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PlacePort Elizabeth and the City Hall
… in 1977 and was rebuilt. Also in the Square, is a replica of the Diaz Cross , donated by the Portuguese Government to commemorate the arrival of Bartholomew…
PlaceGreenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
… 'Emmarentai', after his wife! This became a neighbourhood of Johannesburg. Later in 1836, the Primary school, in Liden … him- Primary Louw Geldenhys! In 1895…
EventThe ANC threatens to suspend constitutional talks
… ministers Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan, punishing members of the security forces implicated in violence, outlawing the public carrying of weapons, and…
EventEmily Hobhouse is born
… Fund to collect money for Boer families. As the secretary of the South African Conciliation Committee, Hobhouse visited … to look at the situation. Concerned…
EventJaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader dies
… Nyanza Province in Kenya in 1912. Odinga was a member of the second largest ethnic group in Kenya, the Luo. He … in 1947 and soon found himself a staunch…
EventEleven African demonstrators are shot dead by Rhodesian police in Salisbury
… police opened fire on a rioting crowd on the outskirts of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). In … to white rule, Smith opted for a…
EventThe second Ashanti War breaks out in Africa
… was in the interior, but also dominated the coastal tribes of the Gold Coast (now Ghana). The Ashanti Kingdom was very … was also abolished by Europeans…
EventPresident Barack Obama visits South Africa
… first visit to South Africa since he was elected President of the United States of America. He and his family visited Cape Town, where they … Island, as well…
EventAlexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg
… On this day Mr Mahlomela Mabizela, a member of Alexandra Action Committee (AAC) and chairman of the Alexandra Student Congress (ASCO) was shot dead through…
PlaceAlverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond
… in turn takes its name from Lord Alverstone, president of the Royal Commission on Martial Law Sentences, who visited … Commission. (when Richard Webster…
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 … Waters by Chief Faku in 1859 on All…
Umsebenzi
… Umsebenzi, mouthpiece of the South African Communist Party, deals with issues … liberation struggle, from a Communist ideological point of view. Other…
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… by a third year class in African Politics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The interviewee, nee … in the Soweto Students Representative…
Phambili
… 3 issues published during 1988 and 1989. The aim of the publication was to stimulate debate and discussion by … the democratic movement, thereby increasing…
PlaceLong Cottage, Newlands Avenue, Newlands
… Newlands House originally formed part of the historic estate established in 1751 by Governor Ryk … legislation on 27 December 1985. Now offered is a taste…
PlaceLighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
… and built by Hermann Schutte, is the oldest structure of its kind in South Africa, and was officially opened on 12 April 1824. The original building…
EventSouth African Actor, Henry Cele , dies
… a revered actor, most famous for his chilling portrayal of the Zulu King, Shaka in the 1985 mini-series, Shaka Zulu. … international acclaim and the series…
EventGeneral Assembly adopts a resolution condemning the South African Foreign Minister
… with 20 abstentions, to censure the Foreign Minister of South Africa Eric Louw for his offensive speech in the General Assembly. A staunch defender of…
EventIndian people march in Durban to protest against the Ghetto Act
… Ghetto Act takes place in Durban. The Asiatic Bill was one of the many anti-Indian legislation bills passed by the South African government. Dr G M Naicker,…
EventAllan Boesak marries Elna Botha
… Cape Town. Prior to this Boesak had resigned as president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and as minister and moderator of the Uniting Reformed…
EventSA Policeman Wins 90km Comrades Marathon
… A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) from Mafikeng in … his win to his late baby daughter who died at the age of eighteen months in February…
EventBafana Bafana wins against Algeria
… The SA soccer team, Bafana Bafana, won their Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal match against Algeria 2 - 1 at the … John "Shoes" Moshoue scored Bafana…
EventViolence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt
… Herero Revolt . Violence also erupted at Omarasa, north of the Waterberg. The Ovaherero conquered the Waterberg military station. All soldiers under the…
EventZAR’s last Cruesot ‘Long Tom’ dynamited
… Anglo-Boer War II, the fourth and last Creusot 'Long Tom' of the state Artillery of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic, … into British…
EventSA painter Frederick Timpson I’Ons (85) dies
… Frederick Timpson l'Ons (85), SA painter of the early life in the Eastern Cape, died in Grahamstown. … to the Cape Colony in 1834. They settled in the…
EventFormer ANC president, Z.R. Mahabane, is born
… Clergyman, teacher, politician and president of the African National Congress (ANC) Zaccheus Richard … and during the 1950s he was concerned with the…
ArticleHow to undertake research?
… to undertaking research, especially within the field of history, designed for a wide range of users from primary learners to university students and…
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… Just around the corner from the seaside Village of: ' Simons Town ', turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous colony of African…
PlaceAbiquasput, Northern Cape
… 26 km North of Noenieput. The name in Afrikaans meaning, water-well. … the name could have arisen from the usage, by the locals of the species of plants,…
PlaceGroote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… Groote Schuur is one of Cape Town's premier tertiary Academic Hospitals and was … internationally renowned as the training ground for some of South Africa's…