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PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… National Botanical Garden lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens…
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 Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for…
EventFormer Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
… On 14 October 1999, the first president and father of Tanzanian independence … died of leukaemia aged 77. Nyerere became a symbol of the struggle against…
PlaceOliewenhuis Art Museum
… collect, conserve and exhibit works of art which represent the heritage of South African art on behalf of and to the advantage and edification of the entire…
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… Bernhard Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert - the only document dealing directly with the origin of the city's name. Some controversy exists concerning…
PlaceLegogote Mountain Region, Mpumalanga
… South-East of eLundi and 12m North-East of White River. The name is said to be Swazi for "the large one' or 'eternal one'. Also recorded as 'Lugogodo'. The…
PlacePageview
… Fietas (as the place was popularly known) is one of the oldest communities in the Western suburbs of Johannesburg, and one of the first …
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela on Women’s Day, Pretoria, 9 August 1996
… Ministers; Guests; Friends and compatriots. When the women of South Africa converged on these Union Buildings … from every corner of South Africa, they…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe … 1944 a group of young political activists gathered at the Bantu Men's Social Centre in downtown…
A tireless campaigner by Jaspreet Kindra, 29 October 2003, South Africa
… t was in 1996 that a court challenge led to the first government provision of a cheap basic water supply to the destitute. The person behind the challenge…
Statement by Nelson R. Mandela on his relationship with his wife 13 April 1992
… The relationship between myself and my wife, Comrade Nomzamo Winnie Mandela, has become the subject of much media speculation. I am issuing this statement to…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… If a life could be mapped, that of the Honorable Arthur Chaskalson would surely appear as a … to human rights, and leading, without deviation, to the bench…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… A fire virtually destroyed the historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing … like historic documents, photos, trophies and records. The fire,…
PlaceBeachwood Mangroves Swamp, Durban
… Mangrove swamps have been rated amongst the rarest and most scientifically interesting eco-systems that occur in the tidal environment. The Beachwood…
Chapter 8 - Survivors
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 In the accounts that follow no one was killed…
PlaceFort Wiltshire
… Fort Wiltshire was erected by the British military during the frontier war of 1818-19, and was named in honour of Lt-Col Thomas Wiltshire of the 38th…
Address on South African Freedom Day 2001, Pietersburg, 27 April 2001
… Mayor Thabo Makunyane Distinguished Guests People of the Northern Province: In the past seven years we have travelled a long way and made great progress as a…
Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958]
… Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958] The Anti-C.A.D. Movement was formed in 1943 to fight the Coloured Advisory Council and the beginnings…
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…
PlaceGrey Street now Yusuf Dadoo Street, Durban-City Centre
… Not too many people are aware that Durban has the largest concentration of Indian people outside of India! Originally brought in during the 1860’s by the…
Interview with Lulu Dube by Sbongiseni Dladla, Ohlange, JL Dube House, 21 March 2011
… Sbongiseni Dladla (SD): How did you feel in hearing the street would be named after you Gogo? Lulu Dube (LD): I … me if I wouldagree to be honoured to have…
Biographical Introduction
… The fact that the artists in this exhibition represent a largely 'neglected … tradition' was nowhere more clearly demonstrated than in the effort to compile…
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 … Hidden from the visibility of the…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… Historical Background Barberton, the 'Daisy Town', was named after Henry Barber on 24th of July 1884 by the Gold Commissioner David Walson, after Barber and…
ANC NEC meets (30th November, - 2 December 2001), 29 November 2001
… The African National Congress National Executive Committee … at an undisclosed venue around Johannesburg from Friday, the 30th November until Sunday, the 2nd…
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… In 1821, the British Government took control of the British trading forts. In 1844, Fanti chiefs on the Gold Coast (as Ghana was then known) signed an…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The anti-trader sentiments evident in the…
Press Conference Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who escaped from prison in South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 2 January 1980, Lusaka
… I would like to state in my preliminary remarks that the overthrow of the hated and criminal policies that prevails in South Africa requires first that the…
Press Conference Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who escaped from prison in South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 2 January 1980, Lusaka
… I would like to state in my preliminary remarks that the overthrow of the hated and criminal policies that prevails in South Africa requires first that the…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… The building is the oldest existing dwelling in the immediate vicinity of Rustenburg. Designed in a … before 1874, when it was acquired by August Schoch…