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PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… originally designed in a Cape Dutch style and is one of the oldest Farmhouses surviving along the Liesbeek River . … early 19th Century. It subsequently…
PlaceLeinster Hall, 7 Weltevreden Street, Gardens
… Hall was built in the 1850s by Sebastian Hofmeyr on a plot of land that previously formed part of the farm Weltevreden. The outbuildings date from the same ……
Gold and Workers 1886 - 1924 by Luli Callinicos
… Acknowledgements Title and Dedication - A People's History of South Africa Contents Epigraph - Questions of a Worker Reading History Introduction Part 1 -…
EventSouth Africa holds a referendum to decide if SA should become a republic
… decided whether South Africa should remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations or declare a republic. The voting age restriction … while the…
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… by South African troops, that violated the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries in order to prop up the … in cases in which South Africa violated the…
EventSasol I, NATREF and Sasol II are under attack
… Three attacks were launched on the night of 31 May/1 June at Sasol I and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol … for the attacks was made in June 1979 by members of…
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… cells on 16 November 1977. Another document gives the date of his death as 7 November 1977. Because of these discrepancies the correct date could not be … …
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… People's Liberation Army (APLA) burnt down the farm house of Edmund Middleton of Fouriesburg on 10 October 1992. The attack was part of an APLA military…
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… force to break up demonstrations against a "rebel tour" of South Africa by the English Cricket team. Angry anti … visit to South Africa by the British…
EventSA troops withdraw from Angola
… forces from Angola that have been fighting on the side of Jonas Savimbi led guerrilla forces UNITA. The withdrawal came as a result of South Africa losing an…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… secretary Murphy Morobe in a pre-dawn raid on the home of Judge Dayalin Chetty in Port Elizabeth. The two men had … Consulate, before securing passports and…
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. W. Botha … the infamous "Rubicon" Speech in Durban. Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, Pik…
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a crew of 148 men in a squadron of three square-riggers, the Sao Gabriel, the Sao Raphael, … four months…
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… human remains. The bones were suspected to be those of South West African People's Organisation fighters who may … been killed in the so-called nine-day war …
EventHealth Minister Tshabalala-Msimang announces that SA pledges R20 million to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
… Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, announced at a meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva that South Africa was … time, lagging behind other African…
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… and Beira in Mozambique was completed. The construction of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February … to Pauling & Co., its constructors. The…
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
… and this event proved a remarkable influence on the future of his political life. Gandhi was later instrumental in protesting against policies of…
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signed a treaty with H.G. Elliott in which he … protection. On 30 September 1878, he…
EventAngolan government signs peace treaty with UNITA
… the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) of Jonas Savimbi, signed a peace deal in Lusaka, Zambia. The … by the United Nations (UN)…
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… Ian Douglas Smith, announced the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). During his announcement Smith said; … stalemate in negotiations has become…
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid…
EventMoroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta is born
… born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The trip … his memory. Experts have disputed his…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… Dear Sir, I very much appreciate your sending me a copy of yr 1tr of 1 Sept. I endorse much of what you say, particularly about hatred. I agree with your …
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… acclaim. Motswai was born on 27 May 1963, in Soweto, South of Johannesburg. Although he was born deaf, he became a … Soweto." He attended art classes at FUBA…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… from his brother. In later years he was the recipient of several bursaries. He exhibited his work from 1928-1987. … commissioned by the Bantu Welfare Trust…
EventYouth has been burnt to death in Mahwelereng Township
… Mr Ronnie Molifi was stabbed and burnt to death by a group of youth in the Mahwelereng Township in Limpopo province. He was accused of being a man who was…
PlaceThe Old Durban Prison
… period to house political dissidents. The former location of the prison is on the corner of Walnut Rd and Dr AB Xuma St (formerly Commercial Road), and it is…
PlaceAbaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape
… Old Khoi name for 'Rooilyf', a railway siding 17 km North of Groblershoop, on the way to Sishen. The name means 'red body'. Definition: Track or set of…
ArchiveRelations with Other Groups Committee report
… Report of the subcommittee, Relations with other groups Committee, presented at the 60th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… Hepple (1904-1983), politician and author, a member of the South African parliament for the white socialist … Aid Fund information service in London. He was…