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EventSlachter’s Nek rebels are hanged
… In 1815, tensions between the British and Dutch were running high. The Dutch settlers strongly (and correctly) suspected the British of resenting their…
EventSANNC (ANC) meeting is attended by a large number of people
… A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National Congress, now African … from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The…
PlaceValdezia Mission Station, Soutpansberg District
… Situated in the Soutpansberg District to the south-east of Louis Trichardt is Valdezia Mission … Station in Limpopo has certainly done much to benefit the…
PlaceOak-Villa Cottage, Baviaanskloof Road
… Oak Villa is one of the first townhouses in Hout Bay and the first to be erected in the Baviaanskloof area. The … accommodate his growing family. The cottage…
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… Known popularly as the 'White Building'. The old Harbour Board Building was used for 70 years for … Elizabeth. Sir Rufane Donkin was acting Governor at the …
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
… The m'Bashe lighthouse lies on the Wild Coast , part way between East London and Port St Johns. It was back in 1890's that the Cape Colonial Lighthouse…
EventGeneral Louis Botha wins elections
… Louis Botha and Hertzog's South African Party (SAP) won the majority number of seats in the House Assembly forming the first government of the Union … races'…
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… In 1900, C James, an official of the British colonial administration, went on a voyage to South Africa to evaluate the market for produce. He undertook this…
ArchiveNotes taken from Selvyn Gross
… Notes taken from Selvyn Gross in Botswana on Cape Town activists and academics. …
PlaceNiewoudtville
… (prior to 1910) The village of Nieuwoudtville was established in 1897 on the farm Groenrivier which, as the name implies, was sited on … of Nieuwoudtville…
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… This is probably the oldest surviving house in Port Elizabeth and was built by Rev Francis McClelland of the Church of England, who arrived in 1820 with the…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… His father, Govan Mbeki, was a prominent member of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape. The young Mbeki joined the ANC Youth League at…
EventArthur Elias Letele, medical doctor and prominent ANC leader who went into exile in Basutoland, dies
… was born in Lesotho in 1916, but grew up in Ladybrand in the Free State. After completing secondary school in the Eastern Cape, he studied medicine and…
ArchivePhotograph: illustrating entertainment facili
… scene (of Coloured people) at a nightclub in District Six, Cape Town. …
PlaceVoortrekker Monument
… The Voortrekker Monument is located just South of Pretoria, … and was Built to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854…
PlaceDriekopseiland: Rock engravings
… rock-engraving site which lies south-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape. The site is situated on the glaciated pavement … and Veil: The rock engravings…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Policy of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa … bygewerk deur D.W. Kruger; 3de bygewerkte uitg., Goodwood,…
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… a South African poet, committed suicide by walking into the sea. Jonker was 31 Years old. The advanced ideas inherent in Ingrid Jonker's poems have … in his…
Book Launch: The Nightwatchman, Hlonipha Mokoena
… We're so looking forward to the launch of Hlonipha Mokoena's new book, THE NIGHTWATCHMAN at Love Books, Melville, Johannesburg on … choices move through…
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… Francisco de Almeida served as the viceroy to the Portuguese State of India from 1505 to 1509. Upon his … Santa Cruz. In late February he dropped anchor near…
PlacePosthuys
… Posthuys is considered of the earliest buildings along the False Bay Coastline and was … but it is thought to be the 2nd oldest building in the Cape after…
EventSouth Africa relinquishes sovereignty over Walvis Bay
… to this day in history search archive Walvis Bay, from the Dutch for "Whale Bay", is situated in Namibia, along the west coast of southern Africa, formerly…
PlaceUmlazi
… History of Umlazi The history of Umlazi (or Mlazi) dates back to 1845 when … Board, were surprised at this idea, and eventually in the Cape Town Parliament…
PlaceTable View
… Further North of Cape Town’s City Centre , across the Rietvlei Lagoon which is popular for its abundant … young families and is a vibrant and growing…
EventNelson Mandela is born
… Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the small village of Mvezo , in the district of Qunu near Umtata , Transkei (now known as Eastern Cape …
ArchiveFifth Annual Symposium on Ethnomusicology
… Cream poster with brown lettering. University of Cape Town Faculty of Music Notice of a Symposium. Artwork of …
ArchiveFree Mandela!: free our leaders!
… Grey, white and red poster. Image of Cape Town and Robben Island in background with title in red …
Address at University of KwaZulu-Natal SRC awards, 7 May 2005, Howard College, Durban
… Economic Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, Deans of Faculties and the entire academic community, SRC President, SRC Members and … Guests, It is a pleasure and a…
ArchiveHunger striker: Henry Fazzie: Age 67 years: UDF
… on 4th August 1986. Issued by Grassroots Publications, Cape Town. …
ArchiveUDF: United Democratic Front
… Notice of a National Rally on 20th August at Cape Town. Large artwork of UDF Logo. Black, red, yellow and …