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EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… The Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on the United … The bombing…
EventWiehahn Commission Report tabled in parliament
… On 1 May 1979, the first interim report of the Wiehahn Commission is tabled in Parliament. The Wiehahn Commission was set up by the government after the …
PlaceGeneral Smuts House Museum, Doornkloof
… of Pretoria, is a unique museum that reveals much about the life and the spirit of this great statesman. Soldier, scholar, … It was at Doornkloof, a modest…
3. Charge of assault against an estate manager
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … by employers. Such assaults had to be reported to the magistrate. The following document is…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Pachai In 1885 thirteen Gujarati Muslims (known at the time as 'Arabs') who were trading in…
PlaceSun Valley Estates, Ladysmith
… Valley Estates were orange growing farms owned by Whites. The land initially formed part of the Berlin Mission’s land holdings. In 1924 this fragment of land…
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use of firearms by the police, the … …
ArchiveOpening Address of Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Commemoration Project, by Nelson Mandela, 21 September 2004, Johannesburg
… and Friends Thank you for attending this function at the invitation of an old man. What you have just witnessed … returning these items to me. However, I…
PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… 1.3 Million (2008, Joburg archive). Soweto was created in the 1930's when the White Government started separating Blacks from Whites . … Industrial Area or…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
… The "International Tribute - For a Free South Africa" is an historic and unique event. Artists from across the world are gathering in Wembley Stadium to…
PlaceNelspruit
… A quaint little town, near the Kruger National Park. Known now as Mbombela, which has a … Cup Stadium. This stadium which was built for some of the 2010…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
… At approximately 11:00 PM, John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back as he entered his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Lennon's…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… Igbo (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional … and his keen ear for spoken language have made…
Nelson Mandela Regrets, Nostalgia and Dreams:
… Introduction Nelson's letters reflect the volumes that remain unsaid because of the censorship rules that prescribe and proscribe the thoughts of a prisoner…
Apdusa Views
… "Apdusa Views sees as its task to act as a watchdog of the oppressed people. We intend to comment to warn and to expose all those who act against the…
PlaceNZASM Goods Office, Railway Street, Pretoria
… The building was erected by the Netherlands-South Africa Railway Co, probably in 1896, and is the largest and best remaining example of the Company's…
PlaceDolobran, Parktown, Johannesburg
… built in 1906 for Sir Charles Llewellyn Andersson, son of the famous explorer Carl Andersson. Andersson had amassed … and brilliant accountancy. He was a…
Letter from Maryland (http://www.archaeology.org/) by Julie Schablitsky
… tracing their lineages through manumission records, the wills of slave owners, and censuses. Nancy Daniels, for … Africa, and we are from Europe.” Daniels…
PlaceSteenberg Farmstead, Tokai Road, Constantia
… The Steenberg Estate, originally known as the Zwaanswyk, was granted to Catherina Ustings in 1688 and was one of the first farms in the Western Cape. Its…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… on 23 June 1989.This house dating from 1938 was built for the famous sculptor Anton van Wouw and is an example of Norman Eaton’s romantic, organic designs…
PlaceDurbanville
… The site currently known as Durbanville was originally … "D'Urban" in honour of Sir Benjamin D'Urban, Governor of the Cape. Durbanville is not your average…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… “Curries” a name associated to the vibrant stadium in the struggle days, particularly in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black …
PlaceAmatikulu, a Nature Reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… some 130 km North-East of Durban, near Gingindlovu. Where the first sugar factory in Zululand was established in 1908 … by Sir J.L. Hulett . Roughly an hour…
PlaceSalt River
… The exact date when the Village of Salt River was established is not known but in 1665 the Settlement is recorded to have overlooked a Fjord over the River…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… On 8 July 1895 the Delagoa Bay railway line was officially opened by Paul … Its link to Pretoria was completed on 20 October 1894.The railway line was…
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
… January 1923 1. Minimum or Standard rate of wages for all the African Workers throughout South. Conditions of the Railways workers also to be considered. 2…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… Bachelor's degree in England, as well as degree in law at the University of Amsterdam. He became increasingly disillusioned by the treatment of Afrikaners by…
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… with an MSc in Economics and International Relations at the University College in London. While Minty was abroad he worked for the International Defence and…
EventIFP agrees to participate in 1994 elections
… The transition in South Africa from Apartheid regime to democratic dispensation was not easily achieved. The period was characterised by demands and counter…
PlaceEmpangeni
… Empangeni, a town about 160 km from Durban on the R34 just off the N2, is positioned in the hilly countryside of the Uthungulu district. The area … Empangeni…