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PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… first European travellers to visit the region arrived here in 1801, and within a few years it had become a regular … Moffat founded the first permanent…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… Located in the heart of Soweto , the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village is … and sets the village as one of the traditional attractions in Gauteng . The Credo…
Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the Inaugural session of the Twelth Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries Durban, 2 September 1998
… welcome you all to our newly democratic country, still in the infancy of its freedom. We are especially proud to do … of the critical role of the Movement…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: his ‘obstinacy and stubbornness’ (Part 2) by Raymond Suttner, 11 June 2018
… stubbornness can also suggest steadfastness. Obstinacy, in this sense, was also why his commitment to freedom never … once change became necessary or he…
Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 19 September 2003
… that we hold dear and which bind us together as enshrined in our Constitution. We also acknowledge and appreciate our … way since 1994. We were a country…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… made a generous donation to the University of Cape Town in order to support the arts through the establishment of … had always been his desire to “develop…
PlaceBoschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
… is at the heart of Boschendal. One of the oldest Farms in South Africa , founded in 1685. "The farm has grown with the passing centuries into … of wholesome…
EventEarthquake shakes up Tulbagh
… and Ceres experienced the most destructive earthquake in South African history.[i] The epicentre of the earthquake was situated in Saron, a region near…
PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
… Mountains. This District celebrated its 150th Anniversary in September 1964. The District originally formed part of the … (1811-14). He renamed the sub…
PlaceFlagstaff
… In 1877 Zachariah Bowles and his partner, a Mr Owen, … outset, the Postal Business of Flagstaff was carried on in a temporary Hut, a square plan building…
PlaceAmathole Mountain Region, Eastern Cape
… The Amatola Region is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole's stretch into the … and West of Stutterheim, the slopes are…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… District of George, and was proclaimed a separate division in about 1858. The local economy was based primarily upon … farming, although fruit and grain were…
Message to the Special Committee against Apartheid on its 20th anniversary from O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 April 1983
… belongs to the most ardent campaigners internationally in educating world public opinion on the evils of apartheid. The Special Committee has been in the…
Message from Oliver Tambo to the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid on its 20th anniversary, 02 April 1983
… belongs to the most ardent campaigners internationally in educating world public opinion on the evils of apartheid. The Special Committee has been in the…
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… On 31 October 1933, Abdul Samad Minty was born in Hartebeesfontein, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo Province). In June 1958 he left for Britain to…
EventMother Teresa is buried
… devotion to the poor, was buried on 13 September 1997 in Culcutta, India. The 87-year-old nun died on 5 September. … to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary…
PlaceWanderers Cricket Stadium, Johannesburg
… Wanderers has a rich History. It was the third Test ground in Johannesburg following the Old Wanderers Stadium and Ellis … squash and bowls, which can also…
Document 139 - “The coming Anti-African Bill”. Workers’ Voice.6.2. December 1947
… is oppressive and fascistic to the core. The Act of Union in 1910 wrote the colour bar into the statute books of South … for restricted voting rights allowed…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Joint Houses of Congress of the Republic Of Argentina Buenos Aires, 23 July 1998
… what we might do together to help one another realise them in a changing world. There is much that makes it moving to stand before you in this the highest…
EventSnaar Viljoen, the great all-rounder is born
… Johannes Hendrickus ‘Snaar’ Viljoen was born in Hanover, Northern Cape on 11 January 1904.[i] Snaar was … Africa’s greatest all-rounders.[ii] AnchorHe…
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… This is probably the oldest surviving house in Port Elizabeth and was built by Rev Francis McClelland of the Church of England, who arrived in 1820 with the…
EventUN report accuses Katangan President and Congo President of conspiracy to murder Patrice Lumumba
… accused of conspiracy to murder ex-premier Patrice Lumumba in a UN report. Lumumba died on 13 February 1961. It has always been assumed in liberation…
EventMoroccan Army of Liberation attacks Spanish enclave of Ifni
… Morocco had been ruled by the Alaouite Dynasty since 1631. In 1859, a war was waged against Spain in an attempt to remain independent. Following this war,…
EventThe Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act is introduced
… As the so-called 'Pegging Act' was due to expire in March, 1946, Prime Minister J.C. Smuts realised that … 28 of 1946) was introduced on 15 March 1946 and…
EventMK hero cadre Solomon Kalushi (Khala) Mahlangu is executed
… literature into the country. Mahlangu had joined the ANC in September 1976, and left the country to be trained as an … and others returned to South Africa,…
EventBotswana President, Seretse Khama dies
… President, Seretse Khama died on 13 July 1980 he died in Gabarone, Botswana. He was born on 1 July 1921 at Serowe, … Bechuanaland had been put under British…
Address by Deputy President Thabo MBeki at the Conference on Infrastructure Investment, 28-29 March 1996
… investment. This conference is a historic moment in our interaction with the private sector regarding the … the civic sector, to agree on a framework for…
EventANC flag raised at the funeral of John ‘Hennie’ Ferus
… Ferus was a strong campaigner against racial oppression in South Africa, who died in a car crash the on Monday 20 April 1981. His funeral, in Worcester, was…
Statement of alliance secretariat following meeting held 5th Feb, 6 February 2015
… SANCO met yesterday, 5 February 2015, at Luthuli house in its regular meeting to discuss issues common interests, as well as to reflect on developments in…
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
… Hugh Ramopolo Masekela , South African musician, was born in Witbank, South Africa. Masekela grew up playing the piano … Masekela mastered the trumpet and…