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PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
… the Ecca Pass, 12 km South of Grahamstown. It was erected in 1964 by the Historical Monuments Commission in honour of Andrew Geddes Bain, (1797-1864) pioneer…
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… administration by the South African Railways and Harbours, in Port Elizabeth. Sir Rufane Donkin was acting Governor at … 1820 to 1821 during the absence of…
PlaceAthenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
… neo-Classical elements. Its two sections were opened in 1896 and 1901 respectively, and it was declared a National … is the community hub for the emerging…
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… of elements of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in violence in South Africa on 16 October 1992, they released a press … Collection (DCC). The…
EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… on the ground. He also proposed dealing with the issue in a way that would avoid confrontation and sustain peace and … between the countries concerned, it…
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… after he was transferred from Robben Island to Pollsmoor in 1982, then to Victor Verster in 1988-1990. The unfavourable economic situation of South … knew…
PlaceFirst Raadsaal
… Click on image to enlarge The oldest remaining building in Bloemfontein, the First Raadsaal is part of the National … floors and a thatched roof was erected…
Statement of the ANC Veterans League Inaugural National Conference, 6 December 2009
… the veterans and stalwarts of our glorious movement – some in wheelchairs and walking sticks, others still able to … conference have on us and undertake not…
ArchiveGeneral History of Africa Collection
… interaction with other continents and the role of Africans in the dialogue between civilizations. The entire collection is published in eight volumes: Volume…
PlaceDoornfontein, Johannesburg
… diggings after the Discovery of Gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886. In the late 1880's, Thomas Yeo laid out the Suburb, which became the first Residential…
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
… The Bridge was Built in 1901 using Jarrah Wood by the Royal Engineers to provide … an Entrance to a Cannon Trench. Since its Erection it was in constant use…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… on 27 January 1893. Initially the property was given in trust to the Nieuwe Kerk by Suzanna Hertzog, on condition … once a self-supporting DRC congregation…
Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
… When there was nothing to do, there were studies. In prison Nelson read everything he could lay his hands on. … radio, and eventually to TV. Mandela…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… legislation on 12 December 1975. Diagonally opposite - in West Street, corner of Gardiner Street - lies Durban's … The City Hall may no longer be the most…
ArchiveMafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch, 5 October 2016
… lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal … and intellectual whose…
EventZola Budd breaks a world record
… In a low key event in Crystal Palace, England, South African born athlete Zola … demonstrators as South Africa was banned from competing in any sporting code…
EventSouth Africa observes Armistice Day
… Armistice Day is observed annually in South Africa to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans and civilians in World War I. The day is observed world-wide,…
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… making him one of the longest serving non-monarch rulers in the world. In 1990, under intense pressure from its citizens, Gabon … country under a one party…
EventChris Katongo, Zambian football player, is born
… Christopher Katongo was born on 31 August 1982 in Mufulira, Zambia. After playing for a few local teams, he … moved to South Africa and joined Jomo Cosmos…
EventChief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five years
… African National Congress (ANC), led the Defiance Campaign in 1952, a non- violent protest against the pass laws. Yet … government hence they gave Luthuli…
EventEmperor Haile Selassie reclaims his Ethiopian throne
… After nearly five years in exile in Britain, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Ethiopia to … with the help of the British. Selassie lost his throne in 1936…
EventLéopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.
… who later became president of Senegal. He was educated in Paris where he got acquainted with Aimé Césaire. After his studies, Senghor remained in Paris and…
PlaceAmersfoort near Ermelo
… , on the banks of the Schulpspruit River. It was founded in 1876 and proclaimed a town in 1890. Named after the city in the Netherlands, by its Founder, F…
PlaceMauritius
… Though Mauritius lies in the waters of the Indian Ocean , between the continents of … of Asia. There are seven main islands and archipelagos in Mauritius. In…
PlacePeelton
… (prior to 1910) Umxelo was established in 1839 by the Reverend Richard Birt as a station of the … Bhotomani, near Fort Beaufort. The station was destroyed in…
PlaceSada
… Seymour and 3km South of Whittlesea, was first established in 1964 as a “dumping ground” or resettlement camp for Farm … 2013 Cramped legs, saggy face and…
PlaceMapungubwe
… 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa , … to have been the centre of the…
PlaceDurban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World. It's Port is the busiest in South Africa and also one of the 10 largest in the World. Durban is…
ArchiveBiography of Naphtali Mbuti Nkopane
… was born on the 18th of August 1944 on a farm near Nigel in the Transvaal. In 1949 his family moved to Evaton in the Vaal, in August 1984 Naphtali was active…
Tell no Lies, Claim no easy Victories by Thabo Mbeki, 4 April 2016
… (TMF), posted a Notice on this Facebook Page that starting in January this year, we would post a number of articles I … comment on matters which arose during…