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PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… The St Andrew's congregation was established in 1890 and the cornerstone of the present church building, designed in a neo-Gothic style, was laid by Lord…
PlaceSignal Hill
… at the Cape of Good Hope was founded by the Dutch in 1652 and the signal guns were originally part of the regular artillery at the Imhoff Battery at the…
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
… announce the untimely and sudden death of Seretse Choabi in London on August 19, 1991. Seretse was born on 16 May 1936 in Bothaville, Kimberley. He attended…
Message to the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party by O. R. Tambo, April 1989
… our country, on behalf of its entire membership and in particular, the heroic cadres-in-arms of the people's army, Umkhonto we Sizwe, and our … country which…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Informal Ministerial Consultations on COP 17, O.R. Tambo Building, Tshwane, 09 September 2011
… informal Ministerial consultation on climate change here in the O.R. Tambo Building in Pretoria. The fact that we are gathered here is an … as we prepare for…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, 25 October 1996
… Speech originally delivered in Afrikaans Mister Chancellor; Mister Vice-Chancellor; … Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen, As the Rector has noted in his address of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the South African Chamber of Business Banquet Johannesburg, 30 August 1994
… and Gentlemen It is a pleasure to find myself tonight in the midst of a cheerful gathering. I do realise that I am … is not entirely unconnected with the…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named…
EventHerman Charles Bosman guilty of murder
… African author Herman Charles Bosman visited his parents in Johannesburg during the June school holidays, his visit ended in tragedy in the house of his…
EventHaile Selassi I, Emperor of Ethiopia, is born
… Haile Selassi was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to…
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… On 24 July 1862, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick was born in King Williams Town. He was the eldest son of James Coleman … Ireland. James Fitzpatrick served as a…
Address by the Chancellor of the University of Zululand, Mr Jacob Zuma, at the Gala Dinner of the First International Co-Operatives Conference, Kwazulu Natal, 24 February 2009, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban
… Gumbi Distinguished delegates from our sister countries in the continent Ladies and gentlemen It is an honour and a … Conference of Co-operatives, the first…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to The Joint Sitting of Parliament, Palais Du Parliament, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1 December 2005
… President Sassou-Nguesso said last night it was in this very city that in 1986 the Organisation of African Unity launched the Africa Fund which played a…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 11
… turned from his opponents, the Europeans, to is opponents in his own community. He was faced with a rising storm of … from he anti-segregationalists led by…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… Japanese planes eliminated much of the American air force in the Philippines, and a Japanese Army was ashore in Malaya. In so doing the Japanese attempted…
PlaceElukhanyweni
… Elukhanyweni is a small settler village in the foothills of the Amatola Mountains, located some 50km … as a sheltered and fertile spot and, despite being…
PlaceWeskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Main building, Ketjen Street, Pretoria
… In 1892 the first Psychiatric Institution in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, the Krankzinnige Gesticht, was established in 1892. Later being renamed as the…
EventDr David Webster, a social anthropologist at Wits University and political activist, is shot dead outside his home
… David Joseph Webster was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1945. He became involved in politics while studying at Rhodes University in …
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, April 1964
… theory and practice of the racial regime which holds power in South Africa. My people - the 600,000 Indians - have a … the principal unit of my organization,…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 2 by US Department of State
… organized and won a flawed presidential election in July 1996. Baré's party, Union Nationale des Indépendants … for Democratic Renewal), won 90% of…
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… is the smallest, most charming-world renowned church in the Southern hemisphere. The Llandaff Oratory, as it is … It is considered the only privately-owned…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
… It was named Aguada de Sao Bras, by Vasco de Gama in 1497, when He set off with 170 men on an expedition to find a sea Route to India. This was in order to…
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… trees is the home of Hamilton School. This school in the heart of Pretoria has a diverse and proud history … Mr W J Berg (Headmaster 1969 – 1975) was…
PlaceZambia
… Northern Rhodesia becoming the Republic of Zambia. Sunset in Zambia In the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Zambia, only one site made the list: Mosi…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
… I am writing this letter on the instructions of the All-in African National Action Council which was established in terms of a resolution passed by the All…
National OR Tambo Memorial Lecture series inaugural address by his excellency Dr Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, OR Tambo International Airport, 24 October 2011
… and his dear wife, Comrade Adelaide Tambo, our mother, in this inaugural National O R Tambo Memorial Lecture Series. … When Oliver Reginald Tambo was born on…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-business summit 30 March 1994
… participants This summit departs from tradition in more ways than one. Firstly, in the hustle-bustle of a hard-fought election campaign, it … that South…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
… participants This summit departs from tradition in more ways than one. Firstly, in the hustle-bustle of a hard-fought election campaign, it … that South…
PlaceStellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
… at the Crossroads of what were once four oak lined Avenues in Upper Kenilworth and surrounded by enchanting Gardens and … mature trees, Stellenberg is the…
Place(The) Gambia
… River Gambia.’ The Portuguese thus named it ‘The Gambia.’ [In Portuguese). So when Britain took over, they maintained … that name. A year to the attainment…