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EventThe historic Tana Baru Muslim cemetery is forced to close
… cemetery Tana Baru (meaning 'New Ground'), where some of the earliest and most respected Muslim settlers of South Africa were buried, was closed in terms of…
EventShaba War in Zaire comes to an end
… I) broke out on 8 March 1977 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when Angola-based guerrillas of the Front for the National Liberation of Congo (Front pour…
The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
… Programme Friday, 18 October 2013 17:00 – Opening of festival market and entertainment Saturday, 19 October … – Zumba Dance Exercise Group Market and…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of Potchefstroom in 1955. 1n 1958 he earned his…
EventBritain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan.
… and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan following years of colonial rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th … while in…
Fighting Talk
… Fighting Talk was initially a publication of the Springbok Legion of ex-servicemen and women, until in February 1954 when the … Appearing monthly, the…
Message from Oliver Tambo to the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid on its 20th anniversary, 02 April 1983
… Committee the most cordial fraternal greetings on occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Special Committee. The Special Committee belongs to … in…
PlaceSalt River
… The exact date when the Village of Salt River was established is not known but in 1665 the … overlooked a Fjord over the River and to have consisted of an…
PlaceGoodwood
… One of the Northern Municipalities adjoining the metropolitan of Cape Town , 11 km from the centre of the City and in the Bellville district. It was…
PlaceRosebank, Johannesburg
… business node and tourist attraction. Rosebank is one of a kind in that it has effectively combined a successful … many head offices, the district also…
PlaceUganda
… Falls. Wildlife enthusiasts can expect to see great pods of hippo and immense rafts of crocodile in-and-around the Nile, as well as an array of exceptional…
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… subsidiary to a new company established for the benefit of IBM South Africa employees. This was done, said company … in the country and would thus comply…
EventCharles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands
… be the principle inspiration for his work, On The Origin of Species, one of those rare scientific works that fundamentally changed the … careful observations…
EventSA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years
… the South African Police force. He acted as the commander of a counter-insurgency group located on the outskirts of Pretoria, known as Vlakplaas. De Kock…
PlaceNgcobo
… in the Christian calender as All Saints Day, Chief Fubu of the amaQwathi met with Archdeacon Waters and the Rev John Gordon of the Society for the…
PlaceNelspruit
… a World Cup Stadium. This stadium which was built for some of the 2010 world cup soccer matches and is currently used … structure has a striking and…
PlaceTanzania
… succeeded in driving the Portuguese from the area north of the Ruvuma River by the early 18th Century. They then … his capital to Zanzibar in 1841. European…
JANAM People’s Theatre Group Tour!
… for change. Street theatre can be a dynamic example of popular pedagogy and kindle interest in and enthusiasm for … with a colloquium, followed by a…
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… founded on 8 and 9 September 1855 in Pretoria. It was one of the independent churches started by the ‘Voortrekkers’. … first church building (1857-1882) was…
PlaceThe AVA Gallery
… The history of the AVA Gallery echoes the social, political and cultural … Africa. Previously known as the South African Association of Arts in the Western…
De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’
… Former president FW de Klerk says South Africa has lost one of its founding fathers and "greatest sons". Former president FW De Klerk said South Africa lost…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
… a large Public Park and Botanical Garden, set in the heart of Cape Town . This Garden features: a Rose Garden; Japanese … The Company's Garden is situated,…
Nelson Mandela Sending Photographs
… and comments on them, and he marvels at the growth of grandchildren. They come with their mothers as infants in … you look well and it pleases me very much…
PlaceAchab se Berg, Northern Cape
… Hill 23 km East of Aggeneys and 34 km from Pofadder, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The name is taken from the Farm Achab. … the Town was founded to…
EventBishop Zulu is born
… Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, Anglican bishop of Zululand and Swaziland was born in Nquthu, Natal. He was the only son of Johannes and Miriam Kolo Zulu and was a…
PlaceRiebeek East
… 1840 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) acquired a portion of the Farm; Mooi Meisiejie Fontein for the purpose of establishing a Kerkplaats. The village of…
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… in Port Elizabeth and was built by Rev Francis McClelland of the Church of England, who arrived in 1820 with the Irish party under … in Port Elizabeth where,…
PlaceNewington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
… This row of late Victorian double-storey, semi-detached dwellings … on 15 July 1983. Newington Road is found in one of the most historic suburbs in central…
EventEgyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Carter begin a Middle East peace conference at Camp David, Maryland
… The three heads of state met for 13 days of secret meetings at Camp Devid, the Presidential Retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland, about 100…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church decides that Afrikaans may be used alongside Dutch during services
… many influences, including French and Malay. At the time of the Great Trek in the 1830's, various dialects of Afrikaans were believed to have existed,…