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PlacePilanesberg Game Reserve
… the Public Holidays , or enjoy a Romantic Getaway in the unspoiled Wilderness. Situated in the ecologically rich, transition zone between the … , this vast…
PlaceLebowa
… Sotho people. It became a semi-independent national state in 1972. The territory was fragmented into six separate areas … Minister during most of the 1980s…
PlaceThaba Tshwane or Voortrekkerhoogte
… Voortrekkerhoogte, is a military base (or military area) in Pretoria , South Africa. Founded around 1905 by the … It was renamed Voortrekkerhoogte (…
PlaceRaadsaal Building, Church Square, Pretoria
… with end gables and a front verandah, which remained in use until 1889, when it was demolished to make way for the … The design was drawn by Sytze Wierda, of…
EventNotorious Pirate, Captain William Kidd, is reportedly sighted off the coast of Cape Town
… Perhaps one of the most notorious pirates in history, Captain William Kidd, was thought to have become … while serving as an apprentice on board a pirate…
EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… of charges against him regarding his alleged participation in the Rwandan genocide by a Court of Law in Rwanda. Bishop Misago was arrested on 14 April 1999…
PlaceUnion Buildings, Pretoria
… Designed and built by Herbert Baker and completed in 1913, the Union Buildings houses the Administrative … overlooks the City . The Legislative seat of…
Address at the opening of The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Durban 12 November 1999
… Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, are with us to participate in our proceedings. The significance we all attach to this … the large numbers of heads of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 150th anniversary of the Eastern Province Herald Port Elizabeth, 14 September 1995
… It is rarer still that this should be the case in these early days of our democracy, when the old still … Eastern Cape Herald represents Port Elizabeth's…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 150th anniversary of the Eastern Province Herald Port Elizabeth, 14 September 1995
… It is rarer still that this should be the case in these early days of our democracy, when the old still … Eastern Cape Herald represents Port Elizabeth's…
EventRudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist is born
… Rudolph Ludewyk “Okey” Lewis was born on 12 July 1887 in Pretoria.[i] Rudolph was South Africa’s second world class … He represented South Africa at the 1912…
EventGeraldine Fraser is born
… Geraldine Fraser was born on 24 August 1960, in Lansdowne, Cape Town, the daughter of a teacher and … South Africa to join the African National Congress (ANC…
EventThe Algerian War of Independence begins
… These attacks were fuelled by a broadcast made by FLN in Nasser’s Egypt, which called for Muslims in Algeria to join a national struggle for restoration of…
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… hand encouraged Afrikaans speaking families to settle in the country, especially in the south.Since the late 1940s the South West Africa (SWA) … to the…
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… 1908 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for the first time in South Africa for refusing to carry an obligatory identity … card commonly known as the 'pass'. Gandhi…
FOREWORD: THEORETICAL DEBATES AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES
… UNDERSIGNED, pledge ourselves to Peace and Reconciliation in South African and agree to commit ourselves to the … 1. The Inkatha Freedom Party agrees to…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening ceremony of Telecom 95, the 7th World Telecommunications Forum and Exhibition Geneva, 3 October 1995
… Africa is deeply honoured by the invitation to take part in this opening ceremony of Telecom 95, the 7th World … and Exhibition. Your seventh forum is the…
PlaceTogo
… of western Africa. Lomé, the capital, is situated in the south-west of the Country and is the largest city and … of Asante and Dahomey, and its various…
EventChris Hani is born
… Party (SACP) since December 1991. Chris Hani was born in the rural village of Sabalele, in the Cofimvaba region of the former Transkei. He was the … of the…
EventPresidents of Mozambique and South Africa meet
… In search of peace two Southern African presidents, Joaquim … successor to Samora Machel who mysteriously died in a plane crash in South Africa, met his…
EventMarais Steyn dies
… Marais Steyn, died of heart failure at the age of 83 in Stellenbosch. His political career started in 1948, when he stood for the United Party (UP) against…
Address at the AGM of the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 27 September, 1999
… of the challenge of good governance and stability. In most instances, these societies were multi-ethnic, … were a tiny minority. They were concentrated…
ArchiveInterview with Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda
… Oral interview, conducted in Mafeteng, with Ashby Peter Solomzi "A. P." Mda (1916-1993) who grew up in the Herschel district of the Transkei. He was…
EventLucas Seage is born
… Lucas Seage, South African artist, was born in Newclare, Johannesburg. Seage attended Barolong High School in Gaborone, Botswana and then Damelin College in…
EventIdi Amin is deposed as the President of Uganda
… seized power from president Obote Milton. However, in 1979 he suffers the same fate when he is overthrown by a … launched by rebels and exiles backed by…
EventAhmed Ben Bella is moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike
… moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike in Algiers, Algeria. Bella became Algeria’s Prime Minister in 1962 and was elected President in…
EventThe Town Victoria West is founded under the name Victoria, named after Queen Victoria
… Victoria West is a small town in the Western Cape. In 1844 the Dutch Reformed Church bought a farm in the area and named it Victoria, after Queen Victoria…
PlaceMolenvliet House, Molenvliet Street, Mowbray
… farm Coornhoop, which was granted to Thielman Hendricks in 1661. The subdivided piece of land was given to Francois Pieter de Necker in 1785. De Necker was…
PlaceBerg River
… up on either side of its banks. The Berg River rises in the Franschhoek and Drakenstein Mountains at an altitude … Berg River was first recorded by Bailiff…
Document 85 - E. R. Roux, “The Native Exploiters: A reply to ‘A. Z.”’, Umsebenzi,20 April 1935
… A. Z.'s article, "Is there a class of Native capitalists in South Africa," has been published, as it gives one an … the discussion on this question, a…