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EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar Israel Abrahams was born in Vilna, Lithuania. He came to South Africa in 1937 and held the position of chief rabbi for more…
EventKenyan Politician, Tom Mboya dies
… the Nairobi People’s Congress Party (NCPC) and key figure in the formation of Kenya African National Union (KANU), … was born on 15 August 1930. After Kenya…
ArchiveThe background of segregation: address delivered to the National Anti-C.A.D. Conference
… illustrates at the outset various forms of segregation in the world. The fact that the basic principle upon which … of "divide and rule" and plainly named as…
ArchiveSeparate Representation of Voters Act, Act No 46 of 1951
… Act was to make provision for the separate representation in Parliament and in the provincial council of the province of the Cape of Good Hope of Europeans…
Statement by President Mandela on receiving the report of the TRC Pretoria, 29 October 1998
… country it was when we adopted the Interim Constitution in 1993, when, together, we resolved to overcome the legacy … of what we sowed at the end of a South…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… about the importance of including lesbian rights in discussions about the empowerment and upliftment of women. … addressed about considering the realities of…
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… into the events that had occurred. The hearings took place in London before the magistrate, J.G. Hay Halkett with the … caused the sinking of the Mendi. The…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
… popularly known by his stage name ‘Khuli Chana’ was born in Mmabtho, North West province on 27 August 1982.[i] He is a … albums, namely his debut album The…
PlaceMowbray
… The village of Mowbray was established in about 1853 on the farm Welgelegen, in an area more commonly known as Drie Koppen. This name was … been impaled,…
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… impressive building surmounted by a Clock Tower was built in 1912-13 and was officially opened on 7 June 1913 by the … was declared a National Monument under…
Beyond the Apartheid University?
… made towards Africaness? 4. Universities and their roles in the promotion of citizenship and the public good: What … stomach? 5. Governance and the failing…
PlacePinetown and its Museum
… yet interesting museum. A range of topics is featured in the museum, which focuses on local history. Displays … of early settler history. Anthropology is…
Event90-Days Act comences
… The General Laws Amendment Act of 1964 (passed in 1963) or the 90-Day Act, commences on this day. It is … allows people convicted of political offences to be…
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province. It is on the border between South … to have been the centre of the largest…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… and administer a strict code of conduct, functioning in much the same way as a court of law. For the press, this … the major newspaper proprietors jointly…
EventFighting breaks out on the Johannesburg market square
… assaulted after strikers attacked them with stones. In the period of 1910 to 1914 organised labour began to find its feet in the Union. The first trade…
PlaceFort Wiltshire
… military during the frontier war of 1818-19, and was named in honour of Lt-Col Thomas Wiltshire of the 38th Regiment, … confluence of the Keiskamma and…
PlaceCR Swart Building
… restaurant. The name change of the old CR Swart building in Bloemfontein to honour former Cuban president Fidel Castro … ago. The Democratic Alliance, as the…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… Cape Town, Shuter & Shooter, 1994. Davidson, Basil. Africa in History . London, Phoenix, 1996. Delius, Peter. The Land … Ravan, 1983. Etherington, Norman…
PlaceHazyview
… outdoor crowd. A shimmering heat haze, hanging over town in summer gave it its name, still the beautiful surroundings … 3 000 plant species. Hazyview was…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Annual Gold Award ceremony of the President’t award Pretoria, 25 November 1994
… of the future, is a rare and invigorating one! As Patron-in-Chief of the President's Award programme, I would like to … receiving the Gold Award. Your…
ArchiveRestoration of the Old Cape Archives by Michael Scurr (The Heritage Portal), 03 October 2016
… In 1996 Michael Scurr penned the following article on the … Archives (today the Centre for the Book). It was published in Restorica, the journal of the Simon…
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
… Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject history at the University of South Africa. … chapters on…
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
… exception of the Castle, the oldest military establishment in South Africa. Its history has long been neglected. … 1797 and 1807 have been demolished; a few…
EventCape Coloured Board agrees with the Department of Education on the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children
… The Cape Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The resolution was taken during a…
PlaceCuyler Manor, Uitenhage
… outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the … Dutch house reflects a bygone era. The…
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… 1983. Donkin Street is a famous tourist street located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. The street is lined with the … a completely unique charm. It…
EventFifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination
… (UN) Economic Commission for Africa at Leopoldville in Congo, fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution … is commemorated annually on 21 March. On…
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 … became the country's leading party…
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… Matsepe, Northern Sotho novelist and poet, is born in Magagamatala (Brakfontein or Mmitse), Groblersdal … for his work Kgorong ya Mosate (At the king's court…