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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…
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…
Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
… courtroom clapped after Judge Billy Mothle ruled that in 1971 the SACP’s Timol was pushed by members of the Security Branch out of a window in John Vorster’s…
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'…
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…
ArchivePACT = TPA = Government
… White poster. Title in blue letters in oblong boxes outlined with three blue lines. COSAW Logo in blue . Civil Association of Southern Transvaal Logo in …
ArchiveThe National Committee for Liberation (ARM), 1960-1964: sabotage and the question of the ideological subject
… Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the MA degree in History at the the University of Cape Town by Andries du … is aimed both at…
PlaceMontecasino
… Montecasino is located in the suburb of Fourways in Northern Johannesburg. The casino and entertainment … and is named after the village of Monte Cassino…
ArchiveAll That Glitters by Emilia Potenza
… The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in South African history. Far more than diamonds, this … agricultural society to…
EventThe Natives Resettlement Act, Act No 19 of 1954 is passed
… residents were forcefully removed to Meadowlands in Soweto . In January 1955 the government deployed security police in Sophiatown in anticipation of a major…
EventAndrew Charles Hudson, South African cricketer is born
… Andrew Charles Hudson was born on 17 March 1965 in Eshowe, Natal (KwaZulu Natal). He distinguished himself as a cricketer by playing in 35 tests and 89 One…
EventDr Ben Ngubane is born
… Natal. Ngubane occupied many high political positions in the IFP and other spheres of government. He was minister of arts, culture and technology in…
EventEnoch Mgijima dies
… Mgijima (Mgizima), Fingo prophet of the Israelites sect in the Eastern Cape, died in Ntabelanga, Queenstown. His followers, believing Enoch's … outside…
EventKimberley swimmer Karen Muir (12) sets new world record
… Karen Muir became the youngest official world record-holder in swimming history when she recorded 1min 8.7sec for the 110 … she became not only the youngest…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… author of Afrikaans books, mostly for children, was born in Carnarvon, in the Karoo region of South Africa. Latsky was known for her … science editor for the…
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
… of France, Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, who studied in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the leading figures in Griqualand…
EventVoortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies
… Former Commander-General of the Boers in Natal and later Republican statesman, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus Pretorius, died on his farm in the Magaliesberg area…
EventFierce fighting erupts between pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and UN forces
… pro-Patrice Lumumba troops and United Nations (UN) forces in Congo. The fight came almost a year after parliamentary elections in May 1960, where the…
EventDesire Wilson is born
… Desiré Randall Wilson was born on 26 November 1953 in Brakpan. Wilson is a former racing driver who is one of only five women to have competed in Formula One…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
… of the Gold Coast became part of the Gold Coast management in 1897. Led by Osei Tutu together with his chief priest, … Ashanti changed the constitution and…
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…
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…