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EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… Louise (Lulu) Latsky, favourite author of Afrikaans books, mostly for children, was born in Carnarvon, in the Karoo region of South Africa. Latsky was known…
PlaceClumber, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Clumber was established on land allocated in 1820 to Dr Thomas Carlton, leader of a party of settlers from Nottinghamshire. In October 1893…
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
… Street in Pretoria used to be the official residence of then president of the Zuid Afrikaanse Republik (ZAR), Paul Kruger. The house … is said to have been…
ArchiveEllen Kuzwayo
… Dear Mr Mandela I acknowledge receipt of your memorandum dated 26 June 1992. However, an exchange of memoranda is no substitute for face-to-face talks. I was…
EventRayda Jacobs, the novelist and documentary filmmaker is born
… on 6 March 1947. Her first publication was a collection of short stories called “The Middle Children”, which was published in 1994.[i] Rayda’s first novel…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
… so well-written and because he brings to it the insights of a historian and social scientist. Author of major book on the foundation of South Africa’s cheap…
ArchiveGerman/South African cultural weeks: 2004
… Notice of German South African cultural weeks in South Africa from September to November 2004. Logos of various sponsors. Multicoloured poster. List of…
ArchiveNUMSA 1993 Shop Stewards elections
… NUMSA poster - notice of Shop Stewards elections. White, red, black and yellow poster. Artwork of a crowd of people carrying a yellow flag with words of…
ArchiveWorkers! do you know your rights on
… The Department of Labour poster. Multicoloured poster. For information on wages, maternity leave, hours of work and leave, list of Department of Labour…
ArchiveAmanece en Centro America
… Orange and black background of artwork of countries of Central America.Title in white letters. Black and white …
ArchiveParticipa en la revolucion activando la produccion
… la produccion. Ministerio del Trabajo poster. Yellow row of tractors. Blue row of trowels, Green row of factories. Orange row of men. …
ArchiveDemand their release
… UDF poster demanding release of detainees. Light green poster with black lettering. List of names of people in detention. Image of prison with barbed wire in…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
… With the number of ballots already counted following yesterdays local … race well run. President Jacob Zuma will address thousands of supporters expected to…
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… The African National Congress welcomes the appointment of Cde Mac Maharaj, a veteran and stalwart of our movement, as President Jacob Zumas spokesperson. As…
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
… the Outer Horn and the Inner Horn. Said to mean 'Ridge of Horns'. One of the largest green canyons in the world, the Blyde River Canyon is a masterpiece…
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
… framing the entrance to St George's Park and consist of South African art (particularly that of the Eastern Cape), British art, international printmaking ……
PlaceFort Wynyard
… On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in False Bay. In reaction the commander of the Cape forces ordered that a new battery, Kijk-in-de…
EventThe Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill
… fighter, Mahatma Gandhi,sent telegrams to the Speaker of the Natal Legislative Assembly, Prime Minister Robinson, … In his telegrams Ghandi requested the…
PlaceHector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto
… Orlando West ( Soweto ). The museum is named after one of the first casualties. But commerates all of those that marched through Soweto and shot at by…
EventPolitical Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born
… on to play other key roles, including becoming chairman of Media and Entertainment Company Avusa until he resigned in 2011. He is the Director of Barloworld…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia met the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, in a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the African bush across South…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… Chief among the factors that led to the adoption of a new constitution in Rhodesia on the 30 January 1979 (now … on to white minority rule. However this move…
EventWinnie Mandela released from banning order and house arrest
… order was not reimposed, bearing in mind the nature of the offence that she was charged with. At the time of her release she was on the last national…
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… The colonial history of Equatorial Guinea dates back to 1471 when Portuguese … way to India, Portuguese explorers discovered the island of Bioko, and later…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… On 13 March 1994, Lucas Mangope was ousted as President of the homeland of Bophuthatswana. Mangope came to power in Bophuthatswana in 1966 during the reign…
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
… active after her grandfather's arrest at the age of ten. While she attended high school, she started to work … for the African National Congress (ANC). At…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… have been hunted for several centuries, the exploitation of elephant herds on a massive scale began in the 1970s. Organized gangs of poachers used automatic…
EventIFP proposes truce with ANC
… (ANC) as an effort to calm violent clashes between members of the two parties. The Secretary General of the IFP, Oscar Dhlomo , communicated the peace offer…
EventThe Dutch East India Company decides to send French Huguenot refugees to the Cape
… The Huguenots were French Protestants who were members of the Calvinist Reformed Church that was established in … France for their religious beliefs…
EventWorld Population Day
… Day. This day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was a result of the interest generated by the…