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EventNative Khoikhoi tribespeople are alleged to have looted more than forty cattle from Cape Settlers
… Long before European settlers arrived at the Cape, it was inhabited by various other people. Two of … severely compromised. When the settlers arrived in the…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
… to recruit him into the SSRC. Eventually he decided to join the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). Shortly after this, … food at the National University of…
Poqo political trials and the execution of its operatives in the 1960s
… Mass mobilization of the 1950s culminated in the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March … against apartheid until the outbreak of the Soweto Revolt in 1976. And…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… "Without doubt it is a far more costly thing to kill the (indigenous population) than to Christianise them." … Local acceptance of early missionaries in the…
BiographyMalcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti
… Malcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti was born in 1924 in the Kwalera district of the Eastern Cape. Very soon after he was born, his father moved to East … as…
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) or Dutch East … a representative of the VOC, established a station at the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of…
The marriage of nearly forty years between former President F.W. de Klerk and Marike is dissolved in the Cape Supreme Court.
… The marriage of nearly forty years between former President F.W. de Klerk and Marike is dissolved in the Cape Supreme Court. …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the banquet in honour of the Prime Minister of Norway Cape Town, 12 February 1996
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the banquet in honour of the Prime Minister of Norway Cape Town, 12 February 1996 …
State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 24 May 1994
… State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 24 May 1994 …
A number of student leaders at the University of the Western Cape and other community leaders are arrested and detained at Vict
… A number of student leaders at the University of the Western Cape and other community leaders are arrested and detained at …
Cornelis de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape, and barters sheep and cattle from the Hottentots (K
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 640 … de Houtman lands at Mossel Bay, nine days after rounding the Cape,…
Governor Johan Bax of the Cape, who waged war against the Hottentot (Khoi-Khoi) Chief Gonnema from 1676, concludes ‘a good, las
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 37 … Governor Johan Bax of the Cape, who waged war against the Hottentot …
The Council of 17 decides at a meeting in Amsterdam that Mauritius be abandoned as a subordinate settlement to that of the Cape
… The Council of 17 decides at a meeting in Amsterdam that … be abandoned as a subordinate settlement to that of the Cape …
Johannes de Wet (80), champion for freedom of the press against Lord Charles Somerset and member of the Cape legislative assemb
… Johannes de Wet (80), champion for freedom of the press against Lord Charles Somerset and member of the Cape legislative assemb …
Train apartheid is scrapped in the Western Cape as the first part of a plan to eliminate discrimination on trains throughout th
… Train apartheid is scrapped in the Western Cape as the first part of a plan to eliminate discrimination on …
Lt.-Gen. Sir William Francis Butler (71), commanding officer of the British forces in the Cape Province during Anglo-Boer War 2
… Sir William Francis Butler (71), commanding officer of the British forces in the Cape Province during Anglo-Boer War 2 …
An expedition of seventy-one under August F. Beutler leaves the Castle at the Cape with eleven wagons and thirty-seven soldiers
… An expedition of seventy-one under August F. Beutler leaves the Castle at the Cape with eleven wagons and thirty-seven soldiers …
A report is released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town with 211 passengers and crew
… A report is released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town with 211 passengers and crew …
Southern Rhodesian Minister of Railways H.W. Moffat visits Cape Town to discuss the building of Beit Bridge over the Limpopo Ri
… Southern Rhodesian Minister of Railways H.W. Moffat visits Cape Town to discuss the building of Beit Bridge over the Limpopo Ri …
Pieter Hackius (also Hakkius) succeeds Jacob Borghorst as commander at the Cape. This date appears to be the correct one, not 2
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 410 | Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). … (also Hakkius) succeeds Jacob Borghorst…
Allan Boesak, former Director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, is found guilty in the Cape Supreme Court of embezzling
… Allan Boesak, former Director of the Foundation for Peace and Justice, is found guilty in the Cape Supreme Court of embezzling …
State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 3 February 2006
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town, 3 February 2006 …
State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Houses of Parliament Cape Town: 06 February 2004
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Houses of Parliament Cape Town: 06 February 2004 …
Anglo-Boer War 2: A unit of seventy-five Cape Police retires from Taung, urging the local Blacks to remain peaceful. The magist
… Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. … Anglo-Boer War 2: A unit of seventy-five Cape Police retires from Taung, urging the…
The HMS Leopard is dispatchedfrom Cape Town to evacuatethe entire population of the island of Tristan da Kunha because of volca
… The HMS Leopard is dispatchedfrom Cape Town to evacuatethe entire population of the island of Tristan da Kunha because of volca …
The Prime Minister announces, in a statement before the Supreme Court in Cape Town, that Dr. Abrahams will be returned to Bechu
… The Prime Minister announces, in a statement before the Supreme Court in Cape Town, that Dr. Abrahams will be returned to Bechu …
A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet the Prime Minister for discussions on the f
… A seven-man delegation of Coloured leaders flies from Cape Town to Pretoria to meet the Prime Minister for discussions on the f …
A fistfight between parliamentarians of the ANC and National Party erupts in the parliament in Cape Town. Johnny de Lange of th
… A fistfight between parliamentarians of the ANC and National Party erupts in the parliament in Cape Town. Johnny de Lange of th …
The South African Air Force’s newest addition, the Gripen fighter jet, takes its first flight around Cape Town, causing an ear-
… The South African Air Force’s newest addition, the Gripen fighter jet, takes its first flight around Cape Town, causing an ear- …
The first school is founded six years after Van Riebeeck’s arrival at the Cape, with sick-comforter Willem Wijland as religious
… The first school is founded six years after Van Riebeeck’s arrival at the Cape, with sick-comforter Willem Wijland as religious …