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PlaceOnverwacht
… Onverwacht was established as an enclave of the Qwaqwa Bantustan on the border of the Thaba Nchu section of Bophuthatswana, about 50km from Bloemfontein. The…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… streets and can pull a crowd without the National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa) or its expelled general secretary … stops at the premier's office,…
PlaceTokai Arboretum, Tokai Forest
… was laid out in 1885 by Joseph Storr Lister, Conservator of Forests of the Western Conservancy of the Cape Colony, thus marking the beginnings of a Forestry …
PlaceUnion Tavern and Stables, Simonstown
… and disturbances which, in turn, led to the loss of the billiard licence . On wine alone the proprietor went … Bauman’s Hotel was likewise reputable and was…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
… The original portion of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and Victorian…
PlaceGabon
… common borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea. Autocratic presidents ruled Gabon since … and foreign private…
Land Reform and Traditional Leadership in South Africa
… What does King Goodwill Zwelithini’s new claim on the land of KwaZulu-Natal portend for land reform in South Africa? 29 … debate. But rural land reform has…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… on SASOL I, NATREF and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was organised by Solomon…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… doing it was hoped that the US would maintain some degree of influence in the coming political reforms in Southern … a latent racism; it is more likely that…
EventPiet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
… on 2 February 1937. To understand the mass emigration of the Afrikaans frontier farmers (Afrikaners) out of the Cape Colony it is important to look at the ……
17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Osman Latief, a resident of Vrededorp,…
”Africans and San Francisco.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma, May 8, 1945
… National Congress is taking to bring to the attention of Allied Nations and [the] outside world the back-breaking … and hope-destroying restrictions and…
A Dialogue in Partnership with Kaya FM - MyConstitution Exhibition
… its pioneering approach to human rights - is the symbol of a remarkable negotiated transition, one that turned a … democracy. The Constitution is based on…
Christmas and New Year Message by O. R. Tambo, Distributed Illegally in South Africa, December 1973
… from the African National Congress on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. Let us make the festive season an … which the Vorsters can never destroy;…
Remember Soweto 16 June 1976
… to #RhodesMustFall?: The Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976’, which will be held at UCL Institute of Education on 16 June. The event marks the 40th anniversary…
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
… A mini-thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of the …
PlaceMaloti-Drakensburg Park
… Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa … Cliffs, pillars and rock pools. The…
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… George Harrison and the history of Johannesburg are closely bound together: it was he who … On view are two original shafts and sweeping views of the city. …
PlaceSt Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Boksburg
… Sir Herbert Baker church is near the South West corner of Boksburg lake. Replacing an earlier wood and iron … Street is still in use today by the Anglican…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… League (YCL) and, by 1946, in the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). After the passing of the Suppression of Communism Act and the dissolution of the…
EventTwenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act
… obstructed, tampered or destroyed health or safety of the public, the maintenance of law and order, the supply of light, water, power, fuel ,or foodstuffs,…
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… A stay-away by Black workers in the industrial areas of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle is called by Black … in rent and utility charges and over the…
EventNon military national service for objectors
… A Defence Amendment Bill provides for an alternative form of national service for conscientious objectors who oppose … to objectors motivated by political…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan…
EventSA signs multilateral treaty on the civil liability for oil pollution damage
… was available to those who suffered damage as a result of oil spills, and to standardize international legislation regarding questions of liability. Oil…
EventFearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born in England
… born in Cockermouth, Cumberland on 4 July 1789. The son of a weaver, he was brought up in the profession of hand-weaving. However, Fallows spent his spare…
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
… over 35,000 workers, who were demanding a wage increase of 9 percent across the board and 10 percent for workers … traffic and creating chaos. Blood flowed…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… started in the kitchen but soon spread. SA Eagle, insurer of the clubhouse, approached the Johannesburg City Council … admitted Johannesburg's response times…
EventWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… Dunant; a Swiss national, who witnessed the suffering of the wounded, dying, and displaced in a battle in Northern Italy. Among the notable successes of this…
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… At the annual congress of the Transvaal Anti-SAIC Committee held in Johannesburg, it … the South African constitution to create a new structure of Parliament…