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ArchiveUDF anger at prison death, 17 October 1986
ArchiveLetter to Zuma by David Goldblatt (Mail and Guardian), 25 November 2011
Highly acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt has decided to renounce a top South African award, in protest against the Protection of State…
ArchiveSeparation of Powers, Democratic Ethos and Judicial Function: Oliver Schreiner Memorial Lecture Delivered by Justice Dikgang Moseneke On Thursday 23 October 2008 at The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
PlaceLittle Lions Head, Mt. Above Llandudno
Little Lions head is nestled in between Llandudno, Sandy Bay and Hout Bay and is basically a smaller version of Lions Head as they look almost identical. "…
PlacePosthuys
Posthuys is considered of the earliest buildings along the False Bay Coastline and was built in the late 1600's as a lookout post for enemy ships entering…
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
On Muizenberg Main Road, you’ll find a historical house called “Yokohama”, it was constructed in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is a…
ArchiveMandela and De Klerk economic debate pre - 27 April 1994
ArchiveSlavery and the Slave Trade in the Indian Ocean by Vijayalakshmi Teelock and Abdul Sheriff
ArchiveStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than 10,000 black high school students in…
EventHip Hop Pantsula, the South African rapper is born
Jabulani “Jabba” Tsambo, stage name Hip Hop Pantsula or HHP was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 14 September 1980.[1] Hip Hop Pantsula was raised in…
EventJack Parow, the Afrikaans rap artist is born
Zander Tyler, stage name Jack Parow was born in Parow, Cape Town on 22 February 1982.[i] He is one of the most popular Afrikaans hip hop artists in South…
EventThe National Library of South Africa is founded
The Governor of the Cape Colony in 1818 was Lord Charles Somerset. It was he who first issued a proclamation launching the first South African Public Library…
Bicentennnial Anniversary of the National Library of South Africa
ArchiveRemembering French Investments In Apartheid South Africa, 17 December 2013
With politicians showing unusual agreement among themselves and media focused on the "global" tribute to Nelson Mandela, there has been unanimous praise in…
ArchiveA brief history of South Africa’s response to AIDS by N P Simelela, March 2014
EventJuan de Jongh, the South African rugby player is born
Juan Leon de Jongh was born in Paarl, Western Cape on 15 April 1988.[i] Juan is a professional South African rugby player.[ii] His position of choice in …
ArchiveSANTU MOFOKENG “Chasing Shadows” 2011
PlaceKwaMhlanga
KwaMhlanga is a town in Mpumalanga near Pretoria and is the spiritual home of the Ndebele tribe that settled here in the early 18th century. This town…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
Khulane Morule, popularly known by his stage name ‘Khuli Chana’ was born in Mmabtho, North West province on 27 August 1982.[i] He is a Motswako rapper and…
EventSenzo Mfundo Vilakazi, the South African hip hop artist and lyricist is born
Senzo Mfundo Vilakazi, stage name Kwesta was born in Katlehong, Gauteng on 11 February 1997.[i] Kwesta debut studio album was “Special ReKwest”, which was…
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
Thato Madonsela, stage name L-Tido was born in Alexandra, Gauteng on 30 January 1982. He is one of the few independent hip hop artists in South Africa.[i] L…
EventLalla Hirayama, the Japanese-born South African television personality is born
Lalla Hirayama was born in Hiratsuka, Japan on 10 February 1988. At the age of six, her family immigrated to South Africa. Lalla is a South African “It” girl…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
Marsha Marescia Cox was born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 13 January 1983. She is a South African hockey legend. Marsha is one of the world’s most capped hockey…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
The name Knysna has appeared in various spellings since about the 1770's. It was ‘Nysna’ in one of the earliest letters from James Callander (who built a home…
PlaceKenilworth
Kenilworth lies flanked by the Constantia Winelands and popular Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, between the suburbs of Claremont and Wynberg. A leafy suburb,…
EventAnna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo died
Anna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo, was born of a slave mother and father who were kidnapped as children off the coast of Mozambique. She was born in the late 1870s…
ArchiveLaloo 'Isu' Chiba (1930 - 2017) - Principled Activist, Humble Revolutionary and Selfless Leader
ArchiveNational Senior Certificate Grade 12 Exam Paper: English Home Language P2, November 2016
ArchiveNational Senior Certificate Grade 12 Memorandum: English Home Language P1, November 2016
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