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PlaceKommetjie, Cape Town
… Kommetjie was established in 1902 when a consortium of Cape Town businessmen purchased the farm Kommetjie from … J Albertyn, and developed it as a…
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… and Weiner, the fort cost £49 000 and had the same type of entrance as Fort Schanskop. Ramparts were built around the … , and alter the Corps Vesting…
EventMercenaries from South Africa led by Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare, attempt an unsuccessful coup in Seychelles
… as a beer-drinking tourist party, "The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers." Hoare's objective was to return to power … inspired by Hoare's adventures, and he is…
58. Congress has sold our rights
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … charged that the South African Indian Congress consisted of a…
Hlaudi manifesto gives Jimi Matthews and his SABC comrades no option but to vote #Hlexit by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail & Guardian), 27 June 2016
… The group’s acting CEO is gone and one of its most popular DJs has just said bye Felicia. But what … would be the SABC. The group’s acting CEO is gone, and…
PlaceMotswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton
… Johannesburg. Bill helped start FUBA (Federated Union of Black Artists), FUNDA (means ‘Learn’ in Xhosa), and the … people in Alex! Vivienne Abrahams…
Address by President Nelson Mandela North West stadium Welkom, 27 August 1995
… 1. Introduction - The Launch of the Manifesto 1.1 It is with great pleasure that I stand … today during this important phase in the democratisation of South…
ArchiveNUSAS resumé 1981
… Record of some of the main events that the National Union of South African Students initiated or was involved in during …
EventDr. J. S. Moroka dies
… Moroka , medical doctor, politician, and great-grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong Boo Moroka in Thaba Nchu the then district of Bophuthatswana, now…
EventTseko Simon Nkoli dies
… day in history, prominent activist Tseko Simon Nkoli died of an AIDS related illness. Nkoli was one of the first Black anti-apartheid activists to publicly ……
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
… Johannesburg – In the heart of Pageview in Johannesburg lies a small, but almost … morning I have to clean up the mess people leave in front of the museum…
PlaceLebowa
… During the apartheid period, Lebowa was the homeland of the North Sotho people. It became a semi-independent … the main growth points. The Chief Minister…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… racialistic statement made by Dr Malherbe, Principal of the University of Natal, alleging that the African was “totalitarian at heart and used to an ideology…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… Louis Trichardt was one of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in … 1840s who left the Cape Colony moving into the interior of South Africa…
EventAmy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC
… The four murderers of Amy Biehl, American Fullbright exchange student, are … Christopher Manqina had been convicted for the murder of Amy Biehl in the Cape…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… The appointment of Lord Roberts as Supreme Commander of the British forces in South Africa came after a series of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in…
EventWorld Teachers Day - “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”
… primary intention to focus public attention on the work of the teachers. UNESCO proceeded to announce that 5 October … to commemorate the Recommendation…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… Present day Malawi became the British colony of Nyasaland in 1890, after aggressive diplomatic conflict … is as the country's first president. From the…
PlaceTwo Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town Waterfront
… Two Oceans Aquarium celebrates the unique collection of Marine Life that lives off South Africa's Coasts , where … and Indian Oceans meet. Travelers can get…
PlaceCape Agulhas, Western Cape
… Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is … with no magnetic deviation. Therefore the Portuguese name of …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the … mining operation. Towards the…
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… schools in rankings nationally, as well as in all of Africa. Notable alumni includes two Nobel Prize laureates, … Rhodes scholars, several government…
EventProfessional soccer is introduced in SA when the National Football League is founded
… Association (FIFA) officially recognised the White body of the Football Association of South Africa (FASA) as the sole governing body of soccer in South…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… a high-ranking official in the South African Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in … was on a fact-finding mission…
PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… Khayelitsha Township lies some 19km east of Wynberg and 25 km of south-east of Cape Town in the Western Cape . The name is of Xhosa … (David Philip), p.212|…
PlaceAliwal South, Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
… to search for a trading route to India, by King John II of Portugal. Without realizing it he had actually rounded the Cape of Good Hope. Dias' excursion…
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the nearby deposits of limestone. Its…
ArchiveAddress to NUSAS Congress 1968
… President's address to the 44th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 30th Jun - 9…
The Majefe Affair
… A to the President's Report at the 45th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 6th-14th July, 1969…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
… Letter from Neville Curtis, President of NUSAS, stating the attitude of the National Union of South African Students towards planned Republic Day …