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ArchiveSouth Africa in World War One, 31 October 2018
… In the second of a series of scholarly articles leading up to … ended, faced South Africans with a conundrum. Should they join Britain and her allies,…
PlaceMjanyana Hospital
… The village of Emjanyana was probably established in the mid-1970s, in Ngcobo Eastern Cape. In 1894 the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel …
Chapter 6 - No more suppers for my comrades
… wives and children arrived a day after the massacre to join their spouses. I GO BEFORE YOU; TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR … ANC terrorists about to wreak vengeance…
PlaceAloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth
… Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from the genus of plants with succulent leaves, erect spikes of … certain species. In 1873, Prime…
PlaceGrey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
… During the 1850s Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the …
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… The United Nations Charter was adopted in San Francisco by the United Nations Conference on International Organisations. … (eds)(1970). Standard…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… Awards In 1960, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee made history by awarding the … "Wind of Change" speech to the South African parliament in Cape Town . In the…
EventForced Removals commence from District Six
… The memory of District Six , also known as Kanaladorp (kanala … is a Malay word meaning ‘help one another’), is marked by the event of 11 February 1966. On…
PlaceAngra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
… for 'bay of tacks', this name was given in 1488 by the Portuguese mariner Bartholomeu Dias because contrary winds caused many tracks in the sand there! The…
Africa South
… edited by Ronald M. Segal (1932-2008) was launched in Cape Town in 1956. The journal was published quarterly while funds were available. The last and final…
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… was born at Bizana, Transkei (now known as Eastern Cape). During the 1940s, he enrolled at the University of Fort Hare where he became active in …
PlaceJutten Island, Saldanha Bay
… into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant scurvy on board the ship. On April 3, 1702, she hit reefs on the Southwest point of Jutten Island and within hours was…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… from 1978 to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at the age of 90 at his house Die Anker near Wilderness in the Western Cape. Botha was found dead in…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
… national and international scale. However, information on the lives and works of these authors are scant. Having said … puclications includes Men of the…
PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
… Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the 1830's. The Boers were … in order to free themselves from British rule in the…
ArticleColonial history of Nelspruit
… Nelspruit lies in the Lowveld, in the valley of the Crocodile River just below the great … for independence from the British-controlled ports of the Cape and…
ArchiveSteve Mokone: the striker who broke the apartheid barrier
… The first black South African footballer to play in Europe, was told whenever he scored it would be in the cause of independence. Jonathan Wilson tells of a …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… 1 A Marvellous Life! Denis Goldberg, South Africa and the World Chapter 2 Denis Goldberg and the Modern Youth Society Chapter 3 The Life of a Freedom … and…
PlaceConstantia
… The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- … the magisterial district of Wynberg , 24 km, by road from Cape Town . It was over 7.63 square…
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…
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… A five-day conference of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) held in Cape Town , unanimously resolved to oppose the proposed Asiatic Land Tenure and…
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… Moshoeshoe is credited as "the father of the Basotho people" as he was responsible for the creation of … was called at that stage, fell under the rule of the…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… Her collegue in the anti-apartheid struggle, Hilda Bernstein , describes … represented the backbone of women leaders in the Eastern Cape, especially in Port…
Steve Biko revisited by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 21 June 2016
… happening at my alma mater and employer for over 40 years, the University of Cape Town (UCT). Part of this endeavour involved exploring … agree with…
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
… Our Lady Of Montserrat in Betty's Bay, Western Cape is a Christian Congregation serving the Betty's Bay Community and encouraging others through a … working…
Pietie Norval was born on this day
… 7 April 1970 in Belleville. [i] He began playing tennis at the age of 7 years old, and turned professional at 18. [ii] … player. [iii] On 29 January 1989,…
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
… left wounded while more than 250 people were arrested. The protesting miners were demanding a wage increase at the Lonmin platinum mine. This was the biggest…
PlaceSt Paul’s Anglican Church, Main Road, Rondebosch
… The land upon which this church was erected was granted by … Just six days had elapsed since the Governor of the Cape, Sir Lowry Cole approved the grant of…
EventDr Abrahams to be returned to Bechuanaland
… The South African prime minister, Dr H.F. Verwoerd, announced in a statement before the Supreme Court in Cape Town, that Dr. Kenneth Abrahams would be…
EventNelson Mandela is free
… 27 years. Accompanied by his then-wife Winnie, he left the Victor Verster prison (later renamed Drakenstein Correctional Centre) on the outskirts of Paarl…