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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…
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…
Briefing on Lekgotla outcomes, 27 January 2015
… The African National Congress invites members of the media to a briefing on the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla being held at the St. George`s Hotel, … Albert…
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,…
Sechaba
… The African National Congress began publication of Sechaba in 1967. It documents the struggle, from the … for freedom in South Africa and for the freedom of…
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…
PlaceHluleka Nature Reserve, Mthatha
… lies along the ancient Wild Coast within the district of Ngqeleni. Comprising magnificent coastal forest reserves … Strachan Grant Farm, Hluleka Nature…
PlaceKeur River Bridge
… place at the Keur River bridge in the pass. The honour of naming the pass fell to Mrs Geesje Bergh, wife of the former Civil Commissioner of George. The pass…
EventThirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria
… earthquake devastated the Northern African country of Algeria on 29 October 1990. It claimed the lives of 30 people. This was a rather mild earthquake…
EventOscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born
… Umbumbulu, Natal. Dhlomo served in the homeland government of Kwa-Zulu under the leadership of Mangosuthu Buthelezi as Minister of Education and Culture. He…
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… Founder and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) , Robert Mangaliso … midnight and 01h00 on February 27, 1978. Sobukwe died of lung…
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… Born in Transkei, Jolobe was best known for his collection of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a major role in the compilation and translation of the…