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59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A convention was held in Johannesburg on 28-30 December 1928, at which the South … will be able to able to carry out the…
Statement "Algeria honours Chief Luthuli" by Oliver Tambo, 30 November 1964
… Africa. The people of Algeria deserve many high honours in acknowledgement of their supreme contribution to the cause … of vital importance for oppressed…
PlaceGroote Schuur Estate
… Cecil Rhodes had a herbivorous menagerie on his estate and in 1896 he was given two lions and a leopard, for which he … University of Cape Town, a cage like…
PlaceMarket Square, Port Elizabeth
… The Market Square in the heart of the Port Elizabeth town centre is a … town. It is home to the City Hall, which is colonial in style and dates back to the…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban Harbour, the … a small 5.8m yacht that was skippered by…
EventAfrican National Congress Youth League is founded
… youth wing of the African National Congress. It was formed in 1944 by members of the ANC who believed in African Nationalism, and wanted to follow an active…
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… Fischer's name off the roll of advocates for his role in the struggle against apartheid. As an advocate Fischer … eighteen others after they were arrested…
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… Winston Churchill joined the British army in 1893 and developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were … to work as a…
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… Youssou N'Dour was born in Dakar, West of Senegal. He was a member of Star Band, … band. He left the band to form his own, Á‰toile de Dakar in 1979. By 1995,…
IFP 2019 Election Manifesto
… Encouraging foreign direct investment that is needed in specific sectors. Public private partnerships with a focus … Encouraging foreign direct investment…
PlaceCircle of Kramat's, Cape Town
… The circle of Kramats in Cape Town is a shrine to Muslim holy men buried in Cape Town. Legend goes that it is this circle that … at the Cape. There are more…
PlaceEastern Cape Province
… and Transkei. Many of South Africa's leaders were born in the Eastern Cape, like Thabo Mbeki , Nelson Mandela and … : Ms Noxolo Kiviet First premier (1994):…
PlaceRainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club, Durban
… 1981. It was the first such establishment of its kind in KwaZulu Natal , located in a so called “White” area under the infamous Group Areas … businesses…
EventBruce Fordyce is born
… South African winner of the Comrades Marathon, was born in Hong Kong, then a city under English administration on the … "Region" of China. His parents moved…
EventSADF’s 31 Battallion is disbanded
… (SADF) 31st Battalion was disbanded at a public ceremony in the Cape Province. This Battalion was composed primarily … of the San (Bushmen) battalion who had…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… of the London Missionary Society at Kuruman and father-in-law of Dr David Livingstone, was born in Ormiston, Scotland, to a working class family. He was … of…
EventCelebrated nurse, Constance Nothard, is born
… award of the International Red Cross Society, was born in the Eastern Cape. Nothard rendered outstanding service in the South African Military Service in…
EventSol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima
… Kerznerfound himself under investigation for corruption in a case that began in 1987. Kerzner, who owns Sun International which runs The Sun City Resort in…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the inauguration of the National Council of Traditional Leaders Cape Town, 18 April 1997
… army commander reported to his superior: 'The camp is in the hands of the enemy, sir!'. The Battle of Isandlwana … Almost one-hundred-and-twenty years later,…
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
… men and women who have been similarly honoured in the past. I recall these names because to my mind they … not only the scope and nature of the award, but…
71.The Group Areas Act
… and Bridglal Pachai When the Group Areas Act was passed in 1950, all Indian political organisations strongly opposed … individual should take. The Indian…
PlaceAkasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
… Town in the Wonderboom district, 3 km from North of Pretoria … are indigenous to the Area. The first Suburb to be built in Akasia, was The Orchards. The…
PlaceTimour Hall Primary School, Plumstead
… In the early 1900’s land was set aside by the owners at … By February 1918 the enrolment had increased from 295 in 1916 to 386. The staff then consisted of…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… The Bophuthatswana Territorial Authority was created in 1961, and in June 1972 Bophuthatswana was declared a self-governing … was recognised by South Africa…
South Africa’s armed struggle: where the ANC’s ineptitude was a virtue by Howard Barrell (The Conversation), 10 July 2016, University of Pretoria
… capable, millions of South Africans might now be living in hell-holes of war such as those we see in Syria. Instead, the ANC had the political imagination to…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela on Women’s Day, Pretoria, 9 August 1996
… They declared that women would insist on their role in making history. Then, they vowed to a stubborn oppressor … failure. Yet we can acknowledge on this…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… In 1993, the Cape Province was divided into three smaller … is the Western Cape. The Western Cape was the first place in the country where people from Europe…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to ANC National General Council fundraising dinner at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 19 September 2010, Durban
… National Congress. It is an important gathering given that in 2012 the organization will turn one hundred years old. We … people of this country and to…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… like stepping straight into the Victorian era. Established in the late 1800s, this tiny railway town boasts beautifully … by local stories and music…
EventPortuguese navigator Bartholomew Dias erects the first stone cross on the South African coast
… and the first mention of his career as ship captain is in an account of an expedition sent by Portuguese King JoÁƒÂƒo (John) II to Guinea in December 1481…