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EventMoses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born
… Moses Kottler was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his … it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. Kottler studied art in Jerusalem…
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
… first daily newspaper, The Cape Times, was published in Cape Town as an English language morning newspaper with … It sold for the cheap price of a penny and…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… Manute Bol was born in Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family … metres tall. Bol himself was 2.31 m tall. Like most boys in his community,…
EventGeneral Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote
… Milton Obote while he was at a Commonwealth meeting in Singapore. Amin was a soldier in the British colonial army and became one of its first … to become the…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt's landscapes of high voltage by Melvyn Minnaar, 21 November 2014
… his open-ended visual essay about the things humans put up in nature, and the places around them – specifically those … constructions and configurations…
ArchiveHugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture (The Guardian)12 March 2013
… that 11 of the world's 20 fastest growing economies are in Africa, but when you talk about the economy, who are you … rich will benefit but the poor will…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Helen Joseph Avalon Cemetery, Johannesburg, 30 March 1996
… demon of racism, our previous rulers chose to keep them in prison, house arrest and exile. Others they decided to … away. But her memory remains vivid in our…
Chaskalson transcended his bias and loyalties by Tony Leon, 4 December 2012
… Communist Party (SACP) drew attention to the fact that, in the 1960s and 1970s, Chaskalson was "an underground member … as the party emissary at the…
Address to the Summit of the International Conference on Financing for Development, 21 March 2002
… Nations, Distinguished Delegates: This historic meeting in Monterrey is a declaration of hope to the peoples of the … development. The mission which brought…
PlaceMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana
… Rivers. Mapungubwe developed into the largest kingdom in the sub-Continent before it was abandoned in the 14th Century. What survives are the almost…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Council of Provinces, Limpopo, 4 November 2005
… of Provinces. As I did when I spoke to the NCOP as it met in KwaZulu-Natal in October last year, again I would like to congratulate the … of the…
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
… poetry and fiction. She wrote a few plays and appeared in some theatre productions, but it was only when her first … named because of the use of large font)…
PlaceGrey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
… Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes throughout the … Reserve, where it proposed to erect…
EventBartholomew Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea
… South African soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. In December 1487 Dias sailed down the African coast, landing in among other places present-day…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', the Congo … the Congolese. Atrocities committed by colonial officials in…
EventJaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader dies
… Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was born in Bondo, Nyanza Province in Kenya in 1912. Odinga was a member of the second largest ethnic …
EventSuppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report
… the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). was banned in 1950. On 20 June 1950, only a few days before the … of Communism Act became law, Sam Kahn…
EventMau Mau political prisoners escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria
… life sentences escaped from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria in a canoe. This was after the prisoners hacked to death a … operation. After killing him they hid…
EventInhabitants flee UNITA occupation
… Union for the Independence of Angola (UNITA), formed in 1966 by Jonas Savimbi to contest power and access to minerals in Angola, occupied Kuxi in…
Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… is a proud member of that Movement, invest great trust in this organisation that it will discharge its … of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Born…
Comments and Observations on Proposals for a United Nations Security Council Resolution on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, 1963
… 7th. [1] (2) The Secretary-General, having reported in terms of that resolution, and in view of the worsening of the South African situation since … of…
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
… When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming … ransacked to find the names which are generally bestowed in…
Year of women of South Africa by E.S. Reddy
… she's going to travel very far I was born in 1925 and grew up near Hermitage Street, on the hill in Paarl. We were four brothers and four sisters. My father,…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1946
… were all comparatively young men who took over leadership in the time of their countries' need said. Transvaal … While the Indian Community is facing a…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the launch of the Siyakha Project, Groutville, 17 June 1995
… Ladies and Gentlemen. It is always refreshing for me to be in this town. During the early days of our underground … are launching today cannot be…
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… The heritage of Groot Constantia is embodied in it's wine quality, list of clientele, building's … time. Truly a conservation miracle, not found to often!" …
PlaceGlen Grey Division
… of European settlement upon their ancestral lands, rose in revolt against the British. They were given support by … lands were formed into the territory of…
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, is one of the smallest but most interesting Municipalities in South Africa. Founded in 1820, this peaceful little Village on…
The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the “Nkandla Matter” by Thabo Mbeki, 11 April 2016
… unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the matter of “Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the … and inevitable political discussion…
Closing Address of Comrade Nelson R Mandela, Deputy President of the ANC 16 December 1990
… Oliver Tambo should be asked to attend the conference in person. This would give you the opportunity to see him in the flesh after three decades, witness the…