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EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… Balthazar Johannes Vorster stepped down as Prime Minster of South Africa after the holding office since 1966. John Vorster, as he became known, was a former…
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
… activist Sister Bernard Ncub e died at the age of 80. She was a practicing Roman Catholic nun and was … activism and was outspoken about the human rights…
Giyani, Polokwane
… More or less 550 kilometres north east of Johannesburg you will find the little happening town of Giyani, a popular town in the heart of Bushveld country in…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… two Centuries, The Vineyard has proudly evolved into one of the most Environmentally-friendly, progressive Hotels in … The seven Acre Property, is Home to a…
PlaceKing’s Blockhouse, Devil’s Peak, Cape Town.
… Following the first British occupation of the Cape in 1795, the existing Dutch line of defence, known as the French line , was extended by the addition of…
EventBritain and Egypt sign the Suez Canal agreement.
… the Mediterranean and the Indian Oceans, the canal was of great strategic importance. Situated in Egypt and largely … to the British government in 1875. The…
Opening address by President Jacob Zuma to the 2nd Biennial Summit on substance abuse, 15 March 2011, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban
… The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize, The Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, Honourable … Ministers and Deputy Ministers…
Joint statement by ANC Commission on Religious Affairs and SACC, 18 September 2009
… for Religious Affairs (CRA) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met at Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg today. The meeting was part of…
PlaceOak-Villa Cottage, Baviaanskloof Road
… Oak Villa is one of the first townhouses in Hout Bay and the first to be erected in the Baviaanskloof area. The original portion of this cottage, consisting…
PlaceAthenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
… NMC legislation on 17 October 1980. The Grand Old Lady of the city, the Athenaeum, is the community hub for the … emerging creative industry in Nelson…
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… Elizabeth I ascended to the throne following the death of her half-sister, Mary. The Queen of England, who was just 25 at accession, was the daughter of…
EventSlachter’s Nek rebels are hanged
… settlers strongly (and correctly) suspected the British of resenting their presence in the Cape Colony. Following the prosecution of an Afrikaner farmer by…
PlaceMolenvliet House, Molenvliet Street, Mowbray
… on which this house is situated originally formed part of the farm Coornhoop, which was granted to Thielman Hendricks in 1661. The subdivided piece of land…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Glossary
… Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education homelands ”” those territories reserved for black people and around which the principle of…
ArchiveZambia, the ANC and the struggle against apartheid 1964-1990
… A short dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Artium in History in the Faculty of Arts, at the Rand…
PlaceDonkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
… This group of double-storey semi-detached houses with prominent … and Georgian features was erected shortly after the turn of the 20th Century. It consists…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… The Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) refused … to Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis, the assassins of Chris Hani, leader…
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… On 23 April 1984 the discovery of a virus that may cause Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome … was announced in Washington by the United States of America…
EventThe Government Gazette publishes a Proclamation that dissolved KaNgwane Legislative Assembly
… district, KaNgwane was placed under the direct control of the Department of Cooperation and Development. This was despite the opposition of the great…
EventShaun Pollock makes history in a test match
… 3 000 runs. This milestone was reached on the fifth day of the second and final Test of South Africa’s match against their Indian counterparts in … for a…
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
… Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Kwa Zulu met President Kaizer Matanzima of Transkei in Tongaat, north of Durban, where they declared they were opposed to the ……
EventEthiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
… Democratic Front (EPRDF) captured the capital of Ethiopia,Addis Ababa. The EPRDF was led by the Meles … rebel leader and probably the only candidate capable…
ArchiveFrank Talk
… first published in March 1984, as the official publication of the Natal Region of AZAPO, the Azanian Peoples Organisation, was later … body corporate, but…
PlaceGouritsrivier, Near Mossel Bay
… It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km south-west of Mossel Bay . The exact origin of the name cannot be stated with certainty…
PlaceWonderboom Nature Reserve, Pretoria
… states that the tree grew to its size because the chief of an Indeigneous tribe is buried underneath its roots. The … about 1000 people, or 22 ox wagons with…
EventNapoleon assembles his army near Aboukir, Egypt
… The First Battle of Aboukir was a decisive victory for the French and secured France's occupation of Eqypt. In June 1798 Napoleon's army departed France to…
PlaceWoodstock
… The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town , on the Main Road to Stellenbosch , later to … in 1781-84 , was registered in 1788 as security for…
EventThe Defence Special Tribunal Act becomes effective
… The Defence Special Tribunal Act, No 81 of 1998, providing for the expeditious adjudication of disputes concerning military institutions and the…
PlaceSt Thomas’ Church, Ridge Road, Berea, Durban
… to build a Church and a School on the wooded Hill West of the Bay. He named his Mission, Berea, in honour of St. Paul. The land upon which the Mission…
Apartheid’s Twisted Dream: David Goldblatt’s South Africa by Joseph Lelyveld, 2 July 2010
… As a matter of crude shorthand, the South African photographer David … as his country’s Walker Evans. Though Evans was one of Goldblatt’s models when he was…