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PlaceSierra Leone
… Sierra Leone is found in West Africa, fronting onto the Atlantic Ocean , and flanked by Liberia and Guinea. … - Sierra Leone's first UNESCO World Heritage…
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… Francois Malherbe was born in Dal Josafat, Paarl, in the Western Cape (then Cape Colony). Malherbe was a novelist, poet and dramatist who …
PlaceDe Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht
… The land was originally part of the van 'Breda Estate'' in Oranjezicht, and was purchased by the Town Council of Cape Town in 1877 for the building of the…
PlaceOld Magistrate’s Offices and Residence, Main Street, Simonstown
… to Goede Hoop in Simon's Town and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. This museum depicts the history of the Simon’s Town community…
PlaceGoshen
… It was established by the Transvaal Boers in 1884, as a Republic. Their flag was … Bechuanaland, which was later incorporated into the Cape Colony in 1895. …
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… Louis Trichardt was one of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the … were emigrants during the 1830s and 1840s who left the Cape Colony…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977.Over the past two Centuries, The Vineyard has proudly evolved into … the most Environmentally-friendly,…
PlaceCoornhoop Dovecot, Dixton Road, Mowbray
… free burghers, who were expected to devote themselves to the planting of wheat for the new settlement. Their defence … buildings, making the farmhouse one of…
PlaceOld Fort and Cemetery, Durban
… The Old Fort and Durban's first cemetery are situated in … parties of disaffected Dutch farmers , emigrating from the Cape , began to spill over the Kahlamba…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… The outbreak of Bubonic Plague in Cape Town appears to have … given a measure of warning to other coastal cities in the Cape, and a number of preventative…
PlaceCrossroads Township
… Crossroads Township is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Province. Crossroads emerged as a shanty…
EventDr JT van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician, dies
… Dutch missionary Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp was the first missionary to work among the Xhosa. He became involved with the Khoi Khoi of the Cape Colony…
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… which is meant to protect women’s rights, arguing that the legislation itself is progressive but that the … Council suggest only 1 in 9 attacks are (Rape…
EventFormer Cabinet Minister Dullah Omar dies
… Dullah Mohamed Omar was born in Observatory, Cape Town on 26 May 1934 and grew up in District Six. After matriculation he enrolled at the University of Cape…
’Racism, apartheid and a new world order’, Speech by Oliver Tambo in acceptance of the Third World Prize 1985 on behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Kuala Lampur, 5 May 1986
… new world order’, Speech by Oliver Tambo in acceptance of the Third World Prize 1985 on behalf of Nelson and Winnie …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a lunch hosted by the Thai board of trade, Thai Chamber of Commerce and South African Thai Chamber of Commerce Bangkok, 17 July 1997
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a lunch hosted by the Thai board of trade, Thai Chamber of Commerce and South …
Letter replying to letter from the Prime Minister’s office and statement of intention to launch defiance campaign, from Dr. J. S. Moroka and W. M. Sisulu to Prime Minister D. F. Malan, February 11, 1952
… Letter replying to letter from the Prime Minister’s office and statement of intention to …
Founding members of friends of United Democratic Front
… their names are Nthatho Harrison Motlana he has been the secretary for the African National Congress, Eric Mafuna … was a principal and vice chancellor of…
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
… of Cooperation" Signed by Dr A.B. Xuma, President of the African National Congress, Dr G.M. Naicker, President of … Congress branches in the provinces of…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… district in Transvaal (now Limpopo province). 1870 The death of the King of the Baostho Moshoeshoe I. 1878 … the one hand and the British colonial…
ArticleXhosa
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans … to maintain the loyalties of their followers. The Cape Nguni of long ago were cattle farmers…
EventSandra Reynolds, a South African tennis champion is born
… in Bloemfontein, Free State.[i] Reynolds was nicknamed the “Grace Kelly” of South African tennis.[ii] She claimed … David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African…
I will not Compromise About my Work: David Goldblatt on Artistic Freedom, Censorship, and Moving His Archive Out of South Africa by Robin Scher ( ArtsNews.com), 2017
… Until recently, the South African photographer David Goldblatt had arranged for his archive to go to the University of Cape Town upon his death. The…
WhatsYourHeritage
… This event is an initiative of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of … cultural heritage. We have therefore invited University of Cape Town Vice…
Chapter 7
… The Clarion Call-A Call to Unity "From the people comes the … Non-Europeans are treated worse than slaves. Under the old Cape slave laws we could not ill…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… Herschelle Herman Gibbs was born in Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape. In school he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket … a name for himself at…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… labour shortage forced White settlers in Natal to plead to the Indian Government to send its citizens to work in their … of Indians who had left the…
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… Miller secured a government subsidy and introduced the first official commercial air service in South Africa … a regular service to and from Johannesburg,…
Reports Concerning Slaves from India in South Africa
… part of his confinement in April-May 1706 in a dungeon in the Castle in Cape Town, which he shared with Ari van Bengalen, described … (page 148 and fn.) In…
”A House in Harrington Street”, photographic exhibition by Nicholas Eppel
… The Centre for Curating the Archive, invites you to A House … the household prior to the fire - and is to be held at the Cape Town School of Photography -…