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EventThe French Foreign Legion is founded
… Louis-Philippe as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the previous year. … France as well as unemployed soldiers…
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
… their 100 most favourite personalities. The ranking of the rest of the top 10 had yet to be decided. SABC3 intended to screen … over the next nine weeks…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. … establishing a South African non-stop…
PlaceVrede
… Vrede, 'the town of peace', lies between the North-Eastern Free State and the Mpumalanga border of Volksrust . It was named in 1863 after a dispute between ……
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… was born at Tala District. al-Sadat was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Cairo . During the 1952 revolution which saw the end of British rule in…
New Age
… In 1954, Govan Mbeki joined the editorial board of New Age, together with Ruth First, Brian and Sonya Bunting … articles and columns in New Age reflected the…
Mzimhlophe /Qhudeni
… Mzimhlophe, an area about 60m km north of Kranskop in central Natal was founded on Trust land in the Nkandla district of KwaZulu as a place of relocation,…
PlacePhansi Museum
… The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, headrests, milk … treasure, share and inspire. The Phansi Museum…
PlaceSt Margaret’s House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… it is to walk up the driveway through what must be one of the most stunning Gardens in Johannesburg. It was designed … its entrance, and charming old lamps…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… before 8AM on a Sunday morning. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, … were dead. Soon after, Japanese planes…
ArchiveEgalite
… Multicoloured poster. Oval of rainbow colours, containing artwork of two people, one white, one black, with a red heart in the centre, holding a globe of the…
ArchiveWe are there because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… Green, yellow, black and white poster. History of Zimbabwe. Artwork of an African man and child with a book. Photographs of scenes from Zimbabwe. Green map…
ArchiveRally
… Notice of rally at Dube "Y" on 29th September 1984. Speaker Rev F … White poster with black lettering. Black and white image of man holding cross in one hand…
South African Tragedy: Jail Part Lovers by Joseph Lelyveld (New York Times), 5 January 1983
… She and Neil Aggett had been a couple for the better part of a decade. In that time, they both became doctors, then … paths into welfare and trade union…
Accuser insulted as Zuma hailed at court (IOL), 14 February 2006
… be named, has been in hiding for three months, for fear of intimidation. Shortly after the rape charge was brought against Zuma, the home of the victim's…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.4 1991
… A. Monkwe; Till We Meet, Mavis Smallberg; In the Shacks of Inanda, Gladman Mvukuzane Ngubo. Essays: The West End Becoming, David Goldblatt; The Renewal of…
PlaceStation Building, Point Road, Durban
… the brick and ochre plaster mouldings on the façade are of special interest. It was declared a National Monument … therefore, showcases the gorgeous…
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
… 1999.[i] The Phakisa Freeway was constructed by means of combining the traditional oval and road course.[ii] The racecourse hosted the penultimate leg of the…
PlaceAi-Ais, Namibia
… Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort is at the source of a mineral and sulphur-rich hot Spring, and means 'burning water' in the Local Dialect. One of the eyes of the…
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
… Summer Sunset Concerts run annually from the end of November until the beginning of April. Every Sunday, families and groups of friends flock to the gardens…
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
… recommended putting up a few beacons on the coast East of Port Alfred. And a beacon was finally erected on a hilltop just west of the present lighthouse at M…
PlaceVenda
… for the bantustan, or homeland , was in the North East of South Africa close to the Zimbabwe border. Its North … Its capital was Thohoyandou and it was the…
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… The bridge was designed by the Department of Public Works of the ZAR, under the guidance of Sytze Wierda. It was built by JJ Kirkness and was …
EventMandela signs a law into bill creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… an integral and restorative component in the advent of democracy in South Africa. Its role was primarily to … the Apartheid era, through public hearings. The…
EventMinister announces compulsory education for Black children
… The minister of (Black) education and training, Dr Ferdinand Hartzenberg, … near Pretoria. Implementation would start at the beginning of 1981 for children…
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
… roll. At a meeting in Gleemoor Town Hall, the Chairman of the association representing the Indian group area of Rylands, Athlone only known as E. Moosa said;…
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… During the Anglo-Zulu war Lord Chelmsford, commander of the British forces, took over the buildings of the Swedish Mission at Rorke's Drift, near Isandlwana …
ArchiveMafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch, 5 October 2016
… in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal (UKZN) and the National Institute for … culture’ in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The…
WhatsYourHeritage
… This event is an initiative of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Solution Space and the Bertha Centre for Social …
EventHuman Rights Day is celebrated for the first time in South Africa
… in South Africa. It shares the day with the anniversary of the infamous Sharpeville Massacre, which occurred in 1960. This gross violation of human life…