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EventZola Budd, former SA athlete and World Record holder, is born
… family on 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein. She was one of five children. Budd was especially close to her older … and they would often run together. In 1984,at…
PlaceShell House, Johannesburg
… , where Nelson Mandela planned the Democratic takeover of the South African Government, has been sold to Union … Headquarters after its Unbanning in 1990,…
EventNo time to wash at The VOC Slave Lodge
… private secretary to the Governor, wrote a letter to Cape of Good Hope, about the conditions of enslaved people at the VOC Company Slave Lodge in Cape … to …
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… The sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Island Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward … wide). These islands are approximately…
PlaceCottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
… Both 60 and 62 originally formed part of the farm owned by K.S. de Villiers, known as the land baron of the area. He died in 1916 and the property was soon ……
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
… This site is now part of the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria. On 17 March 1920 it was the first landing place …
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… This unique sanctuary is the residence of more than 170 different species and provides a protective … roosting place and breeding ground for thousands of…
PlaceFeathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
… Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its name implies, was an extension of the…
PlaceBritish Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane
… This English fort or earthworks is situated just east of the national road at Marabastad, a few kilometres south of Polokwane, on the farm Sand River. The…
EventKenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta released from jail
… Kenyan political activist and President of Kenya Afican National Union, Jomo Kenyatta was released … was this rebellion that paved the way for the…
EventIndian students join the Coloured schools boycott
… The Coloured schools' boycott began as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African … schools, teacher training facilities and the University…
Educationist Martha Helena Cillié dies
… greatest achievement was her contribution to the education of girls and to teacher training over a period of more than thirty years, died in Somerset West…
EventJapan lifts economic sanctions against SA
… lifts economic sanctions, including bans on the import of gold coins and steel, as well as direct investment loans. Japan's stated position is that it has…
EventScottish missionary, Robert Moffat arrives in Northern Cape
… Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary of the London Missionary Society (LMS), arrived at Maruping, … which the LMS started in 1816 under the Bechuana society of…
EventANC leader Wilton Mkwayi born
… , trade unionist, treason trialist and acting leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) was born in Middledrift in the Transkei . He was the eldest child in a family…
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
… Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a population of approximately two million. The country…
EventGhana is declared a republic
… it was declared a republic, the country remained part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. A year later South Africa, under the leadership of H. F…
EventSouth African tenor opera singer, Siphiwo Ntshebe dies
… opera singer, whose career ended abruptly when he died of meningitis on 25 May 2010. Ntshebe was only 35 and was only days away from what would have been one…
EventCiskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence
… be granted independence. The National Assembly, consisting of both elected members and thirty-seven hereditary chiefs, … elects Chief Sebe as president the…
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
… the United Nations (UN), which had replaced the League of Nations in 1945, opened its headquaters two years after … The building was designed by an…
PlaceSada
… word meaning “at last”), a Township about 30km North of Seymour and 3km South of Whittlesea, was first established in 1964 as a “dumping … from Shiloh, an…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… On 7 March 1964, the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert Hertzog, confirmed that … before the service went nationwide at the beginning of 1976. "The…
PlaceFrankfort
… Frankfort is a small farming town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa. The town was laid out in 1869 on the…
Everard Read Art Gallery
… In 1912, in Johannesburg , one of South Africa’s most famous art galleries was established. … just as Johannesburg grew into South Africa’s capital of…
Afra Newsletter
… Association for Rural Advancement, present case studies of families personally affected by the forced removals and "black spot" removal policy of the…
ArchiveColour and Christian community
… by Emory Ross, in which he discusses the conflict of race and colour from a Christian perspective. The address … authors personal experience and travels and…
PlaceRuimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
… dwelling was built in the late 1890s and boasts of a number of fine Victorian architectural features, including ornate … thereon, being Erf 999,…
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
… is located on Greenmarket Square which was a meeting place of Caledonians and distant travellers centuries ago. In 1834, this square was the site where the…
EventVerwoerdburg is renamed Centurion.
… 1964 it was granted its City Council status under the name of Lyttelton by combining the areas of Doornkloof, Irene and Lyttelton. In 1967 Lyttelton was…
EventThe New English Bible is published.
… and Oxford University Press who were the copyright holders of the English Revised Version Bible felt that a modern version of the bible was needed and…