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EventState of emergency declared in 27 townships
… The government imposed a state of emergency in 27 townships in the Vaal Reef area and banned the carrying of all weapons. The regulations introduced by ……
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… Verwoerd announced his plan to grant independence to the Transkei , a homeland proposed for Xhosa people under the apartheid policy of separate development…
EventBattle of Vaalkrans begins
… Among the reasons for the South African War (Anglo- Boer War), 1899 - 1902, was that the Afrikaners attempted to assert their independence as a … Evans.M.M, …
How Zweli ‘misled’ Khwezi, 17 September 2017
… President Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser into dropping the charges against him. The book, called Khwezi and written by journalist and radio … she called “Malume”,…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
… Garden is a large Public Park and Botanical Garden, set in the heart of Cape Town . This Garden features: a Rose … Garden; Fish Pond and Aviary. (Which date…
PlaceNelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
… The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic … with an impressive 295 metre span that is…
EventNuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
… Representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain sign a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in…
EventRhodes statue removed at UCT
… a political performance of throwing human excrement at the statue of Cecil John Rhodes situated on Rugby Road of the campus of the University of Cape Town,…
Place'Aguada de Sao Bras', Mossel Bay
… 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be traced back, with the help of Archaeological deposits, to more than 164 000 … They have since built a modern-day Dias…
PlaceNoupoort
… Noupoort is a town in the Eastern Karoo region of South Africa. With the start of the Railways in Noupoort nearly all the personnel were …
PlaceLutheran Church, Martin Melck House and Sexton House, Strand Street, Cape Town.
… The Lutheran Church in Strand Street in Cape Town is the oldest church building in South Africa, dating back to … of 18th century buildings stands in Strand…
Document 23 - Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… Today marked the beginning of a process of mobilisation against … in support of labour's demands as presented to the government. Workers who were present at…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on being awarded an honorary doctorate University of Zululand, 30 May 1998
… Vice-Chancellor, Members of Council and Senate, Members of the University, Your Majesty, Premier, Distinguished Guests, … and Gentlemen: I am delighted to be…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
… to find a sea Route to India. This was in order to develop the spice route and spread Christianity. After a few … surmounted by a cross, was erected by Da…
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… The dwelling is a low single-storey structure with few … well built, and remains in its original condition. Only the tall trees that formerly stood close to…
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
… A Spring and Outspan in the Richtersveld with Geographical History dating back Millions of Years! A Spring may be the result of Karst Topography where…
EventMike Gatting’s rebel cricket tour is curtailed
… Negotiations between the National Sports Council (NSC) and the white South African Cricket Union (SACU) on the rebel cricket tour by Mike Gatting's England…
PlaceNdabeni
… The racially segregated suburb of Ndabeni was established in … Maitland,North of Pinelands and some 8 kilometres East of the city centre. . It owes its…
PlaceFourteen Streams
… Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 1226 metres. The railway line from Kimberley…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo
… Magdalen College, D. Phil., Michaelmas, 1997 Resistance to the apartheid system, led by the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies dominated South…
PlaceSenegal
… Senegal is bounded to the north and northeast by the Sénégal River, which separates it from Mauritania; to the east by Mali; to the south by Guinea and…
David Goldblatt, TJ, 1948-2010 - review by Claire Guillot, 25 January 2011
… One morning, in the middle-class suburb of Johannesburg where he lives, David … found his camper van on bricks. "Someone had stolen the wheels during the…
Hlaudi manifesto gives Jimi Matthews and his SABC comrades no option but to vote #Hlexit by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail & Guardian), 27 June 2016
… The group’s acting CEO is gone and one of its most popular … where comrade journalists whisper conspiratorially around the water cooler, it would be the SABC…
PlaceSt. Wendolins Ridge, Pinetown
… about 14 km from Central Pinetown, on land owned by the Roman Catholic diocese of Mariannhill and individual African Plot Holders. The Wendolins Area was…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… David Goldblatt was the first South African to be granted one of the art world’s major benchmarks for international success: a … exhibition at New York’s…
IFP 2019 Election Manifesto
… A GROWING ECONOMY The development of an inclusive economy is an absolute … poverty, redress inequality, empower families, and fulfil the rightful aspirations…
Chapter 5. A Rebel’s Daughter - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Hester Cornelius (Translated from the Afrikaans) I was born and brought up in the Lichtenburg District, Transvaal. Both my father and my grandfather fought…
PlaceManenberg, Cape Flats
… Township of Cape Town , South Africa, that was created by the Apartheid government, for low-income Coloured families in the Cape Flats and District Six, in…
Recommendations of Commission on undesirable publications - Interview: Albert Luthuli, 1 September 1957
… The recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry in regard to Undesirable Publications create another grave threat to the liberties of the people and…
PlaceRosebank, Cape Town
… of Cape Town , located between Mowbray and Rondebosch . The railway line from Salt River reached Rosebank, (the southern suburbs train route) on 19 December…