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Archive'Winnie hired me to kill Dr Asvat' (Mail & Guardian), 05 September 1997
… new evidence linking Madikizela-Mandela to the murder of Dr Abu Baker Asvat. One of the two men convicted of the killing of Dr Abu Baker Asvat at his Soweto…
EventP.W. Botha offers to resign
… regarding his involvement in the Information Scandal of 1978, if his accusers could prove that either he, or a member of his Cabinet, was aware of activities…
Free Mandela
… Yellow, red, green, black and white poster. Artwork of face of Nelson Mandela. Artwork of map of Africa. Artwork of people protesting. Issued by the …
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… by Thibault. The gable is generally considered to be one of the earliest usages in the Cape of a rectangular pediment. The cost of building this house must…
Archive1987: CUSA: AZACTU
… Orange, black and white calendar for 1987. List of principles and policies of two organisations. List of unions affiliated to CUSA/AZACTU. List of Offices…
ArchiveFree Oscar Mpetha
… Yellow, red, black and white poster. Photograph of Oscar Mpetha behind bars. Artwork of fists raised at top of poster. Artwork of a fist breaking handcuffs…
PlaceBotshabelo
… Heinrich Grützner started work in the north eastern part of the South African Republic in 1860. There were … and founded the station at Botshabelo, which…
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
… for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The design concept of the Stadium is: 'The Calabash, or African pot'. This … proud Global Colossal located in ' Nasrec House '…
PlaceOld Stables, Oatlands, Simonstown
… was originally erected in the 18th century as a set of stables on the well-known Oaklands property. Shortly after the second British occupation of the Cape…
PlaceCasa Labia,198 Main Road, Muizenberg
… in a neo-Renaissance style with features reminiscent of a Venetian palazzo. The property was bought in 1939 by … September 1982. The Muizenberg Battle site…
PlaceCoornhoop Dovecot, Dixton Road, Mowbray
… who were expected to devote themselves to the planting of wheat for the new settlement. Their defence needs were met by the construction of a small…
PlaceJan De Waal House, 93 Bree Street, Cape Town
… in Amsterdam, arrived at the Cape in 1715 as an employee of the Dutch East India Company The erf on which this double … and adjoining warehouse in…
PlaceMuseum Africa
… converted into a modern building. A huge collection of objects, paintings and photographs has been collected since 1935, telling the story of South Africa…
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
… held moderate views. Kajee, the former Secretary General of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) had been replaced as President of the Natal Indian…
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
… and Smuts formed an alliance that culminated in the merger of the National Party (NP) and the South African Party (SAP), … The coalition received strong…
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba’s mutilated body is found
… (ed.) in A Crime Against Humanity, the mutilated body of Toto Roy Dweba, member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and of the Natal Freedom Charter…
EventAllan Boesak’s plea for the acquittal on fraud charges is rejected and the case is postponed to the following year
… South. Boesak rose to prominence when he became the head of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in 1982. He used this platform to speak out against the…
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
… Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, … the Zondags River Inn, probably using the…
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… his parents were actors. He started his career at the age of eleven working on Fleet Street selling newspapers at … a lot about spies that were operating…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… the Native Commissioner. He retired in 1931 after 32 years of service. Although it is not clear exactly when the … get flushing toilets and showers in their…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it … a priest and he frequently preached to congregations of…
EventMacassar Gas Disaster (AECI stockpile catches fire)
… The Coloured residential area of Macassar, Western Cape, was swiftly evacuated after a … air. The South Eastern wind blew the gas in the direction of…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… since its inception in 1974. This annual event is one of the most important events in the South African cultural … Monument was officially opened. With the…
EventThe first mountain zebra foal is born in at the National Mountain Zebra Park
… no two individuals look alike. There are two subspecies of Mountain Zebra, namely, the Cape Mountain Zebra and … Zebra. These two subspecies used to be a…
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
… by the Royal Navy and had already carried thousands allied of troops to various war-zone destinations during World War … on board, including 195 crewmembers…
EventA South African spy is released from jail
… South African government. The report on the working group of the ANC and the government on indemnity for exiles and the release of political prisoners was…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of time. By the 1830's, a centre of Mfengu settlement had been established around the … As a result…
EventThe 104mm field-gun known as ‘Long Cecil’ is test fired for the first time
… fired for the first time at Boer forces during the Siege of Kimberley. Rhodes, who had taken interest in the gun, was … along with eminent local figures and…
EventSANDF soldiers strike
… Problems with the integration of " uMkhonto we Sizwe" (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Azanian People's Liberation Army…
Document 19 - The D. F. Malan Accord
… Introduction The new and competitive presence of Indians in the country created panic among white South Africans. Afrikaners and British alike were afraid of…