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George McCall Theal, historian and first archivist appointed by the Cape government, is born in Canada. He was the author of se
… McCall Theal, historian and first archivist appointed by the Cape government, is born in Canada. He was the author of se …
Debarkation of the first British Settlers starts at Algoa Bay (now Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape, from where they are gra
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v 2, p. 518. | https://www.andibradley.com/ … Debarkation of the first British…
The British ship Fairholine, en route from Calcutta to New York, runs ashore to the east of Buffels Bay, Cape south coast.
… The British ship Fairholine, en route from Calcutta to New York, runs ashore to the east of Buffels Bay, Cape south coast. …
The North Sea Jazz Festival (31 March – 1 April) starts in Cape Town. It is the first time a jazz festival on four simultaneo
… The North Sea Jazz Festival (31 March – 1 April) starts in Cape Town. It is the first time a jazz festival on four simultaneo …
A further 2,147 mile section of the Cape-to-Cairo Railroad is completed when lines meet at the Sudan-Congo border. africanhisto
… A further 2,147 mile section of the Cape-to-Cairo Railroad is completed when lines meet at the Sudan-Congo border. africanhisto …
William Ayliff is appointed minister of “Bantu Affairs” in the Cape Colony in the first cabinet of Sir John Gordon Sprigg. He h
… William Ayliff is appointed minister of “Bantu Affairs” in the Cape Colony in the first cabinet of Sir John Gordon Sprigg. He h …
ArchiveRubin Hare, affidavit re treatment by police following arrest on November 7, 1974, in Cape Town, International Universities Exchange Fund, The New Terrorists, 1976
… by police following his arrest on 7 November 1974 in Cape Town … by police following arrest on November 7, 1974, in Cape Town, International Universities…
BiographyHarriet Ngubane
… belief systems, including notions of how humanity and the world came into being. Ngubane was particularly … a professor of social anthropology at the…
PlaceCape Town City Hall, Darling Street
… The mayor of Cape Town, Thomas Ball, laid the cornerstone of the City Hall on 29 August 1900, but the … one of the last major Victorian buildings to be…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… This is a welfare movement with branches all over the World, that began in London in 1844. YMCA Cape Town was established in 1865, as a Christian “home away…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… examined Lenin's policies, lets briefly examine Stalins. The impact of the policies is examined in the table at the … operation fund to support community…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… The Springbok Legion (SL) was a leading organisation formed … 1930s, poor white men enlisted in numbers as volunteers to join the UDF. An estimated 110,000…
Document 3 - National Anti-CAD Conference Agenda, Oddfellows Hall, Hope Street, Cape Town, Saturday, 29 May [1943]
… Anti-CAD Conference Agenda, Oddfellows Hall, Hope Street, Cape Town, Saturday, 29 May [1943] AFTERNOON SESSION: 2 p.m. … p.m. Registration of Delegates. 3 p…
PlaceHellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town
… African Association Football Club based these days, in Cape Town. They are nicknamed: "The Greek Gods". Established in 1958 by Greek South Africans … …
EventCleric and anti-apartheid activist, Mpilo Desmond Tutu is ordained as Archbishop of Cape Town
… On 7 September 1986, former Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches and Nobel Peace Prize … winner, Desmond Tutu, was ordained as an…
Rijkloff van Goens arrives in Table Bay to report on conditions at the Cape to the Directors of the Dutch East Indies and to fo
… van Goens arrives in Table Bay to report on conditions at the Cape to the Directors of the Dutch East Indies and to fo …
Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate on the Presidency Budget Vote No 1: National Assembly, Cape Town. June 24, 2004
… Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate on the Presidency Budget Vote No 1: National Assembly, Cape Town. June 24, 2004 …
Cornelis de Houtman rounds the Cape for the second time (the first was in 1595) and sets foot on shore in Table Bay to barter s
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p.640. … Cornelis de Houtman rounds the Cape for the second time (the first…
BiographyJosie Palmer
… Garson and Stephen Bonny Mpama, an interpreter for the Potchefstroom resident magistrate. She grew up in … ) but moved back to Potchefstroom in 1921. ‘Palmer…
BiographyWinnie Motlalepule Kgware
… Winnie Motlalepule Kgware was born in Thaba Nchu in the Free State on the 27th of October in 1917. A teacher by profession, and … age of 15 years, Kgware…
BiographyEric Mtshali
… After completing high school he became active in the anti-apartheid movement in Natal.Mtshali became active in the trade union movement, organising workers…
BiographyMatlakana Philemon Tefu
… Philemon Matlakana Tefu was born in 1940 and grew up in the township of Riversdale in Pretoria. In 1954 his family was forcibly removed from the area to…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… to discuss the conflict that has been escalating in Soweto schools since the beginning of the school year. 24 February, … A march starts and pupils from many…
BiographyJohnstone Mfanafuthi Makhathini
… he trained as a teacher before teaching in Mzinyathi in the Inanda area. When the apartheid government imposed Bantu Education he resigned … in that country…
BiographyNgoako David Thebehali
… 1938 in Orlando East, Soweto . His parents were among the earliest residents of Soweto. From 1945 to 1952 he was a … attend St.Peter’s (now St. Martin’s,…
BiographyBertha Gxowa (Mashaba)
… Bertha Gxowa was born on the 28th of November 1934, in Germiston Location where she spent her early childhood. She attended the Thokoza Primary School and…
BiographyJob Patja Kekana
… as a herd boy. His pieces included walking sticks for the older men of his village. A priest who recognised his skill arranged a place for him at the Grace…
Down with Afrikaans - Oakes, D. (ed)(1988). Illustrated history of South Africa – The real story, Reader’s Digest story: Cape Town.
… The government and the ANC have held discussions at the Presidency, Pretoria, today 6 August 1990. 1. The Government and the ANC have again committed…
Address by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, to the Ruth First tenth anniversary commemoration trust Cape Town, 17 August 1992
… I felt shattered and terribly alone when I received the news that Ruth First had been assassinated. My grief was all the more poignant because I knew both of…
BiographyBusisiwe Victoria Mhlongo
… moved to Johannesburg, where she made a recording under the name Victoria Mhlongo. Her 1963 version of My Boy … and as a soloist with several jazz groups,…