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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…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The museum, located on an 80ha site next to the…
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… in 1912-13 and was officially opened on 7 June 1913 by the Minister of Railways & Harbours, Mr Henry Burton. It was … a National Monument under old NMC…
PlaceVan Riebeeck’s Hedge, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town.
… These trees are a remnant of the hedge planted in 1660 by Jan van Riebeeck as a Boundary to the newly established Settlement at the Cape. Jan van Riebeeck,…
EventWolraad Woltemade drowns at sea after saving 14 people from a sinking ship
… On 1 June 1773, the Jonge Thomas, a Dutch East India ship, was anchored at the mouth of the Salt River in Table Bay. In the early hours of the … jaar…
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
… Born in the Ogani District of Nigeria, Ken Saro Wiwa studied English at the Government College Umuahia. He took up a post as a Civil Administrator during the…
Letter to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by O. R. Tambo, 21 July 1986
… July 1986 which has now reached me, and greatly appreciate the trouble you have taken to communicate to us your views on the South African situation. …
PlaceAlabama, Klerksdorp
… Township 6 km West of Klerksdorp in the North West . It is said to take its name indirectly from the State in South-East America. Named after, the…
PlaceWoodstock
… The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town , on the Main Road to Stellenbosch , later to become known as, Albert Road. The Area was named after…
PlaceWonderboom Nature Reserve, Pretoria
… The Wonderboom Nature Reserve and is Home to a 1000 Year Old Fig Tree, or Ficus Salicifolia, known as the 'Wonderboom' [wonder tree]. Legend states that the…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Mooki Molapo, told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha, a…
PlaceMichaelis School of Fine Art
… The Michaelis School of Fine Art, the namesake of the Fine Art Department of the University of Cape Town , is …
PlaceHawston
… Close to Hermanus, the town of Hawston with its long, white unspoilt beach lies cosily between the sea and the mountain. It is thought that long ago the…
PlaceStone House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… John Barrow (Sen) and Albert (Bert) Barrow to construct the House. During 1902, Stonehouse duly grew out of the rocky ridge between what is now Rock Ridge…
Document 11 - Second letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd
… TO MY LETTER of 20 April 1961, to which you do not have the courtesy to reply or acknowledge receipt. In the letter referred to above I informed you of the…
Address by President Mandela at ECOWAS Abuja, 30 October 1998
… Your Excellency, the Chair of ECOWAS Heads of State Excellencies Distinguished … Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed an honour for me as the Chair of SADC, to…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990
… POM When we were talking to one of the people yesterday in one of the townships, we talked to one 15 year old boy and I asked … him would he have been…
PlaceCape Agulhas, Western Cape
… Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is said to have been given because the compass needle was seen to…
A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 April 2015, South Africa
… But is it time to review that definition, based on the hostilities and inequalities that exist in KwaZulu-Natal? The EFF is certainly not planning to turn a…
PlaceTsolo
… (prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign…
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…
Bibliographical Data
… In the preparation of the introductory essays in this volume, heavy reliance has been placed on the documents collected by the editors and the interviews…
PlaceTable Mountain, Cape Town
… The World famous Table Mountain is part of the scenic Peninsula Mountain chain that stretches from Signal Hill in the North (rightmost peak in the image…
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
… 18 of these were in solitary confinement due to my being the only white detainee. I had been released after my first … prisoner, just three years earlier. I…
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… Following the Kinross mine disaster killing 177 miners (all migrant … fellow mine workers held memorial services throughout the mining industry to mourn…
EventSANNC (ANC) meeting is attended by a large number of people
… A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National Congress, now African … from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… The Franschhoek Motor Museum offers visitors a special … of vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and memorabilia in the magnificent setting of Franschhoek. The…
PlaceCampanile, Port Elizabeth
… The Campanile was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers and is situated at the entrance to the …
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… Durban like you’ve never seen it before. Take a ride up the SkyCar to the top of the arch where you’ll be rewarded with spectacular and …
PlaceSouth African National Archive in Cape Town
… The South African Archive is made up of records pertaining … to Titles Deeds, Wedding, Birth and Death Certificates. The South African National Archive has…