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EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. … establishing a South African non-stop…
PlaceVrede
… Vrede, 'the town of peace', lies between the North-Eastern Free State and the Mpumalanga border of Volksrust . It was named in 1863 after a dispute between ……
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… was born at Tala District. al-Sadat was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Cairo . During the 1952 revolution which saw the end of British rule in…
New Age
… In 1954, Govan Mbeki joined the editorial board of New Age, together with Ruth First, Brian and Sonya Bunting … articles and columns in New Age reflected the…
PlacePhansi Museum
… The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, headrests, milk … treasure, share and inspire. The Phansi Museum…
Accuser insulted as Zuma hailed at court (IOL), 14 February 2006
… be named, has been in hiding for three months, for fear of intimidation. Shortly after the rape charge was brought against Zuma, the home of the victim's…
PlaceStation Building, Point Road, Durban
… the brick and ochre plaster mouldings on the façade are of special interest. It was declared a National Monument … therefore, showcases the gorgeous…
ArchiveNatal and the 1960 Republican Referendum
… Thesis has been submitted for the partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, …
ArchiveMobilise for a merger
… Notice of a Congress meeting concerning the merging of Chemical Workers Industrial Union and Paper Printing Wood … and Allied Workers Union, at Randburg…
Apartheid and the Medical School
… SOYA condemns the idea of the governments intention to transfer administrative control of the Medical School, Durban from the University of Natal to the…
ArchiveThe African National Congress calls for your support
… Series of two page pamphlets on various aspects of the ANC struggle and fight against apartheid: call for … South Africa, the National Anthem, sanctions, the…
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
… 1999.[i] The Phakisa Freeway was constructed by means of combining the traditional oval and road course.[ii] The racecourse hosted the penultimate leg of the…
PlaceAi-Ais, Namibia
… Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort is at the source of a mineral and sulphur-rich hot Spring, and means 'burning water' in the Local Dialect. One of the eyes of the…
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
… Summer Sunset Concerts run annually from the end of November until the beginning of April. Every Sunday, families and groups of friends flock to the gardens…
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
… recommended putting up a few beacons on the coast East of Port Alfred. And a beacon was finally erected on a hilltop just west of the present lighthouse at M…
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… The bridge was designed by the Department of Public Works of the ZAR, under the guidance of Sytze Wierda. It was built by JJ Kirkness and was …
EventMandela signs a law into bill creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… an integral and restorative component in the advent of democracy in South Africa. Its role was primarily to … the Apartheid era, through public hearings. The…
EventMinister announces compulsory education for Black children
… The minister of (Black) education and training, Dr Ferdinand Hartzenberg, … near Pretoria. Implementation would start at the beginning of 1981 for children…
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
… roll. At a meeting in Gleemoor Town Hall, the Chairman of the association representing the Indian group area of Rylands, Athlone only known as E. Moosa said;…
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… During the Anglo-Zulu war Lord Chelmsford, commander of the British forces, took over the buildings of the Swedish Mission at Rorke's Drift, near Isandlwana …
ArchiveEgalite
… Multicoloured poster. Oval of rainbow colours, containing artwork of two people, one white, one black, with a red heart in the centre, holding a globe of the…
ArchiveWe are there because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… Green, yellow, black and white poster. History of Zimbabwe. Artwork of an African man and child with a book. Photographs of scenes from Zimbabwe. Green map…
ArchiveRally
… Notice of rally at Dube "Y" on 29th September 1984. Speaker Rev F … White poster with black lettering. Black and white image of man holding cross in one hand…
Chapter 8 - Survivors
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, … radio. You have watched your TV sets. Just read…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… We have no recorded evidence of how the Iron Age community on Melville Koppies was … to be discovered, not in quartz at all, but in the band of conglomerate…
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
… anvils Image source They were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, and date to 3.3 million years ago. … previously," said Dr Nick Taylor, from…
ArchiveMafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch, 5 October 2016
… in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal (UKZN) and the National Institute for … culture’ in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The…
EventHuman Rights Day is celebrated for the first time in South Africa
… in South Africa. It shares the day with the anniversary of the infamous Sharpeville Massacre, which occurred in 1960. This gross violation of human life…
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
… first free elections in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe, president of ZANU since 1977, became the prime minister. Joshua Nkomo … in the new 100-seat parliament…
EventUnited Front launch in jeopardy
… The proposed launch of the United Front was threatened when the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) denounced fourteen of the more than seventy-five…