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PlaceNamaqua Coastal Route
… Coastal Route region in the Northern Cape is a place of breathtaking divergence and jaw-dropping beauty. Set on … radio telescope was inaugurated in the…
PlaceSarepta
… The Rhenish Missionary Society (Rhenish – of the river Rhine) was one of the largest Missionary Societies in Germany. Formed from … were ordained and sent…
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
… about 7:30pm, on Sunday 25th July, while the congregation of 1400 listened to a hymn of worship, a group of gunmen burst into the church and opened fire with…
PlaceBoschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
… real food and a simple farm lifestyle, is at the heart of Boschendal. One of the oldest Farms in South Africa , founded in 1685. "The … grown with the…
PlaceCampanile, Port Elizabeth
… The Campanile was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers and is situated at the entrance to the … in 1922. The 50m high Campanile Memorial…
PlaceCoffee Bay, Wild Coast
… the other - and one cannot describe the full extent of the beauty of this area of the Wild Coast , (without including the incredible natural … the other -…
PlaceRhodes University, Grahamstown
… Rhodes is a small University, which enjoys the distinction of having among the best undergraduate pass and graduation … Academic staff member. This is a…
PlaceBethelsdorp, Algoa Bay -Eastern Cape
… Back in 1802, the establishment of a Missionary Village on a deserted farm near Algoa Bay, now Port Elizabeth, became a thorn in the side of the colonial…
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… The first phase of humankind's active exploration of the Moon came to an end when Apollo 17's lunar module left the lunar surface on December 14, 1972. A…
PlaceLutheran Church, Martin Melck House and Sexton House, Strand Street, Cape Town.
… in South Africa, dating back to 1792. This unique group of 18th century buildings stands in Strand Street , across … as a single architectural entity to…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence regarding the families move to Brandfort
… in extracts from the letters that follow: I have thought of you since I heard of the heavy snowfall in various parts of the country. A few days before the…
EventDie Burger publishes the term 'Apartheid' for the first time
… was published by an Afrikaner political correspondent of the Nationalist newspaper, Die Burger, which was written … gave some insight into the term …
PlaceEerste Rivier, Cape Town
… Eerste River was a Railway Station of the Cape Town , Wellington and Docks Railway Co Ltd, and … by the Cape Government on 1 January 1873. The Village of…
ArchiveSouth African political prison-literature between 1948 and 1990: the prisoner as writer and political commentator
… in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject English at the University of South Africa. This…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… Chief Daliwonga Kaiser Matanzima was made paramount chief of the emigrant Thembu clan. He was a strong proponent of the Apartheid regime’s Bantu Authorities…
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
… Twenty years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of South Africa, described by many as tension-driven and … Park, on the East Rand,…
PlaceFort Beaufort
… Initially the division of Fort Beaufort fell under the district of Albany, and was proclaimed a separate division on 8 March … was separated in 1858 when it…
EventSekhukhune successfully resists the Boers
… Sekhukhune I, King of the Bapedi, successfully resisted the Boers during a … land ownership dispute. On 16 May 1876, the Volksraad of the South African…
EventGraça Machel is born
… Graça Machel, political activist and champion of children's rights, widow of Samora Machel and wife of former President Nelson Mandela, was born in Gaza, …
ArchiveFinal Schlebusch report on NUSAS
… General circular from the president of the National Union of South African Students, speculating on the final report of the Schlebusch Commission of Enquiry…
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… was arrested following student rallies to mark the victory of FRELIMO in Mozambique. He was charged under the Terrorism Act and became a defendant in the…
EventWW2: Italy invades Ethiopia
… In 1935, the League of Nations was faced with another crucial test. Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand…
EventA.G. Visser, SA physician and poet, dies in Heidelberg, Transvaal
… on 1 March 1878 on the farm Zaaifontein, in the district of Fraserburg, South Africa. Visser attended the Huguenot … in Scotland to study medicine. In 1918,…
EventUDF leaders are charged with treason
… Three leading members of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Archibald Gumede, Paul … Government was hot on their heels for organising a boycott of elections…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
… This region comprised roughly the south-eastern provinces of Nigeria. This declaration came after two military coups … in Nigeria. The Igbo people…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… America, Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S Retrospectives of her films have been mounted in Madrid, London,New York and … memory while pursuing a more humane…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… about 470 Voortrekkers at dawn. With the advantage of gun powder Zulu warriors were repelled with an estimated 3000 warriors killed. The blood of casualties…
EventPrime Minister B.J. Vorster predicts South Africa will become leading state in the Southern Africa
… Minister B.J. Vorster declared that if the positive signs of cooperation with the rest of Africa are interpreted accurately, South Africa could … Ten days…
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an Afrikaans writer, even though much of his…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… IN FURTHER READING) Cape Town is a city built on layers of history and landscape. Beyond its iconic mountain and coastline, there is a network of stairways…