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EventA German gunboat, the Panther, reaches Morocco, increasing tensions between European powers
… On 1 July 1911, the deployment of the German gunboat, the Panther to Agadir, Morocco, … too heightened the tension in Europe. With the deployment of the…
Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… cartoonist, is committed to social justice and a champion of freedom of expression. He has angered Hindus, Muslims and Jews, and … podcast. Walne is an award…
ArchiveResponses by black women to race and gender dynamics under South Africa apartheid with special reference to the Black Consciousness Movement
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Stellenbosch. Black women's …
PlaceGrydo Pass
… Gydo Pass is situated in the Western Cape, province of South Africa on the Regional road R303 between Ceres and … time as Michells Pass by Andrew Geddes Bain…
EventPresident Zuma visits Russia
… in Russia on the 8th, on the 9th he joined a number of world leaders at the Russian capiral Moscow for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War 2…
EventThe Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape
… Even though none of the Khoisan languages form part of the eleven official languages of South Africa, they are still highly regarded. The …
EventSADF raid Southern Angola
… The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern … fighters are believed to have been killed,…
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
… The Minister of Bantu Education M.C. Botha announced that the government moved towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Black pupils…
EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (Jimmy) Kruger, declared the … organisation under the Affected Organisation's Act of 1974. This Act served to weaken…
EventThe Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member
… up a White state (volkstaat). The caucus expelled a Member of Parliament, Koos van der Merwe, because he did not adhere … Democratic South Africa (CODESA),…
EventPastor Sekano Ntoane is born
… Church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), S.G. Sekano … was then the Education Advice Council and on the Council of the…
EventThe Transvaal National Union is established
… reason behind its formation was to further the interests of Uitlanders (Foreigners i.e. immigrants from abroad who flocked to the ZAR after the discovery of…
PlaceWagon Museum
… First 'Raadsaal' in Bloemfontein and houses a collection of historic wagons and carriages such as the spring wagon, … coach, mule wagon, spider and Cape cart…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… in tertiary education fees, due to the high inflation of the South African economy, the news fell on an already … student body. #FeesMustFall began at the…
PlaceHillbrow Tower
… (JG Strijdom tower) is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 269 m, it has … Mount Isa Chimney in Queensland,…
In conclusion
… “the hardship of the workers made me determined never to give up” When we … People in the fishing industry only work for 4 months of the year. They sometimes…
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
… in Stellenbosch on 23 January 1952.[i] In 1987, at the age of 34, Henry became the first South African cricketer of colour to be selected to play in an …
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… in tertiary education fees, due to the high inflation of the South African economy, the news fell on an already … student body. #FeesMustFall began at the…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.1 Oct-Dec 1958
… The Pattern of Betrayal. Cartoon, David Marias. An Open Letter to the United Nations, Paramount Chief of the Hereros. South West Africa and the United…
PlaceRhodes Cottage, Main Road, Muizenberg
… by Rhodes on 27 February 1899 from the deceased estate of JR Reid. Historical events in the rest of South Africa kept Rhodes away from his home, and it was ……
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods is banned
… Newspaper and Imprint Registration Act no 19, a version of an earlier act that required that all newspapers be registered and conform to a strict code of…
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… beginning in 1969. In 1971 and 1972, through the support of the NSA and the Italian Consulate in Durban, he attended … collections including the Durban Art…
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods, arrives in Britain with his family
… On 6 January 1978, Donald James Woods, editor of the banned Daily Dispatch a newspaper based in East London … for revealing Security Police brutality. After…
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
… the first time in U.S. history. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, the Bush administration declared a 'war on terrorism', with the stated goals of…
EventMore than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney
… The mining industry in South Africa remains one of the most hazardous professions, this despite the enormous … the deepest man-made excavations to date…
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… formed, with Sir John Robinson as Prime Minister, Minister of Education, and Colonial Secretary. Robinson, who is … leader, and was joint founder and the…
PlaceBethulie Bridge across the Gariep River
… Gariep Dam is located in South Africa, near the Town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape … Bethulie Bridge, was established on the Cape…
PlaceFort Cunynghame
… telegraph office which, together with Komgha and a number of other establishments in the Transkeian Territories, was … as soon as Offices at Fort Cunynghame…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
… Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand with three columns of British troops, starting the war that ended Zulu independence. After the initial crushing defeat of…
EventLucas Ntuba Radebe, SA soccer hero, is born in Diepkloof, Soweto
… soccer legend was born in Diepkloof, Soweto. At the age of 15 his parents sent him to live in Bophuthatswana so could be safe from the political violence of…