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Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… tour has done a vast amount of good we feel the benefit in our organisation. We had touched rock bottom before you came and now a more buoyant spirit is in…
EventDepartment of Environmental Affairs and Tourism approves ESKOM’s prototype 110MW pebble
… reactor (PBMR) at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in the Western Cape. Their argument was that this was a potential solution to an emerging energy crisis…
EventFirst Fietas Festival to celebrate the legacy of the community
… the ways and values of a time and place that still resides in memories and hearts and, which people yearn to … the beginning of a unique annual cultural…
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… many seals on the island. It was however, discovered in 1488 by the Portuguese explorer, Batholomeu Dias. When the Dutch colonized South African in the 17th…
PlaceThe Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
… Flora of the Province. Several Sites were investigated in the City Centre, on the Slopes of Naval Hill, part of the … last-named site was the most suitable…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… Situated in front of the Rustenburg Town Hall, the work depicts Kruger … Archard. A figure symbolising the arrival of Christianity in the region, it is…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
… the view that a restatement of the position is necessary in the light of recent developments. Since the advent of the Indians in this country the first…
Document 18 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the South African Federation of NativeTrade Unions, 20 September 1930
… assistance for the sending of delegates to the All-in Trade Union Conference at Cape Town, and one for the use … and the Federation which is the essence of…
Appeal for action against Apartheid - Statement issued jointly by Chief Albert Luthuli and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr,10 December 1962
… Lutuli and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1962 In 1957, an unprecedented Declaration of Conscience was … of the United Nations. The Declaration…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin
… Kingdom I first met Abdulla Kajee on the quay at Durban in July 1929, when I stepped off a British India steamer at … and me strange. Yet for those concerned…
PlacePlumstead
… village after which it is named - if a village is possible in the heart of London’s Greenwich or Cape Town. Regarded as … them into modern renditions. The…
PlaceGaries
… To describe Garies as in the middle of nowhere does not do any damage to the … those on the road between Cape Town and Namibia. It lies in the heart of the…
EventThe United Democratic Front (UDF) is dissolved
… The United Democratic Front (UDF) was formed in August 1983, and was one of the most prominent … The non-racial movement was initially established in protest…
PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up … and a balcony facing South, where the…
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… Press reports Mr. Louw, Union delegate, as saying in Fourth Committee on sixteen November that Mr. Rathebe told … and had done all menial work of the country…
EventSoweto Town council asks SADF troops to stay
… In June 1986, there were many necklacing incidents in Soweto, Johannesburg with people being brutally killed. … the demands made by the SCA and asked the…
PlaceMaitland Road
… where used to measure distance, by the early settlers, in Cape Town. A Post Office known as Eleventh Mile Stone, … probably located at a local Inn, but this…
PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… as a double-storey home with French Victorian features, in 1881 by Captain John Spence. It was purchased by Sir JB Robinson in 1891 who, following his…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… This House was probably erected in 1895 and has a number of prominent Architectural features … surmounting the front Verandah, and marble Fireplaces in its…
PlaceHouse of Parliament, Cape Town
… houses of South African Houses of Parliament are situated in Cape Town even though the seat of government is in Pretoria . This was part of a compromise…
PlaceCora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth
… This beautiful Georgian home was built in the 1850’s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth. Situated in picturesque surroundings, you can…
PlaceOld Municipal Offices, Berlandina Street, Roodepoort
… building was designed by Charles Hosking and was completed in 1906 as the first permanent offices for the new Roodepoort-Maraisburg municipality. It was…
EventTony Leon is born
… leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of … the second South Africa…
EventSisulu is served with two notifications
… Walter Sisulu, was served with two notifications in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (Act 44 of 1950) . In terms of these notifications Sisulu was…
EventThe South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil
… Cricket in South Africa was established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in 1888-89. Here South Africa played its first…
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
… elected to the executive committee of the union. He served in several influential positions in different trade unions. Passionate about sport, Erasmus … of…
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
… to the UN, Zachariah Keodirelang (ZK) Matthews , died in Washington, USA. He was buried in Gaborone, Botswana. "Bridging the gap between the old … militant…
EventDe Klerk and Mandela receive UNESCO peace prize
… Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The award was given to them for their brave effort in ending apartheid, thus…
EventMandela threatens armed struggle
… fail to take effective steps to end the current violence in the country, the only defence of the people will be to … the government's inability of putting…
EventApartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns
… his colleagues and leads to an internal succession process in the party that culminates in the appointment of F. W. de Klerk . P.W. Botha presided ……