the country as a move of integrity amidst…
PlaceNamaqua Coastal Route
… Coastal Route region in the Northern Cape is a place of breathtaking divergence and jaw-dropping beauty. Set on … radio telescope was inaugurated in the…
PlaceSarepta
… The Rhenish Missionary Society (Rhenish – of the river Rhine) was one of the largest Missionary Societies in Germany. Formed from … were ordained and sent…
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
… about 7:30pm, on Sunday 25th July, while the congregation of 1400 listened to a hymn of worship, a group of gunmen burst into the church and opened fire with…
EventGraça Machel is born
… Graça Machel, political activist and champion of children's rights, widow of Samora Machel and wife of former President Nelson Mandela, was born in Gaza, …
ArchiveFinal Schlebusch report on NUSAS
… General circular from the president of the National Union of South African Students, speculating on the final report of the Schlebusch Commission of Enquiry…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence regarding the families move to Brandfort
… in extracts from the letters that follow: I have thought of you since I heard of the heavy snowfall in various parts of the country. A few days before the…
EventGeraldine Fraser is born
… on 24 August 1960, in Lansdowne, Cape Town, the daughter of a teacher and factory worker. She became politically … she enrolled for a Teachers Diploma at the…
EventWW2: Italy invades Ethiopia
… In 1935, the League of Nations was faced with another crucial test. Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand…
EventA.G. Visser, SA physician and poet, dies in Heidelberg, Transvaal
… on 1 March 1878 on the farm Zaaifontein, in the district of Fraserburg, South Africa. Visser attended the Huguenot … in Scotland to study medicine. In 1918,…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
… This region comprised roughly the south-eastern provinces of Nigeria. This declaration came after two military coups … in Nigeria. The Igbo people…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… America, Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S Retrospectives of her films have been mounted in Madrid, London,New York and … memory while pursuing a more humane…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… about 470 Voortrekkers at dawn. With the advantage of gun powder Zulu warriors were repelled with an estimated 3000 warriors killed. The blood of casualties…
EventPrime Minister B.J. Vorster predicts South Africa will become leading state in the Southern Africa
… Minister B.J. Vorster declared that if the positive signs of cooperation with the rest of Africa are interpreted accurately, South Africa could … Ten days…
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an Afrikaans writer, even though much of his…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… IN FURTHER READING) Cape Town is a city built on layers of history and landscape. Beyond its iconic mountain and coastline, there is a network of stairways…
Letter on plans for June 26, from the Rev. J. J. Skomolo to Professor Z. K. Matthews, June 16, 1950
… feet. We must study the conditions and internal affairs of the nation. We are a conquered nation, this we must admit. … The nation is not ready. If we are to…
Rixaka
… Rixaka, the cultural journal of the African National Congress, was launched to establish a platform allowing full expression of the cultural voice in the…
PlaceAgterwitsenbergkom a Mountain Region in the Route 62, Cape Winelands
… in the Cape Winelands District on Route 62, consisting of : Ceres; Tulbagh; Wolseley; Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfreds Hamlet. The name means 'basin of water…
PlaceRiversdale Division, Western Cape
… The Division of Riversdale was originally located on the Eastern boundary of the District of Swellendam, which had been proclaimed in 1745. It was …
EventPharmaceutical companies drop a lawsuit against South Africa ending an international battle over patent rights and profit
… In 1998 the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and thirty nine international pharmaceutical … for patent infringement regarding the…
EventThirteen residents are gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police
… by South African police. This followed the declaration of a State of emergency on 25 July 1985 by President PW Botha in 36 of South Africa’s 260 magisterial…