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Regarding the white male gaze in South African photography by Daniel Gallan, 14 Jun 2017
… nature of his gaze in series such as Beaufort West (2006) and Ponte City (2014) and started shifting it “inward”. …
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… by Barry and Lynette Taylor, “To the Glory of God” in 2006. The Modern style compliments that of the Classical …
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… turned further East. The need became more pressing after 16 June 1835 when Governor Sir Benjamin D'Urban proclaimed a … the economy of the City and serviced…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was increased from 5.1m to 10.2m. Initially the ball was hand operated but its mechanism …
PlaceGordonia Division
… 152 mm, and a hot Summer climate. Population (1970): White 16 323; Coloured 56 644; Asiatic 3; Bantu 10 447. Gordonia borders on South-West Africa and…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… On 10 July 1964 MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé, leader of the … Boddy-Evans A. (2011), ‘ This Day in African History: 10 July ’ from African History [online]…
EventHeadman Tshabalala, founding member of the band Ladysmith Black Mambazo, is shot and killed
… in 2005 and in 2009. *Another source gives the date as 10 December. …
EventElectricity cut off in Tumahole township
… water cut-off in Tumahole left residents with less than 10% of water, which was not enough to cover their daily basic …
Event60,000 delegates attend the World Summit on Sustainable Development
… and environmental sustainability. The summit is held every 10 years, so the one held in Johannesburg was a review and a …
EventBattle of Delville Wood starts
… and was unveiled by the widow of General Louis Botha on 10 October 1926. 146 000 Whites volunteered for service in …
Conference: African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
… note that the registration forms must be submitted by (10 March 2014), as we have a limited number of seats. …
Document 71 - National Committee for Liberation, Announcement [20 December 1961]
… St, on 24/9/61 5. The destruction of a power line on the 9/10/61. The NCL has taken this action, as there is no longer …
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
An Invitation to a Gripping True StoryJoin us for an exclusive evening at Ike's Bookshop, Durban's beloved independent book haven, to celebrate the launch of…
PlaceNairobi National Museum, East Africa
… The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a Museum was established in Nairobi … The history of the institution dates back in 1910 when a museum…
PlaceGrootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg
… the Farm and mountain bike routes. The Historic homestead dates back to the early 1700's & is largely maintained in …
PlacePhalaborwa, Limpopo Province
Phalaborwa is a town in the Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. Phalaborwa is the site of the 'Big Hole', the earth's largest man…
EventRocklands Community Hall declared a heritage site
On 20 August 2019, the 36th anniversary of the founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Rocklands Community Hall, located in Mitchell’s Plain,Cape…
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which…
PlaceKomatipoort
The original inhabitants of the region around Komatipoort were the Bushmen. Their paintings they have been discovered under rock ledges, that date back from a…
EventSlavery abolished in the Cape
On 1 December 1834, slavery came to an end in the Cape Colony. The move to abolish slavery in the Colony came a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of 1833…
ArticleNdebele
… recognized by the South African Constitution, and in 2006 it was determined that just under 600 000 South Africans …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… Repatriates are to receive bonuses of £20 per adult and £10 per child, plus free passages. The bonus doubled in 1931, … were then represented by four White…
ArchiveDenis Goldberg belongs to those who defeated apartheid
… Denis was 69 and a former engineer. Edelgard died in 2006. In the later years of his life, Denis Goldberg was …
EventOlive Shisana was born on this day
… Sciences Research Council and served in that capacity for 10 years. She is currently CEO of Evidence Based Solutions, …
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
… Phakisa Freeway located in Welkom, Free State, opened on 10 October 1999.[i] The Phakisa Freeway was constructed by …
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
… December 2017 Texas 8 December 2017 Matthew Mole / Majozi 10 December 2017 Mango Groove 23 December 2017 Goldfish and …
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… Author : Chris Ledochowski This book is the culmination of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and …
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… houses, known as the "Sterley cottages", are located at no.10 and no.12 Castle Hill, across the road. These are single …
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Policy of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa (Special Committee Against Apartheid) expressed very serious…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… in the future. South Africa signed this treaty on 10 July 1991, and was subjected to a safeguard check by the …