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20. Johannesburg Parsees claim special status
… of the rights and privileges usually reserved for whites in the South African Republic. But their arguments did not … to the fact, that your memorialists'…
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… ANC Gauteng Province dips its banner in tribute and honour to a stalwart of our national … known as Comrade “Phokes”. Comrade Phokes, who was based in the…
PlaceAlabama, Klerksdorp
… Township 6 km West of Klerksdorp in the North West . It is said to take its name indirectly from the State in South-East America. Named after, the…
PlaceCiskei
… The Ciskei Bantustan in the Eastern Cape was created as an enclave for the South … first declared the capital of Ciskei, were mostly employed in nearby …
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… Jeffreys Bay that makes me want to visit the Town. Located in the Eastern Cape , It is bordered by Western Cape Province … of another.) of the Eastern Cape…
PlaceNelspruit
… of giraffe necks, giraffe being a common animal in Mpumalanga . ('The gym inside is impressive, but the large investment in this stadium is under utilised.')…
EventA fishing trawler off the South African Coast catches a coelacanth
… In 1938, thirty two-year-old Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer was the curator of a small museum in the port town of East London, northeast of Cape Town, … which…
PlaceWits Art Museum
… Situated on the ground floor of University Corner in the heart of Braamfontein, The Wits Art Museum is one of … from the Nelson Mandela Bridge . Its’…
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
… way between East London and Port St Johns. It was back in 1890's that the Cape Colonial Lighthouse Commission, … a hilltop just west of the present…
PlaceNewington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
… semi-detached dwellings forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th century, and survives largely unaltered to … NMC legislation on 15 July 1983…
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… such as defence, foreign affairs and justice would remain in the hands of the central government in Pretoria. On 26 October 1976, the Transkei gained … its…
EventSeretse Khama is re-united with his British wife
… was considered the rightful heir to the Ngwato chieftaincy in Botswana (then known as Bechuanaland) and became a chief … of the Bangwanto tribe. Seretse…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… More particularly, he is renowned for his involvement in the fight against apartheid. This included his support for … engagement with the apartheid…
EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
… to be left behind, and continued the journey, with her bed in one of the wagons. They passed via Beaufort West, Prince … journal, which recorded this journey…
EventBambatha Rebellion
… The Bambatha Rebellion took place near Greytown in KwaZulu-Natal. The first signs of discontent started at … lived off the land as farmers, tenants on White…
EventMorgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
… Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 11 February 2009 as part of what was known as The Unity Government, in partnership with…
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… A period of hardship set in for the AmaXhosa after their defeat in the Eighth Frontier War (also called Eighth War of … and their cattle herds were…
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… Initiative (ASAI) is a non-profit company, specializing in research and publication on the visual Arts in Africa. ASAI began in 2005, concerned with the lack…
PlaceFugard Theatre, Cape Town
… The Fugard, a theatre based in Cape Town, was built within one of the five interconnected Sacks Futeran buildings in District Six . [1] It opened in early…
PlaceTokai Arboretum, Tokai Forest
… The Arboretum was laid out in 1885 by Joseph Storr Lister, Conservator of Forests of the … Colony, thus marking the beginnings of a Forestry Industry in…
EventZwelethu Mthethwa found guilty of murder
… a young sex worker, aged 23, on the 13th of April 2013, in Woodstock, Cape Town. Judge Patricia Goliath sentenced Mthethwa with intent in the form of dolus…
Extracts from the book ‘A long walk to Freedom’. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
… minority regime to the people as a whole. This will usher in a new era characterised by the complete eradication of the … movement faced certain objective…
PlaceFort Klapperkop
… The walls were crenellated to make defense possible in the event of the forts being surrounded. Trenches and … embankment. By May 1986 planning had been…
EventPiet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
… Voortrekkers are leaving the Cape Colony. It is published in English in the Graham's Town Journal on 2 February 1937. To … Cape Colony it is important to…
EventBritish Parliament passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… but did not abolish slavery; it only prohibited the trade in human beings. Any British naval captain who was caught … stop to the British slave trade. If…
EventThe first successful non-direct blood transfusion is carried out
… to the receiver before coagulation occurred. However, in the 1910s, it was discovered that adding anticoagulant to … by the 15th-century chronicler Stefano…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… South African governments by working with them discreetly in a strategy called "constructive engagement." In so doing it was hoped that the US would…
PlaceCastle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
… van Riebeeck . They erected a Fort built of sods on a site in the Table Valley, near the Beach and East of what is today … was known as: 'the Fort of Good…
PlaceRhodes University, Grahamstown
… Rhodes University, founded in 1904, the University has a well-established reputation for … among the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South…
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
… Literary Discourse and Developments The write associates, in partnership with the University of the Free State, invite … and Diaspora. The commemoration of…