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EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… charges against him regarding his alleged participation in the Rwandan genocide by a Court of Law in Rwanda. Bishop … on 14 April 1999 and charged with…
PlaceRobert Sobukwe Town, was called Graaf-Reinet
… The oldest town in the Eastern Cape, the fourth oldest in South Africa and certainly one of the most atmospheric, Graaff-Reinet lies enclosed by a bend ……
PlaceWaverly Road Memorial, Durban South
… The South African War Memorial was unveiled on May 24, 1910, … Avenue, in memory of those who lost their lives in the Boer War . It was designed by Walter…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… On 17 March, 1992, President F.W. de Klerk announced the results of the Whites-only referendum held to determine White people’s support for the reform…
EventAt least 100 people drown in a flood at Laingsburg
… On 25 January 1981, Laingsburg in the Western Cape was devastated by a severe flood. The hard rains immersed the whole town in water, only the roofs of the…
Zastron
… Zastron lies at the foot of the Aasvoelberg which is the highest peak in the Free State province (2207m, or …
Firstly, as to COST
… We, the participants at the Negotiating Forum meeting at the World Trade Centre on 1 and 2 April 1993: NOTING With …
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… years of mounting international tension - encompassing the Spanish Civil War, the Anschluss (union) of Germany and Austria, Hitler's occupation of the…
EventHerero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
… Present-day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during the scramble for Africa in the latter half of the nineteenth century,…
PlaceRichmond
… The Village of Richmond was established in 1844 on a portion of the Farm Driefontein, owned by P J van der Merwe. It was named after the Earl of Richmond,…
PlaceGoedverwact
… Mission station of the Moravian Church on the Western slopes of the Piketberg, in the magisterial district of Piketberg. The …
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… The Baxter Theatre Centre opened on 1 August 1977 and was designed by Jack Barnett as honor to the late Dr. W Duncan Baxter’s bequest for the purpose of…
PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
… "To see this sculpture of Mandela !" Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road and Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of…
PlaceCamp’s Bay, Cape Town
… Camp's Bay is located some 9 km from Cape Town , on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles . Zwarte Maria Evert was the first owner of the Farm that later became…
Event15 000 applications for gold mining permits received per week in Johannesburg
… The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) transformed South African from an agrarian society at the edge of world trade into a globally integrated…
Address during a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 10 years of Democracy In South Africa Monday 10 May 2004, Cape Town
… Madam Speaker Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Deputy Speaker Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP Mister President Deputy President Members of the…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… township situated in Ladysmith/Emnambithi, KwaZulu-Natal . The name Steadville comes from the Stead family, particularly Frederick Stead. It is believed that…
PlaceKwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
… Kwa-Zulu Natal has a diverse literary heritage, from the legacy of prominent Indian writers and political figures in Grey Street in Durban, to the writers of…
ArchivePostscript Ante by Howard Barrell
… In July 1990, five months after the South African government had unbanned the ANC, security police in Durban raided a local house. An … ANC cadres giving…
Work In Progress
… The context in which the first issue of Work In Progress appeared was one in which the embryonic trade union movement had not yet emerged as a major actor on…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… Address Interval 2.Speech Refreshments 3.Auction "THE SPARK" A Play in 3 Acts ( 12 Scenes) and Songs Songs: "The Spark" "7th November" (in Xhosa) "The Earth…
PlaceGugulethu Township
… Gugulethu is a township 15 km away from Cape Town. The name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for … Pride'. This township was established along…
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province. It is on the border between South ……
EventA United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees
… Following the Rwandan genocide of 1994, thousands of Hutu refugees fled to the neighboring Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire. This was in an attempt to…
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… and moderate Hutus were murdered by Rwanda's Hutu regime. The catalyst for the genocide is usually identified as the shooting down of an airplane carrying…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van de Ste l to a … who had previously been a ship's captain, brought out the…
EventDecision to integrate city councils of Pretoria area
… The municipality of Pretoria announced that several … autonomous city councils were going to merge to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality …
'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art by Sean O'Toole, November 2002
… Warren Siebrits' coming of age. A former curator at the influential Everard Read Contemporary, circa State of the Art in the early 90s, Siebrits is best…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
EventSouth African Police (SAP) is founded
… In 1913 the Police Bill and Defence Bill were both enacted and the authorisation for the establishment of a national police force was given. The … [Accessed…