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PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up to first level, and the second storey with…
PlacePaternoster, West Coast
… on whites Dunes, and of Bokkoms (dried Fish), drying in the wind. Paternoster, one of the Oldest Villages in the West Coast Area encapsulating this sun…
ANC ‘Military High Command’ Leader Interviewed
… From the "Focus on Africa" program BBC World Service 4th July 1986 … cities such as Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town - the latest today in Pretoria-since…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of president Rafsanjani of Iran Pretoria, 12 September 1996
… stay in our country. I still remember with great fondness the visit we paid to your country four years ago. At the time of that visit, our country was still…
PlaceEmoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Emoyeni, the ‘Place in the Air’ in Nguni, is located on the highest point, of the highest ridge in Parktown, keeping …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
… p class="insert_center inote"> From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents … E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru condemns…
ArchiveBiography of Dambisa Moyo by Alex Kamau
… global economist. Born in Zambia she was exposed to the harsh economic realities that Africa faces early in her … and incorporated into large state-owned…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida References: 1. Mayson, J S, The Malays of Cape Town, Manchester, UK, Cave and…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… The Gandhi Development Trust recognises on this important occasion of the centenary of Phoenix Settlement, the outstanding contribution, dedication and…
PlaceMalay Quarter, Cape Town
… The area, known as the Malay Quarter of Cape Town, nestles against the steep slopes of Signal Hill. It formerly covered a much … larger piece of land but…
PlaceSAAF Memorial and Museum
… memorial is built on Bay Hills and offers a clear view of the Air Force Base at Zwartskop. The outline of the Voortrekker Monument is also visible from here…
PlaceKruger House Museum
… Situated at 60 Church Street, this was the home of President Paul Kruger. It was his personal property as the ZAR did not have an official residence for the…
EventBeyers Naudé is served with his second banning order
… Naudé was born into a family that was fully committed to the preservation of Afrikaner nationalism. His father was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church …
EventAZAPO is re-launched in Roodepoort
… The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) was re-launched in Roodepoort for the second time. After the outbreak of the Student Uprising in 1976, the…
EventDemonstrators close down businesses and government offices in Lesotho
… and government offices in Lesotho as protests against the outcome of the 23 May 1998 election results intensified. The protests were organized by opposition…
EventArrival of Chinese labourers in South Africa
… A labour shortage at the gold mines on the Rand resulted in the importation of Chinese labour in 1904. This situation, in … Thompson.L.M, (1960), The…
EventGerman Lieutenant-General Lothar von Trotha lands in Swakopmund, South West Africa
… The scorched earth campaign conducted by Germany against the Herero people in South West Africa (now known as Namibia) is considered among the first…
PlaceCuylerville
… R.N. sailed in "Chapman". Their locations was between the Wellington and Palmiet Rivers and their centre was named … after Colonel Jacob CUYLER, 59 Regiment…
PlaceStanger, now officially known as KwaDukuza
… Stanger was founded in 1872 and was named after the first Surveyor-General of the then Colony of Natal, William Stanger. KwaDukuza which incorporates the…
Nelson Mandela University presenting AEE REP qualification programme
… The Nelson Mandela University will be hosting the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) qualification programme the Certified Renewable Energy Professional …
PlaceGlen Grey Division
… The frontier war of 1850-53 was precipitated when the amaNgqika, faced with the increased pressure of European settlement upon their …
PlacePella
… In the mid-1880s a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries … lime and hundreds of wagon loads of willow wood…
ArchiveChapter 14 Out of prison: 28 February 1985 as a free person by Denis Goldberg
… disturbing and exhausting. It was lovely sitting in the back of a car looking at the city with her, holding hands. Very new, but as old as the hills!…
Notes from Books
… Jean Gelman Taylor, THE SOCIAL WORLD OF BATAVIA: EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN IN DUTCH ASIA. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1983 The book…
ArchiveArt Fair forced to reinstate Mabulu painting after Goldblatt threat by Matthew Krouse (Mail & Gurdian), 28 September 2013
… The FNB Jo'burg Art Fair, running in Sandton until Sunday, has been full of surprises. The Mail & Guardian reported on Friday that artist Ayanda … Yakhal…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
… independent from Nigeria. This region comprised roughly the south-eastern provinces of Nigeria. This declaration came … after two military coups and two…
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… After the completion of World War One's Treaty of Versailles, … German South West Africa was declared a mandate of the new international peace-keeping body,…
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Esau Mokhethi reburial speech by AZAPO President Cde. Koti Dikobo
… Letshelega, Prof. Masango, Rev. Raboroko and Rev. Vilakazi The family of Comrade Esau Tshehlo Mokhethi, Bataung, the Moeketsi family and all relatives. The…
ANC statement on incident at Luthuli House, 29 February 2008
… Luthuli House has been evacuated following an incident at the entrance to the building. The details of the incident are as follows: A man entered the …