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PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… from Nelson Mandela Bridge. Wits Art Museum or WAM is in the hip, regenerating Area of Braamfontein, which is also … images and objects. The stories they…
EventRayda Jacobs, the novelist and documentary filmmaker is born
… Rayda Jacobs was born in Cape Town on 6 March 1947. Her first publication was a … stories called “The Middle Children”, which was published in 1994.[i]…
PlaceGreytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… This small Town in KwaZulu-Natal was, according to district records, named in honour of: Earl Grey , who was the renowned British … referred to as the ‘jewel…
PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… The Property was purchased in 1940 by a Dutch diamond trader known as Messias, who had a … on the estate. One of which, a windmill, was built in accordance…
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
… or Boer Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th … African province of Transvaal. The ZAR was…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was … July 1979 and two teams of chosen cadres…
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
… been made that I intervened with the relevant state organs in one instance to prohibit the prosecution of the late … former National Commissioner of Police,…
Chapter 8. Capitalists without Money
… In 1928 the clothing industry presented a picture of … were about fifty factories on the Rand, roughly forty in Johannesburg and the rest in Germiston; of…
A Political Reflection By John Fikile Block
… of any collective is not when the executive tasks in the normal course of organisational work, but when … leadership is confronted with the execution of…
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
… Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), country located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic … about 320 miles (515 km) from its mouth. The…
EventNizaam Carr, the South African rugby player is born
… Nizaam Carr was born in Cape Town on 4 April 1991.[i] He is a professional South … rugby for Bishop Diocesans.[ii] Nizaam played Craven Week in 2009, and was…
PlaceNewlands
… In 1700, Governor Willem van der Stel was granted land some … officials. Translated into English means: 'New land'. In 1791 the property was sold to the…
PlaceRondebosch
… In 1657 a group of four free burghers were granted land in an area south of Table Bay at the Cape of Good Hope . Jan … of the Liesbeek River. By 1670 this…
PlaceShangana Cultural Village
… who speak isiTsonga, one of the official 11 languages in South Africa. The Village, which was built by locals, is … Kruger National Park. The picturesque…
EventNapoleon assembles his army near Aboukir, Egypt
… for the French and secured France's occupation of Eqypt. In June 1798 Napoleon's army departed France to conquer … Nelson. After the Ottoman Empire declared…
PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… The Raadsaal building which currently stands in President Brand Street, is the fourth such to have been … Following the abolition of the Orange River…
Freedom for Namibia by Toivo Herman Ja Toivo (1968)
… by the Southwest African People's Organization (SWAPO). In the address below which was originally published in April, 1968, Toivo Herman Ja Toivo, a SWAPO…
Address at the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly 23 September 2003
… said about the deaths of the dedicated UN workers who died in the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad last month, including Sergio Vieira de Mello, an …
EventGraça Machel is born
… and wife of former President Nelson Mandela, was born in Gaza, Mozambique. In her quest for peace and reconciliation in her country she became Chairperson of…
PlaceCarlisle Bridge, Eastern Cape
… of Farmsteads and is known as Carlislebrug. It is located in the Cacadu Municipality in the Eastern Cape!. The original bridge was built in 1863 over the…
ArchiveBolt: Magazine of the Literary Society, University of Natal, Durban Vol.1 No.2 1970
… CONTENTS Isotopes. For women in Trouble, Douglas Livingstone. The Problem of Censorship, … Thinking, Rick Turner. Whites Only, Christopher Hope. In a…
PlaceVictoria Tower, Uitenhage
… 1910 from a settlement with a typical Dutch Layout popular in the Cape Colony at the time of the founding of Uitenhage - … the street edge, with all the…
EventLiberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe publically offers to resign
… Liberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe offered to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country. Doe was eventually kidnapped during a truce … Court …
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
… discoveries of the 20th century was documented in the South African Journal of Science on this date. Dr Ron … skeleton of a 3,5 million year old hominid (ape…
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pioneer aviatrix
… Westenra on 5 September 1911, and together they settled in Johannesburg. Lady Mary Bailey, as she was later known, received her pilot's certificate in 1926,…
EventJean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself.
… on 4 December 1977. Bokassa was overthrown by the French in 1979. He fled the country and went into exile in France. The Central African Empire was dissolved…
EventFirst Women Anti-Pass Campaign starts
… About 700 women marched to the Bloemfontein City Council in the Orange Free State to petition the mayor. The Orange Free State was the only province in which…
PlaceGold Reef City
… was flooded by prospectors after the discovery of gold in 1886. With its Victorian houses and geological displays, it offers many fascinating insights into…
EventRuben Xulu is born
… South African artist Ruben Xulu was born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with … on a life-long career of producing religious sculptures in…
EventSouth African artist Michael Zondi is born
… March 1926, Michael Zondi, a South African artist was born in Msinga in Greytown , Natal. He was trained in woodwork at the Swedish Lutheran Mission Trade…