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EventCollen Chauke, infamous escapee, is captured
… Chauke, South Africa's most wanted fugitive, was captured in Nelspruit. He was arrested at a roadblock in Nelspruit near South Africa's border with Swaziland…
PlaceHoward College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
… possible by a donation from Durban businessman T.B. Davis, in remembrance of his son Howard who killed in the Battle of the Somme in WWI. The Natal…
EventJohn Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born
… John Thomas Baines was born in England on 27 November 1820. Apprenticed to a coach painter at a young age, he left for South Africa in 1842 to work as a…
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… Boutros Boutros Ghali was born in Egypt on 14 November 1922 into a prominent Coptic … International Relations, and was appointed as a Professor in both these…
EventLinguist and educationist Sedumedi Moloto is born
… and the Botswana National Language Committee was born in Moruleng, Rustenburg district. His teaching career started in the Orange Free State in 1935. He was…
PlaceUnion Tavern and Stables, Simonstown
… 60 feet on Smith Street, bought from the widow, Ms.Rossouw in 1801. The purchaser, Johannes Bissinger, wasted no time in erecting the Building and in taking…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… of 76 after a 30 minute performance for Roberto Saviano in the Italian town of Caserta. Nicknamed 'Mama Africa' or … and entered the global stage. Makeba…
Don’t be misled by the PROPAGANDA OF THE KAJEE-PATHER GROUP
… make recommendations on a definition of political offences in the South African situation; to discuss, in this regard, time scales; and to advise on norms…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East
… Oos is next to Loftus Versfeld Stadium and is located in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. The Dutch Reformed Church's…
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
… 2nd and 4th President of Uganda. He first came to power in 1962 but was ousted by Idi Amin in 1971. Nine years later, Amin was overthrown, and Obote … has…
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
… 'Swartkrans'. They are believed to have been discovered in about 1896 or 1897, and were opened to visitors in about 1900. Previously, in 1895, geologist Dr D…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River Valley, north of Umlazi…
Address by President Jacob Zuma during the commissioning of the OR Tambo school of Leadership, 26 March 2010, Kaweweta, Uganda
… Ladies and Gentlemen, Today is a very important day in the history of our two countries. More than 20 years ago, South African freedom fighters lived and…
PlacePacaltsdorp
… to 1910) The settlement of Hooge Kraal was established in 1813 as a station of the London Missionary Society (LMS) . In 1818, its name was changed to…
51. The ‘Satyagraha’ campaign ends
… and such an end as, we believe, hardly any other movement in modern times has been crowned with. The foundation of the struggle was laid in Johannesburg in…
PlaceSt Louis Catholic Church, 22 Jacobs Road, Clairwood, Durban
… On 10 February 1884, Bishop Jolivet purchased a plot in Clairwood for the erection of a mission church for "C reole ". A larger building was erected in 1886…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The end of the 1960s was another important phase in the history of the exiled liberation…
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
… History of Cato Manor Cato Manor was established in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ) and is situated 5km west of … was the Nqondo clan who were replaced by the…
Message by Albert Luthuli, 1 May 1955
… 25 and 26, only five weeks from now, there will assemble in Kliptown, near Johannesburg, people from all corners of … will take place at a time when the…
PlaceAlgeria
… by the French to be the capital, after they colonized it in 1830. The city name is Arabic; 'al-Jazair' and literally means "the islands". This in reference…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
… born on 7 January 1959. Mokoba played a significant role in the struggle for freedom especially amongst the youth, and this determination was clearly seen in…
Everard Read Art Gallery
… In 1912, in Johannesburg , one of South Africa’s most famous art … was established. The Everard Read Gallery has grown in sophistication and size, just as…
EventStandard Bank becomes the first bank to opens its doors on the Witwatersrand
… Standard Bank was established in Port Elizabeth in 1862, then known as The Standard Bank of British South Africa. It started doing business in a tent in…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… (Afrikaans-'Oos-Londen'), is a Port City is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It lies at the … over-extended. Although efforts had…
PlaceStone Chapel, Tokai, near the Porter Reformatory School
… This structure probably dates from the 1890's and was built in sandstone in a predominantly neo-Gothic manner. It forms an integral part of the Porter…
PlaceKenya
… Kenya is a country in East Africa with a population of 44 million people and the … Africa, including Kenya from 1888-1962, which resulted in the violent…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 9
… Sir Rama Rau's successor, Sir Shafa'at Ahmed Khan arrived in South Africa, Kajee had several talks with him on the … with the extinction of the identity of…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
… on the Indian policy of the South African Government, said in New Delhi: "The policy pursued by General Smuts is 100 … to the Nazi doctrine." "What the…
A common purpose: the Commonwealth’s support for the AAM
… a role, but its soul, because of its support for freedom in Southern Africa, it is the new Commonwealth. I use the … prevailed. One of its main tenets was…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 2
… for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin In the early nineteen twenties the Indian problem had not … today. NeverÂtheless the Indian…