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EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… a partly elected Legislative Council. Ten years later, in 1866, Natal invaded a portion of the Mpondo Paramount, … become part of the Cape Colony, known as…
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the original building into … by the Saracen Foundry of Walter MacFarlane, of…
PlaceSeal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
… Reserve on the seaward tip of what is known as Cape Seal in Plettenberg Bay. Cape Seal lighthouse lies 146 metres … Reserve on the seaward tip of what is…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… League of Nations. Africans South West Africa no share in Government therefore take no part in incorporation negotiations. South Africa itself denies ……
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… a United Arab Republic. The first two countries to engage in this initiative were Syria and Egypt on 22 February 1958. … of Syria and Nasser of Egypt, after…
EventTreason Trial of 16 UDF members resumes
… Thirty years after the first Treason trial in 1956, 16 members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) were accused of treason in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
… coups and two major pogroms against the Igbo (Ibo) people in Nigeria. The Igbo people constituted the majority of the population in the seceded territory…
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… the largest of the nearby coastal islands around the Cape. In the nearly four centuries of European settlement it has … The first political prisoner,…
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… who had been driven apart by Zulu and Ndebele raids. In 1867 and 1868, most of Moshoeshoe's land was overrun by … time. This state of affairs led to…
Cutting Through The Mountain
… them Jewish - who fought against institutionalised racism in South Africa. Denis Goldberg, Helen Suzman, Ronnie … testimony to the personalities of some…
PlaceQuadrant House, 114-115 Victoria Embankment, Durban
… In 1929, H Live commissioned architect Ritchie McKinlay to … so-called `Berea Style' which arose from local interest in Spanish Colonial Architecture as…
PlaceEbenezer, Limpopo
… Ebenezer was established in 1831 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society . The … had a population of 291. It was visited by James Backhouse in March…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.11 No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 1993
… One Suleimen Cassamo; Behind God's Back, Sandra Braude; In to the Death Zone, Lesego Rampolokeng; A Bundle of Joy, … The Scar, Taurai Hlekisane. Essays: The…
13. Wife lays bigamy charge
… 17 years ago. I lived with him for about 10 1/2 years in Bourbon. I had five children by him, four boys and one … youngest son Gurusamy and arrived here per…
ArchiveReport on regional resettlement consultation held at St Peters, Hammanskraal on February 1-2, 1980
… forced removals and how if affected people. It is argued in this speech that enforced removals lead to great loss of property, resulted in poverty, exposed…
Speak
… article: "Fighting our slavery: Domestic workers organise" in english and zulu. Black and white photographs of domestic … the other shows a group of women…
ArchiveRally
… lettering. Black and white image of man holding cross in one hand and broken handcuff chains in other. Words 'the challenge of the cross' on image of map …
ArchiveSeparate development: the challenge of the Transkei
… lecture The Transkei became a semi-autonomous territory in Decmber 1963 and separate territorial development began to take place. The paper discusses in…
ArchiveBiography of Oupa John Hlomuka
… John Hlomuka. Oupa John Hlomuka was born on 24 June 1953 in Evaton where he attended school until standard 8, he joined the Azanian people's organisation in…
PlaceTrovato, 44 Coach Road, Wynberg
… details was designed by Herbert Baker and was erected in 1898-1902 for Carl Jeppe who had been appointed Consul-General for the Transvaal in Cape Town. It…
EventSouth African cricket player Jonathan ‘Jonty’ Rhodes is born
… right handed batsman, Jonathan Neil Rhodes was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province (now known as Kwazulu … during the 1992 World Cup earn him a…
PlaceResidence, 21 Cuyler Street, Uitenhage
… approximately 1840. It is thus one of the oldest dwellings in Uitenhage. An extension was made to its rear in about 1880 and it was declared a National…
EventNegotiations between Nelson Mandela and Mangosutho Buthelezi
… Freedom Party (IFP) met to negotiate on ending violence in townships. The two political camps had been engaged in violence since the early 1980s. …
ArchiveTelegram from J van Dalsen, Director-General, Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa, to His Excellency, Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique
… to the Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, reporting that in light of sabotage attacks on Government offices in Bloenfontein, allegedly by ANC members…
ArchiveTo all residents of Soweto, hostels, Reef and Pretoria, we say: remember you are all Blacks
… issued by the Soweto Students' Representative Council, in English, Zulu and a translation into Afrikaans, is an … the government which cause division amongst…
ArchiveRace relations survey: 1987/88
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1987/88 and includes chapters on: African removals; …
EventZimbabwean intelligence officers on trial for attempting to bomb ANC refugees
… Three Zimbabwean intelligence officers were on trial in Harare, Zimbabwe for attempting to car bomb a house in Bulawayo, occupied by African National…
ArchiveThe trial of SASO/BPC detainees
… consisted of 81 pages. The 12 are accused of participating in terrorist activities in terms of various sections of the Terrorism Act (No 83 of …
ArchiveThe Black Workers Project: A proposal
… There is a universal understanding for workers to negotiate in one voice, yet Blacks were refused membership to Trade unions.The complexity of the race…
PlaceRabula
… becomes irritable'. Rabula is a Farmstead and is located in Amathola District Municipality , Eastern Cape . The … is 748 Meters. Variant forms of spelling…