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PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
… a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the Vet River, near the foothills of the Langeberge . It was named after Harry Rivers, Commissioner…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of 2 019 023 million people, (21/07/2021). Guinea-Bissau’s Atlantic…
PlaceRed Location Museum
… Red Location Museum is situated within the Black Township of New Brighton , of Port Elizabeth (now called Gqeberha). Surrounded by the colourful homes of…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black people within a socio-political and cultural … Africa. The historical and socio-cultural…
Chapter XI - Witness for freedom
… managed to make my opening statement: I did not accept any of the Minister of Justice's assurances that I should not suffer any … politically involved and…
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… climate conducive to negotiations. We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also … measures announced by F.W. de Klerk such…
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… climate conducive to negotiations. We welcome the lifting of the bans on the ANC and other organisations. We also … measures announced by F.W. de Klerk such…
PlaceAlgeria
… Situated north of the Sahara desert . Algeria shares a common border with … the Sahara Desert . Algiers is the capital and main port of Algeria. This city…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… never seen it before. Take a ride up the SkyCar to the top of the arch where you’ll be rewarded with spectacular and uninterrupted views of Durban and beyond…
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… The Amatola Region is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole's stretch into the hinterland just North of Grahamstown and…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… from NUSAS in 1952. For some students at the University of Natal Medical School (UNMS) their involvement and … in NUSAS increasingly suggested that the…
“Message to Those Staying At Home”: Joint Statement by Dr G. M. Naicker and Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 1958
… will be staying at home in accordance with the decision of the National Workers` Conference are called upon to … the police or any other source, observe…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
… Jordan Xhosa writer and linguist died in the United State of America in Madison Wisconsin. Jordan was born on 30 … at the Mbokothwana mission station in the…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Cookhouse was located on the Farm; 'Roodewal', near a … Fish river which, until 1819 was the Eastern boundary of the Cape. The Building was…
PlacePella
… a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely … idea what they were doing! They did,…
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… is home to the Shangana people who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, … Park. The picturesque villages are set…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. … and his keen ear for spoken…
PlaceRust en Vreugd, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… The original date of construction of the dwelling has not been definitely established but it is … reputed to have been a corrupt official who gained much of…
PlaceLinden, Johannesburg
… Nestled in the foothills of Northcliff Hill, Linden is one of the prettiest and oldest suburbs of Johannesburg, lying to the North-West of the city centre …
Freedom Charter and the United Nations by E.S. Reddy
… Forced to Leave Meeting." Article in Dome (University of Natal), March 27, 1969 Four students of UND [University of Natal-Durban] walked out of a student…
PlaceKatlehong
… Katlehong is a township located 35km East of Johannesburg and South of Germiston between two other townships — Thokoza and … after Soweto. Katlehong is home…
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
… the zoo is the largest in South Africa and rated as one of the top zoos in the world and is run by the National … also has a reptile park and the third…
PlaceDonkin Mount, Port Elizabeth
… Elizabeth owes its origin and development to the arrival of British settlers in 1820. Sir Rufane Donkin was the Acting Governor of the Cape at the time, and…
ANC National Working Committee statement following its meeting held on the 20th January 2014, 21 January 2014
… The National Working Committee of the African National Congress met in its ordinary meeting … Chief Albert Luthuli House, Johannesburg; the Headquarters of…
Burkina Faso: Key Facts and History by Angela Thompsell updated 13 February 2016
… Key facts and history of Burkina Faso from the 2015 elections and coup attempt to … Overview : Burkina Faso's poor economic outlook and lack of resources…
PlaceAlbaster Klip, Northern Cape
… Located 60 km North-West of Prieska and 26 km North-East of Marydale, site of the present Pypklip. Located in the Siyanda Municipality … New Dictionary of…
PlaceHershel Memorial Obelisk, Claremont-Cape Town
… and funds were raised by donations from the friends of the Herschels in Cape Town. The stone for the memorial was … to the Cape, where it was erected in 1841…
PlacePeelton
… in 1839 by the Reverend Richard Birt as a station of the London Missionary Society. At that stage it was … Mission, and was located a short distance from the…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Indians were henceforth to be regarded as a permanent part of…
PlacePosthuys
… Posthuys is considered of the earliest buildings along the False Bay Coastline and … entering False Bay. Posthuys features early photographs of the…