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EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… and developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were reports on various military … The Morning Post, in which he was to…
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… Youssou N'Dour was born in Dakar, West of Senegal. He was a member of Star Band, Senegal’s most famous band. He left the band to … Simon, Sting and Tracy…
PlaceWorld War Cenotaph
… The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World War I) … William Timlin, it was unveiled by four…
PlaceSao Bento Shipwreck, Coffee Bay
… carrack, Sao Bento. A carrack is a sailing sailing ship of the 14th–17th centuries that was usually built with three … lateen sail. This vessel grounded in…
PlaceFort Schanskop
… After the Jameson Raid in 1896, Pres Paul Kruger of the “Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek” decided to protect … forts were to be built initially, but due to a…
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
… by participant observation, provides a vivid account of this crucial era in southern African history. It seeks to understand the sociology of the ANC in…
2. Moothen pleads for his wife to be returned
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Moothen had the following letter written to the Protector of…
PlaceOttery
… was probably established in 1904 as a residential suburb of Cape Town. The railway line from Maitland reached Ottery … line, which connects central Cape Town…
EventSeretse Khama is asked to renounce chieftaincy
… Seretse Khama was the chief of the Bama-Ngwato tribe, Bechuanaland (now Botswana). … in September 1948, in England, without the permission of the tribal…
EventCODESA II Talks end in deadlock
… for a post-apartheid South Africa. Established by the end of 1991, it included diverse political representation. … and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The…
PlaceAndries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet
… a Monument 2,5 km North of Graaf-Reinet. It was erected in honour of the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus … forces defeated the Zulu's…
Meeting today
… Black strip at top with title in white lettering. "State of Emergency" in red letters down sides of poster. Black and white image of soldier in centre with…
PlaceRheingold Building, Market Street, Polokwane
… was erected in about 1910 by H Moschke to house a number of commercial concerns. It is richly decorated with a number of Victorian architectural details and…
EventWilliam Duncan Baxter, SA businessman, politician and financier is born in Dundee, Scotland.
… Theatre, a performing arts complex was named in honour of him, because of the amount of money he had contributed to the University of Cape Town … D.J. et al…
EventItalian Troops raid Addis Ababa
… troops commence with raids into Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. After the capture of Addis Ababa by the Italian troops, Benito Mussolini, the Fascist…
EventPiet Retief is baptized in Drakenstein, Western Cape
… Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Great Trek that introduced Afrikaner settlement to the … Journal bitterly complaining about the abolishing of…
ArchiveCircular from Neville Curtis, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others
… General circular from the President of the National Union of South African Students containing the text of the Commission appointed by the South African…
ArchiveNotes on the migrant labour system in Lesotho
… Lesotho is a perfect example of a complete labour reserve economy. Five out of six citizens of Lesotho held jobs in South Africa, 45% of adults were …
PlaceGallery 101
… art. The original location was next to the Head Office of the Progressive Federal Party in the Rand Centre in the … In May 1964 the gallery curated a show…
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
… accusing South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma of rape is being cross-examined in court. The judge has … about the complainant's personal history…
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… Africa did not lose a single series until 1956. The game of ruby developed along with the political ideology of apartheid, and soon became representative of…
Secret Ballot
… And Political Satire Farce’. It follows the exploits of 5 members of ‘The Brotherhood’. This here organization is one designed … Tender_prenuers and Busy…
ArchiveThe Pan African Congress venture in retrospect: a Non-European Unity Movement pamphlet
… This pamphlets tries to highlight a series of events that the Pan African Congress (PAC)has been involved with in relation to the freedom struggle of the…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… with Julius K. Nyerere (1922-1999), the first president of Tanzania (known as Tanganyika until 1964). He served as … he stepped down temporarily to work on…
PlaceElsie’s River
… The village of Elsie's River, also known as Elsie's Kraal River, was probably named in honour of one Elsje van Suurwaarde, a widow who outlived two … on 13…
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
… and enrolled at Adams College at Amanzimtoti, south of Durban. In 1944 he enrolled at the Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Science in Johannesburg. While in…
Steve Biko National Conference 2014
… 20 Years of Democracy: STILL CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO NATION-BUILDING … Nation in One Azania a Myth? Prof Saths Cooper President of the IUPsyS and VP of the…
EventHendrik Andries Hanekom, SA actor dies in the Strand, Cape Town
… Hendrik Hanekom and his wife Mathilda were pioneers of Afrikaans professional theatre. Hendrik died on *14 … to create theatre awareness in the rural areas…
EventSAIC Executive meets in Cape Town
… launched by the Passive Resistance Councils (PRC) of Natal and the Transvaal. SAIC also decided to send a delegation to New York to assist in the preparation…
EventAllan Boesak is born
… influential positions. In 1982 he became the President of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, which claimed to represent about 70 … Protestants…