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PlaceRhodes Memorial, Vredehoek- Table Mountain
… were modelled on those at the base of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square. Cecil John Rhodes was Prime Minister of … 1890 until 1896. He is among the most…
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
… In August 1838 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at Swellendam … the Doornkraal 'Steyns' featured prominently. This time in the governance of the Town when…
PlaceJutten Island, Saldanha Bay
… oyster catchers were counted on Jutten Island March 2000. In 1702 the treasure ship; 'Merenstein ' wrecked on the … Merestein were several chests of silver…
EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
… Church members which took place towards the end of 1986 in Pretoria, where a resolution to appoint a committee to … founding a new church was taken. That…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… at the Labour Party's annual conference which was held in East London in January of the same year. As war agitation mounted, the … grew speedily…
PlaceRoodepoort Museum
… Set in the Roodepoort Civic Centre on Christiaan de Wet Road, the … back to 1884, despite having had to shut its doors briefly in 2006 due to budgetary…
EventFour South Africans and a British national charged with illegally exporting military equipment to South Africa
… claims that South Africa was completely self sufficient in terms of its arms manufacturing capability, the Apartheid … modern radar systems, while the gas…
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
… state of emergency after the banning of the organization in 1960. He soon became a leading figure within the … was responsible for the establishment of new…
EventEllis Park soccer stampede kills 43
… At least forty-three people were killed in a stampede at Ellis Park stadium, Johannesburg , at a … the ground. A police spokesman put the figure at 120,000…
EventPolice head admits to Khotso House bombing
… Commissioner (1990-1995), admitted that he gave the order in 1988 for the SAP to blow up Khotso House on 31 August … conveyed this order directly from…
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… In reaction to an inquiry, officials in Pretoria replied that Johannesburg was named after Johann … the name Johann(es) occupied positions of authority in…
Event200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… 200-year-celebration of the abolishment of the slave trade in the British Empire. The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act … British slave trade as was envisaged…
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
… Joubert with 3 471 votes to 1 171. Kruger was sworn in on 9 May 1883 as state president and announced a policy … struggle waged by the Boer republic against…
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… Public places of recreation in white areas were proclaimed in accordance with provisions of the Group Areas Act of 1950. … also listed sporting events,…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… began two days after the first ever democratic elections in South Africa. Nearly 20 million people participated in South Africa’s first democratic elections…
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… centre of the ANC’s military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK) in the town of Malanje, Angola. Normally, such a visit by the … of the Union for Total Independence…
EventCyril Ramaphosa is born
… former political and trade union activist was born in Johannesburg. He was one of the chief negotiators at the … the private sector. He then rejoined the…
PlaceAlverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond
… Hill. Takes its name from a flat-topped Hill nearby, which in turn takes its name from Lord Alverstone, president of the … Commission on Martial Law…
PlaceAll Saints Mission, Eastern Cape
… An Anglican Mission in the Xuka River valley, 4 km East of Ngcobo. Established in 1860-61 by Rev. John Gordon, named thus because the Land … had been…
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… Mthembu Mkhabela, conducted by a third year class in African Politics, University of the Witwatersrand, … The interviewee, nee Sibongile Susan Mthembu, was a…
EventBurundi gains independence from Belgium
… under the leadership of Mwami Mwambutsa IV, a Tutsi. In 1965, a Hutu rebellion broke out, leading to brutal Tutsi … Subsequently, Mwambutsa was deposed by…
EventCOSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre
… its shock and sharing its concern for the lives taken in the Marikana Massacre. They joined all South Africans who lost their loved ones in their grief and…
EventPercy Montgomery, Springbok rugby player of the Western Province, is born.
… Percival Colin Montgomery was born in Walvis Bay, Windhoek (now known as Namibia). He is a … and at one time, was the most capped Springbok player in the…
EventAllan Boesak marries Elna Botha
… wed journalist and television personality Elna Botha in the St. Stephens church in Cape Town. Prior to this Boesak had resigned as president … affair could…
EventSwanepoel and Du Preez found guilty of killing soldiers
… on two soldiers, Michael Leisanyane and Gilmore van Wyk, in an apparent rightwing-inspired ammunition theft at Tempe, Bloemfontein, in June 1998. Du Preez's…
EventRamzi Yousef, alleged mastermind of World Trade centre bombing goes on trial
… Ramzi Yousef, who is known by many aliases, was born in Kuwait and is of Pakistani descent. Yousef was later … Intelligence and the U.S Diplomatic Security…
EventNatal Indian Congress is formed
… The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is formed by Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The party became the first…
EventHenry Morton Stanley’s expedition reaches Fort Bodo, Congo
… Henry Morton Stanley, an English explorer who lived in America, was commissioned by The New York Herald with the … No one had heard from Livingstone since he…
David Goldblatt: Structures of Dominion & Democracy (Artthrob), 31 March 2015, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
… & Democracy’, the exhibition traverses the distinct eras in our history. Instead of the word ‘Baasskap’, Goldblatt … Monument with a replica of a Zulu hut at…
Nelson Mandela University presenting AEE REP qualification programme
… Energy Professional (REP) from 20-23 September 2016. In partnership with the Energy Training Foundation (EnTF), … facility, the algae biomass plant, as well…