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Document 90 - “Hertzog’s Native Bill Passed: Only 11 Oppose Reactionary Measure”, Umsebenzi, 1 1 April 1936
… SURPRISES US General Hertzog 's Bill, disenfranchising the Cape Africans, was carried at its third reading by a … Up the Bill On Tuesday an interesting…
PlaceNamaqua Coastal Route
… The Northern Cape is South Africa's largest province and a must-see destination, whether you prefer the ocean, the desert, the bush or quirky towns rich in ……
PlaceRiemvasmaak
… Riemvasmaak (pronounced ‘rim fus maack’) means ‘tighten the strap’ or ‘tied with straps'. Riemvasmaak is a rural … the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality ) in…
Place"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"
… pass, it began with a packed boot, a map unfolded across the dashboard, and a promise of 'padkos'- (South African … been more than a highway. It’s the artery…
ArchiveInterview with Peter Donald Hjul
… with Peter Donald Hjul who was a leading figure in the Liberal Party, which existed from 1953 until 1968. Born in Northern Rhodesia in 1929, Hjul lived in…
PlaceHistorical core of Wynberg Village
… The old village of Wynberg was developed during the mid-19th … merit, and is one of the few suburbs close to the city of Cape Town which have managed to…
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… (An appeal sent to the people of the United Kingdom in May 1963 through the … on human beings should be perpetrated. Surely you must join in the great united…
References and links: Learning from Leaders
… Like Madiba: Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela, (Cape Town) New Word City Editors, (2010), Nelson Mandela's … Wolpert, S. A., &Wolpert, S., (2001),…
Speech by President Mandela on receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at Fort Hare University University of Fort Hare, 23 April 1998
… Mandela on receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at …
To mark his 10th year in office, the South African Prime Minister, Mr. John Vorster, as interviewed on SABC-TV by Chris Rencken. Here are extracts from that interview
… To mark his 10th year in office, the South African Prime Minister, Mr. John Vorster, as …
Up to this date 5 483 187ha have been bought in terms of the Development Trust and Land Act of 1936 at a cost of R1,27bn for th
… Up to this date 5 483 187ha have been bought in terms of the Development Trust and Land Act of 1936 at a cost of …
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
… Paleontology ; Ethnography & Zoology collections . The McGregor Museum was originally located in Chapel Street, … to the ecological and historical knowledge…
PlaceRooipoort Nature Reserve, Kimberley
… Situated roughly 70 kilometers West of the town of Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa prime plains for game hunting. … Black Wildebeest…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… she was born on 12 January 1913. After her arrival in the country she realized that many workers in the Cape Town area and in the rest of the country were…
EventPaul Adams, former South African cricket player, is born
… Paul Regan "Rhorho" Adams was born in Grassy Park, Cape Town. He began playing cricket at a very young age. … that his career took off. Barlow helped place…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… was born to Hubert and Angelina Sobukwe at Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province (now known as Eastern Cape). He was the youngest of five boys and one girl. Sobukwe…
PlaceSt-Albans College, Pretoria
… The historic private boys school in South Africa run by a … "St Alban’s College in Pretoria was brought to life out of the dream of a small group of South…
Chapter XV - House arrest
… followed saw many demonstrations by the Black Sash, in Cape Town ”” where women stood silent in the pouring rain ”” … a programme on me as part of their…
Artist Bill Ainslie is born
… art training projects, was born in Bedford, Eastern Cape as a descendent of an early British settler who had arrived in the Cape Colony in 1833. A successful…
PlaceTugela River and Waterfalls, in the Drakensberg
… Tugela River is the largest River in KwaZulu-Natal Province , South Africa . It rises as a stream on the 3,050-metre high, Mont-aux-Sources Plateau near the …
EventA.G. Visser, SA physician and poet, dies in Heidelberg, Transvaal
… Andries Gerhardus Visser was born on 1 March 1878 on the farm Zaaifontein, in the district of Fraserburg, South … Visser attended the Huguenot Memorial…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… The Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure of 1930 The (Amendment) … of Blacks Act No 12 of 1936 Removed Black voters in the Cape from the common roll and placed them…
PlaceKokstad
… The little town of Kokstad sits on the boundary between KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Cape , nestled in the heart of Griqualand East . Kokstad lies … sits on…
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… Within a few decades Grahamstown was the most important city in the Cape Colony after Cape Town. In 2018 the city changed its name to Makhanda. … few decades…
EventDeath of Maria Koopmans-De Wet
… in her father’s footsteps as she established herself in the social and cultural life of Cape Town. In 1864, she married Johan Christoffel Koopmans, … a…
PlacePaternoster, West Coast
… on whites Dunes, and of Bokkoms (dried Fish), drying in the wind. Paternoster, one of the Oldest Villages in the West … a M.F.A Degree (awarded cum laude at…
PlaceGhana
… Before March 1957 Ghana was called the Gold Coast. The Portuguese who came to Ghana in the 15th … health or education policy. Up to 1950 the Govt Secondary…
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… Martin Plaut writes on the passing of the foremost scholar of slavery in the Cape Robert Shell: my friend Today I learnt the news I had … Robert Shell was…
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… Kariega, is an industrial town in South Africa 's, Eastern Cape Province . Which is situated within the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality along…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… Anyone who travels over the vast expanse of South Africa is immediately struck by the great variations in its landscape and the differing … soil, differs…