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Resignation of Cde Zweli Mkhize a Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, 22 August 2013
… has made KwaZulu-Natal a province all of us are proud of in terms of governance and the advances that have been made … position as Chairperson of the African…
PlaceBalule Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park
… In the language of the Shangaan people , the name 'Balule' is … You can see the ' Big Five ' and many other animals in the Balule Game Reserve. The Balule…
PlaceRondebosch Common, Camp Ground Road, Rondebosch.
… as a camp for British forces for a number of years, and in 1855 the Rector of St Paul's Church, Rondebosch, was … - it is not state, Municipal or Regional…
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
… community and the Bophuthatswana authorities culminated in a meeting of between 5 000 and 10 000 people on a soccer field in Winterfield. The meeting was…
25. ‘Free State’ implies equality, declare traders
… submitted the following petition to the O.F.S. Volksraad in May 1887. They were, like the authors of the previous … or who have been recently, trading or…
EventIan Roberts was born on this day
… African actor, playwright and singer was born on this day in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. It was his character of Boet in a series of television…
PlaceAan de Doorns, Western Cape
… Aan de Doorns has one of the largest Wine Cellars in the Worcester region! A highly respected name in the winemaking World of South Africa. Aan de Doorns…
ArchiveThe Ethics of apartheid
… The thirteenth address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by professor B.B. Keet in which he examines the ethics of apartheid, and detailing…
PlaceLighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
… by Hermann Schutte, is the oldest structure of its kind in South Africa, and was officially opened on 12 April 1824. … surrounded by two lanterns. The…
EventJudas Mahlangu, South African graphic artist, is born
… Judas Mahlangu, a South African graphic artist, was born in Brakpan, on the East Rand (now Gauteng). In 1982 Mahlangu started working at the South African ……
EventZimbabwe’s interior minister Joshua Nkomo is dismissed
… of the interior on the accusation of plotting a coup in Zimbabwe. This triggered bitter fighting between Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) supporters in…
ArchiveAcknowledgements by Howard Barrell
… Ingrid Uys and Graham Watts helped me back to humanity in the UK. While doing my research, Jeremy and Gemma Cronin looked after me in Lusaka. Rob Moore and…
Speech at the Final Conference of International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa by O . R. Tambo, London, 24 May 1991
… which IDAF has made to the cause of freedom and democracy in southern Africa. The work of the Fund reaches back over … defence and aid to the victims of…
Tribute at the funeral service of Walter Sisulu by Nelson Mandela (News 24), 25 January 2011
… In the last few years we have walked this road with greater frequency, marching in the procession to bid farewell to the veterans of our … They fought a…
Address by ANC President, Nelson R Mandela, at the presentation of the Freedom of Miami Beach Medallion of Honour Johannesburg, 29 September, 1992
… of great encouragement. We know we do not stand alone in our endeavours to achieve peace, freedom and basic human … our heartfelt sympathy. We wish you…
Document 4 - “The Great Native Strike”, “ The International, 27 February 1920
… seen very little of the strike, as the natives, herded in their compound quarters, are not allowed abroad. … operations. The ethic of solidarity is woefully…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around financial problems
… fact that he had responsibilities and dependants. Nelson, in the loneliness of his cell, worried about the survival of … Mandela breaks her government bans…
The Clanwilliam Arts Project / Lantern Festival 2017
… Back for the 17th year in a row! Magnet Theatre in patnership with The UCT Drama Department, The UCT College … Dance Theatre, will be working with some 700…
EventWillie Smith, South Africa’s bantamweight champion boxer is born
… William “Willie” Alexander Smith was born in Johannesburg on 4 July 1904.[i] Smith’s boxing debut took … won the bantamweight title at the 1924 Olympic Games…
PlaceMadikwa Game Reserve, North West
… Many of the Farms described by writer Herman Charles Bosman in his short stories no longer exist, quite a number having … into Madikwe Game Reserve. Wildlife…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… fragility, dating back to its independence from Portugal in 1974. The country is one of the most coup-prone and politically unstable countries in the World…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981. [1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the Apartheid regime…
EventBevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
… Bevil Gordon d’Urban Rudd was born on 5 October 1894 in Kimberley, Northern Cape.[i] He is the grandson of Charles … company.[ii] Bevil was educated at Saint…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the Apartheid regime…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
… it served as a private preparatory school for boys and in 1982 the building was restored by the Seardel Investment … 27 December 1985. Monterey Nursery…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… girder Bridge is one the first of its kind to be Built in South Africa. It was Built in 1891 and is based on the hinge system, with heavy … being lower than…
PlaceDjibouti
… beaches. It's home to one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, the low-lying Lake Assal, in the Danakil Desert. The nomadic Afar people have ……
EventThe new ochre-red, white and green tri-colour of the Transkei is adopted
… policies (Apartheid) of H.F. Verwoerd resulted in the 'awarding' of 'self-government' to four of these 10 homelands including an area known as the Transkei…
EventMass Democratic Movement (MDM) begins their Defiance Campaign
… was a non-racial coalition group that was initially formed in protest to the Tricameral Parliament. It was one of the … Albertina Sisulu and Helen Joseph…
EventExplorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India
… his early life. Da Gama was said to have been educated in the town of Evora, where he studied navigation and mathematics. In 1497, he set out with a crew of…