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PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… Municipality, Western Cape. Located only 16 km East of Hermanus and 22 km North-East of Gansbaai. Once awarded; 'South Africa’s Favourite … known for its…
PlaceTable View
… Further North of Cape Town’s City Centre , across the Rietvlei Lagoon which … , is lined with Apartment blocks, Restaurants, plenty of pubs and entertainment…
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… at the Cape from 1820 to 1821 during the absence of Lord Charles Somerset . In honour of his late wife, Donkin declared he the Settlement name; … but…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… The Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a … and proceeded to bomb 67 cities across…
EventArthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies
… Campaign started in 1952, Letele persuaded a number of volunteers to defy apartheid laws, and this led to his … elected to the ANC Executive Committee and…
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… A period of hardship set in for the AmaXhosa after their defeat in the Eighth Frontier War (also called Eighth War of Dispossession). Their political…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … name is Narayanan, no. 128851. I arrived here in January of…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… The demonstrators were observing the 25th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre of 21 March 1960. The incident happened when marchers gathered in Langa, a…
SA's Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' (BBC News), 05 April 2006
… an HIV-positive woman, thinking this would reduce his risk of being infected. This emerged as he was cross-questioned … and taken a shower because this …
PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… "In 1902, Baker was a lucky man - he had the patronage of Lord Milner, and he was invited to the Transvaal to design … hadused - mud, reed, rocks, with…
PlaceGannahoek Farm
… Province. In 1894, the McFie family took possession of the farm until 1990. Evictions View Larger Map The … labour tenancy system for survival which gave…
They will answer to God - Ahmed Timol’s brother, News24 in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… the High Court in Johannesburg during the first sitting of the inquiry looking into Timol’s death, Mohammed, who is younger by seven years, said the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.3 and No.4 1988
… Jacobs; Go Away, We're Asleep by J. Makunga; The Spirit of Two Worlds Jayapraga Reddy. PHOTOGRAPHY: Staffrider and … by Nkathazo Mnyayiza; There is by Mafika…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 4 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… I am old now, I still keep myself busy. Some friends of mine, and my minister, they were on the Winterveld … Mabopane. It is a very poor area, and the people…
Archive1988: Ecumenical decade: Churches in solidarity with women
… with black lettering. Five black and white photographs of women. List of aims of Ecumenical Decade. Words of poem from Judith 9 : 11-16. …
ArchiveHobaneng o vouta?
… Black and white background of mass of people. Five small blocks of multicoloured artwork. One of a white dove, the others …
ArchiveRefugees and exiles : challenge the churches
… Yellow poster with black lettering. South African Council of Churches, Division of Refugee Ministries. Circle in centre of poster with five coloured…
ArchiveHeinemann African Writers Series
… Advertisement for free African Writers Catalogue. Artwork of map of africa. List of countries and names and photographs of writers. …
ArchiveNotes from meeting with Pete Hathorn and Ross Harker
… Notes of a meeting held between Pete Hathorn and Ross Harker pushing for the complete abolition of the Trespass Act of Section 1 of the Illegal Squatting Act…
ArchiveJews for social justice invite you to a public meeting
… 27th November. Simon Kuper Hall, Oxford Synagogue. List of speakers. Artwork of Star of David with dove of peace. …
End conscription
… White, black and red poster. Photo of a conscript. Issued by the Progressive Society, PFP. National poster campaign of the Young Progressives. Photos of…
PlaceAlbertinia, Mossel Bay- The Garden Route
… Village some 50 km West of Mossel Bay. It was laid out in 1900 on the farm … Municipality in 1920. The name is derived from the surname of Johannes Rudolph…
Liberal Opinion/Reality
… Opinion (1961-1968) was published by the Liberal Party of South Africa which was established in 1953 by Alan Paton, … Liberal Party was forced to disband…
PlaceMontecasino
… Montecasino is located in the suburb of Fourways in Northern Johannesburg. The casino and … an ancient Tuscan village and is named after the village of Monte…
PlaceMaitland Road
… Maitland Road, was opened on 20 December 1853, and one of these Mile Stones's was probably located at a local Inn, … but this was abolished in about 1860,…
PlaceMarconi Beam, Montague Gardens
… Beam is next to Montague Gardens and is located in City of Cape Town. Montague Gardens and Marconi Beam are of strategic importance to the entire Cape…
PlaceKwaNdebele
… KwaNdebele (or place of the Ndebele) was granted self-government in 1984 and was … . The homeland had about 300 000 residents, but most of them had to…
PlaceMakhonjwa Mountains, Barbeton
… in North-Eastern South Africa, the site comprises 40% of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, one of the World’s oldest Geological structures. The Barberton ……
EventThe Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed
… passed, whereby every African is issued with a certificate of citizenship of his respective 'homeland'. The homelands in question at … Swazi Homeland and…
EventMandela is awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace
… Peace the previous week. The announcement came a day short of Mandela's birthday, the first of its kind that he was going to celebrate behind closed … The…