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PlacePakhuis Pass
… and Builder, Thomas Bain , was an incredibly energetic man of many talents, which included: Art, Rock Paintings, … tarred over its entire length and offers a…
Document 37 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 29 November 1930
… absence this year) he held forth something on the lines of the enclosed. It reminds me of the Conference of two years ago when he made a violent attack on me…
Class Struggle
… All of history, said Marx, is the history of class struggle. All societies are divided into classes. In … class is exploited by the factory owners who own…
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… record by over ten hours. After breaking a number of solo and duo records, Johnson and her aviator husband Jim … from Wales to the United States. The…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by Rayman Lalla, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and a senior officer … Durban area, where Cyril Rayman a.k.a…
EventAir France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda
… a stopover in Athens. The four hijackers were members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Bader-Meinhof gang in Germany. Once ……
EventDr. Federik Van Zyl Slabbert leads delegation to meet ANC
… On 6 July 1987, Dr. Federik van Zyl Slabbert led a group of fifty-two mainly Afrikaans-speaking intellectuals, to meet … African government however saw it as…
EventEban Abba, Israeli statesman is born in Cape Town
… Cape Town South Africa, on 2 February 1915. He is the son of Abraham and Alida Sachs-Eban. His parents moved to Great … and Literature. During World War II…
Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… cartoonist, is committed to social justice and a champion of freedom of expression. He has angered Hindus, Muslims and Jews, and … podcast. Walne is an award…
EventNo time to wash at The VOC Slave Lodge
… private secretary to the Governor, wrote a letter to Cape of Good Hope, about the conditions of enslaved people at the VOC Company Slave Lodge in Cape … to …
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… The sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Island Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward … wide). These islands are approximately…
PlaceCottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
… Both 60 and 62 originally formed part of the farm owned by K.S. de Villiers, known as the land baron of the area. He died in 1916 and the property was soon ……
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
… This site is now part of the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria. On 17 March 1920 it was the first landing place …
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… This unique sanctuary is the residence of more than 170 different species and provides a protective … roosting place and breeding ground for thousands of…
PlaceFeathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
… Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its name implies, was an extension of the…
PlaceBritish Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane
… This English fort or earthworks is situated just east of the national road at Marabastad, a few kilometres south of Polokwane, on the farm Sand River. The…
EventKenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta released from jail
… Kenyan political activist and President of Kenya Afican National Union, Jomo Kenyatta was released … was this rebellion that paved the way for the…
EventCourt commutes James Mange’s sentence
… bodies such as the United Nations, Organisation of African Unity (now AU), Non-Align Movement, and … Court commuted James Mange's death sentence on a charge…
EventIndian students join the Coloured schools boycott
… The Coloured schools' boycott began as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African … schools, teacher training facilities and the University…
Educationist Martha Helena Cillié dies
… greatest achievement was her contribution to the education of girls and to teacher training over a period of more than thirty years, died in Somerset West…
EventJapan lifts economic sanctions against SA
… lifts economic sanctions, including bans on the import of gold coins and steel, as well as direct investment loans. Japan's stated position is that it has…
EventScottish missionary, Robert Moffat arrives in Northern Cape
… Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary of the London Missionary Society (LMS), arrived at Maruping, … which the LMS started in 1816 under the Bechuana society of…
EventANC leader Wilton Mkwayi born
… , trade unionist, treason trialist and acting leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) was born in Middledrift in the Transkei . He was the eldest child in a family…
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
… Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a population of approximately two million. The country…
EventThe ANC sends a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk
… de Klerk and demanded an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas. The report was based on about 50 statements to lawyers by victims…
EventGhana is declared a republic
… it was declared a republic, the country remained part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. A year later South Africa, under the leadership of H. F…
EventSouth African tenor opera singer, Siphiwo Ntshebe dies
… opera singer, whose career ended abruptly when he died of meningitis on 25 May 2010. Ntshebe was only 35 and was only days away from what would have been one…
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
… its third democratic elections on 14 April 2004. A total of 20.6 million People were registered to vote, making it 2 million more than the 1999 elections…
EventCiskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence
… be granted independence. The National Assembly, consisting of both elected members and thirty-seven hereditary chiefs, … elects Chief Sebe as president the…
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
… the United Nations (UN), which had replaced the League of Nations in 1945, opened its headquaters two years after … The building was designed by an…