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EventSolomon Popoli Linda, singer and composer, dies
… On 8 October 1962, Solomon Linda, the singer and composer of Mbube, which became the pop hit as 'The Lion … Linda was born in Pomeroy in rural KwaZulu Natal…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
… Mandela family commemorated birthdays whenever possible, and wedding anniversaries almost without exception, in prison … The occasions were, in addition,…
PlaceRichtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Northern Cape
… square kilometers in area is the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape. This is a dramatic Mountainous … Africa. Constitutes a Cultural Landscape…
PlaceClifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town
… Hidden from the visibility of the Coastal Road and vicinity of the wind, Clifton is a secluded collection of four Beaches naturally divided by Boulders and…
PlaceFairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl
… landed on these shores in 1902. With a strong work ethic and passion for wine, he soon built up a booming wine export … opened his very own butcher shop in…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… building used to be the Town Hall from 1885 to 1910 and today serves as the Main Post Office. The City Hall may … departments have relocated to buildings…
SEME by Richard Rive and Tim Couzens
… unknown. Yet it was largely because of his ideas and inspiration that the African National Congress was … in 1912 (the subsequent days of the conference were…
EventLinguist and educationist Sedumedi Moloto is born
… Ernest Sedumedi Moloto, linguist, educationist and teacher who served as chairman of both the Tswana Language Committee of South Africa and the Botswana…
PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
… for the society’s main mission station at Bethelsdorp and to spread the gospel. For this purpose he purchased 1 427 … as Windvogel, Stuurman, Dragoonder,…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education … Philip. African Urbanisation on the…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Introduction
… From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education … to the arrival of Europeans in South Africa -…
EventViolence erupts in Bophuthatswana Townships and Kathlehong
… to police) residents from GaRankuwa, Mabopane, Soshanguve and areas in the Odi district presented a petition listing political and civic grievances at the…
ArchiveHistory workshop festival of culture and history
… A1 black and white on brown paper silkscreen; drawings of cultural objects and people; text: History Workshop presents a festival of culture and history…
PlaceAgtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape
… Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub Land Mountain Range) and flowing North West to join Voorsterivier, 15 km South of Citrusdal. The name of the river in…
Maqubela and Dyandyi are sentenced for necklacing
… City Press reported that Wonke Maqubela and Neliswa Nohnuhna Dyantyi Busika, accused in a necklace trial in Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, and found guilty of…
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… named after Dr AD Bensusan, a former mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the art and science of photography in this…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… From 6 to 26 October 1973 Israel and a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a bloody war in the Sinai desert and Golan Heights…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 2: Aug. 22 elections and you
… of South Africa) is calling for a boycott to the elections and is seen as the only method of rejecting the new constitution. And in doing so, the pamphlet…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
… attachment to property is sentimental rather than material and this is reflected in his attitude to his Orlando home and to land at his birthplace Qunu…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Glossary
… From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education … of land Christian nationalism - an…
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Part 3 - Writing and Commentary Section 4 India
… From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian Edwards … Faith and Courage - The Political…
EventJohn Harris and the Johannesburg station bomb
… hours. The explosion resulted in the death of one person and severe injuries to more than twenty others, including Ms … injured with burn wounds to her body,…
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
… academic, African National Congress (ANC) politician, and Botswana's first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, Zachariah Keodirelang (ZK) Matthews , ……
ArchiveThe origins and the decline of the Roosboom Village and the struggle of its community for survival
… Journal article about the origins and the decline of the Roosboom village in northern Natal, and the struggle of its community for survival. … The origins…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education … Guy, Jeff. The View across the River: Harriette…
ArchiveTranscript of meeting: church leaders and SACC presiduim with the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet
… Transcript of a meeting between Church leaders and SACC presiduim with the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet held in Pretoria on August 7th ……
PlaceUnion Buildings and Raadsaal, Church Square, Pretoria
… interest in all its details. The Government architect and designer of the Ou Raadsaal was Sytze Wopkes Wierda … of the time was John Johnstone Kirkness …
EventNovelist and historian Bessie Head is born
… Novelist, short story writer and social historian Bessie Amelia Head was born in … (who was disowned by her parents when she became pregnant and sent to a…
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… On 16 August 1990, President F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela held emergency talks in Pretoria about … Soweto started when Zulu migrant workers armed with…
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave trade took him to places such as South America, the Caribbean islands…