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EventWits attains full university status
… The University College in Johannesburg attained full University status under the … (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of Wits lies in the South African School…
PlaceEnon
… Enon is a small town in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is named after the biblical place mentioned in John. It lies 13 kilometres East of Kirkwood and…
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 22 May 1859. Although Doyle is best … the Sherlock Holmes crime novel series, he also…
EventAdoption of the Orange Free State constitution
… the Boers (Voortrekkers) who came from the Cape Colony in the Great Trek settled just north of the Orange River, … declared the area the Orange Free State, a…
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… This Day in History, African National Congress (ANC) executive member in charge of youth affairs, J.J. Hadebe replied to Thabo … President after Nelson…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd Africa Regional Conference of the Food and Agricultre Organisation: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 4 March 2004
… for South Africa to join the African family of nations in hosting, for the first time, this seminal 23rd African … Conference of the Food and Agriculture…
Document 12 - Notes prepared by Nelson Mandela for his meeting with P. W. Botha
… we thank you for the trust you have given to us. To serve in the leadership of COSATU is a great honour. It is also a … of COSATU House, who handled the…
Address by President Mandela at ECOWAS Abuja, 30 October 1998
… faced by our two regions of West and Southern Africa. In today's world, no country can conduct its affairs in isolation. What happens in any country in a…
Address by President Nelson Mandela North West stadium Welkom, 27 August 1995
… that I stand before you today during this important phase in the democratisation of South Africa. This week, The ANC … vision for local government. 1.2 The…
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… Former name of Jan Kempdorp. Named after the region in southern Spain, which was the ancient maritime kingdom of … by the authorities. The first Settlers…
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
… In preparation of the FIFA World Cup of 2010 , South Africa … the soccer games. These included the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit , Free State Stadium in…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister JG Strijdom dies
… Johannes Gerhardus (JG) Strijdom was born in 1893 in the Cape Colony. He trained as a lawyer at the Victoria … leadership. He succeeded Malan and became…
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
… for its Shakespeare performances and its ballet nights. In addition to the amphitheatre, Maynardville Park features a … – Cecilia Sonnenberg and Rene…
Document 134 - The Impending Strike of African Miners: A statement by the African Mineworkers’ Union, 7 August 1946
… the African Mine Workers have been waiting a long time, in patience and humility, for a sign from the Chamber of … no avail, and our representations rejected…
Chapter 11
… Congress as it used to be when it was first created. In 1912 it really was an organisation of the people. It was … and it was under its auspices that many…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Social Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… input also noted that the discussions that had taken place in the provinces and the Leagues had focused largely on … these proposals about implementation…
EventSeretse Khama is born
… Sir Seretse Khama was born on 1 July 1921 in Serowe in the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, now known as Botswana. He studied in South Africa and…
EventPolitical activist and lawyer A. P. Mda is born
… African National Youth League (ANCYL) and its president in 1947, Ashby Peter (A.P.) Solomzi Mda, was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape. Under Mda's leadership…
EventGuinea-Bissau is granted independence
… In 1974 Guinea-Bissau, formally Guine Portuguesa, was granted … Verde (PAIGC)., Almeida Cabral. Cabral was assassinated in Conakry in January 1973. Guinea…
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
… One of the most striking buildings in Port Elizabeth is the famous Campanile. In the article below, Tennyson Smith Bodill reveals the … remarkable structure…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 3 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… organizations, wanting to stop what we were doing and us. In 1958 they banned the ANC in some places, like in Zeerust, where there had been a lot of trouble…
PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
… purchased 1 427 morgen (1 619 ha) of the farm 'Wagendrift' in 1822. Two years later he founded the Hankey Mission … Hankey’s inhabitants were often plagued…
ArchiveAddress at Commemoration of the lives of Yusuf Cachalia and Bram Fischer, by Nelson Mandela, 5 June 2005,
… commemorate here today were so centrally formative to and in my life. To finally retire without paying them the tribute … my presence here would have made my…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… one, giving every indication that it will continue in the direction of the common good. Born in Johannesburg in 1931, Arthur Chaskalson studied law at the…
PlaceOld Presidency
… family, with the surname of Brits. Settled on the site in the 1820s and built a thatched A-frame dwelling for … of the Orange River) purchased it from the…
PlaceOrigins Centre
… The Origins Centre at Wits University in Johannesburg is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in learning about the rich and diverse history of…
PlaceTable Mountain, Cape Town
… Peninsula Mountain chain that stretches from Signal Hill in the North (rightmost peak in the image above) to Cape Point in the South, some 60km. Around it…
PlaceGriqualand West
… the Molopo and West of the Kei River, but Dutch settlement in the Western and Southern Cape slowly drove them ever … tired of the constant friction with…
49. The certificates are burned
… of Indians, as well as a few Chinese numbering about 3 000 in all gathered at the Hamidia Mosque in Johannesburg to witness a dramatic gesture of defiance…
37. Deputation to Lord Selborne, 1905
… concerned itself with the position of British Indians in the Transvaal. On behalf of the deputation, Gandhi … As Your Excellency has personally interested…