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PlaceLowveld National Botanical Gardens
… and Nels Rivers. Before these two rivers converge in the Garden, they form spectacular waterfalls which can be … low, interesting geological formations are…
”Malan Cannot Succeed Where Hitler Failed”: Interview To , Cape Town, June 1950
… "Never before in the history of South Africa have the national leaders … acted so swiftly and with complete oneness of purpose in their determination to beat…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1885 thirteen Gujarati Muslims (known at the time as 'Arabs') who were trading in the Orange Free…
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… The events which led to mass detentions in April 1960 were the following: A state of emergency was … the killings at Sharpeville ended the anti-pass campaign…
Launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps, 12 June 2013
… The African National Congress in the Northern Cape will be launching the Luthuli Volunteer … Corps; thousands of volunteers of the ANC dressed in gold…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the World and lie in the Drakensberg Escarpment, which separates the Highveld … some of the first pieces of…
Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930
… Secretary, C.P. P. O .Box 1176, CAPE TOWN. Dear Comrade, In reply to a letter from Com. Roux of the 18th inst., … remarks about the intolerable situation etc…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… Preamble: Whereas it is expedient in view of the situation created by the "Native" Policy of … unit should henceforth speak with one voice, meet and act in…
Bantu Education boycott
… away and make what they like with them.' Lillian Ngoyi In 1953 the government passed the Bantu Education Act, which … make them good for what the government…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 1: Dont vote!
… This pamphlet aims to plead to those involved in the liberatory movement to consider carefully before … decision to vote or to boycott for their new…
PlaceOld Anglican Church, Rustenburg
… the building burnt down some years ago and is presently in ruins but then this Church was reconstructed on its present site in 1967. It was originally built…
EventThe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is founded.
… hundred and ten thousand military personnel are engaged in NATO missions around the world, either in combat or peacekeeping. In Africa, the organisation is…
EventJomo Kenyatta is elected Prime Minister of Kenya
… Jomo Kenyatta was elected Kenya’s first Prime Minister, in 1963, following that country’s independence from Britain. In 1964 he became the first President of…
EventRetief Goosen is born.
… Goosen, a prominent South African golf player was born in Pietersburg, Limpopo province. Goosen, famously known by his nickname "The Goose" became a…
EventChris Hani is elected SACP Secretary
… African Communist Party (SACP) at its first legal congress in four decades after its unbanning in February 1990. He took over from Joe Slovo, who resigned as…
EventANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan
… Order Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Gen. Magnus Malan in Cape Town, to explore the possible involvement of a "third force" in the deteriorating security…
EventOscar Nominations are announced
… first Oscar nomination for a South African film Yesterday in the Best Foreign Language category, was announced by the … and Oscar-winning actor and Academy…
EventEli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born
… On 28 August 1908 Eli Weinberg was born in Libau, Latvia. Weinberg was a trade unionist and communist … member. He co-founded the African Garment Workers'…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery MOMO in Footprints, is provocative and ultimately liberating. With … and aching, often sweeping quietness…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery MOMO in Footprints, is provocative and ultimately liberating. With … and aching, often sweeping quietness…
PlaceBrackenfell, Cape Town
… In 1901, Andries Brink sold a portion of his farm: … immigrant, who then renamed the farm: 'Brackenfell', in honour of his homeland. In 1903 Walton sold the…
Amulets & Dreams by Omar Badsha and Guy Tillim
… book covers civil strife and its effects on the society in 6 African countries namely Angola, Mozabique, Burundi, … Ethiopia and Eritria. The book and…
PlaceLanglaagte Deep Residential Village, Johannesburg
… In 1886 Hans Sauer, who combined a medical practice with … Following the establishment of 'Langlaagte Deep' in September 1895 the village was developed in…
EventMining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
… who founded the Anglo American Corporation, died in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Oppenheimer was credited … by diamonds, which led to a price plummet and…
EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
… the State President Sports Award. The event took place in the Lady Ann Barnard Room at the Castle, presented by the … at the time when South Africa was…
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… activity officially limited to government-appointed bodies in the homelands, young people sought alternative means to … PAC and ANC respectively. The armed…
EventGeneral Lothar Neethling sues Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail
… 5 million. The lawsuit was sparked by newspaper reports in which former police captain Dirk Coetzee alleged that … on anti-apartheid activists. Justice…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
… In terms of the Treaty of Amiens, signed in 1802 (between England and France), the British officially … J.W. Janssens, sponsored development and reforms. In…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… politician and scout Johannes Willem Viljoen (Jan) died in the Marico district, Western Transvaal. Together with three other hunters, Viljoen was allowed to…
EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… of Lockerbie and killing 270 people, mostly Americans. In August 2009 the Libyan citizen arrested in connection with the blast, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was…