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Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… and João Silva documented the bloody chaos that took place in South African townships in the early 1990s. In …
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
… Hepple acted as his legal representative. His trial took place in Pretoria's Old Synagogue. In November 1962, he was …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… and twenty-two million people voted. The election took place in a festive atmosphere, contrary to fears of political …
EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
… subject matter focused mostly on events that were taking place in the Cape and Natal as well as landscapes. Bowler …
Zweli Mkhize denies Redi Tlhabi’s book allegations, says he hasn’t read it, 18 - September - 2017
… being like a daughter to him. He complained that neither City Press nor the author of a book that alleges he tried to … 2017 at 12:30 PM, questions were sent…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Joint Session of the Parliament of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 30 October 2007
… inspired to attend the independence celebrations in this city on that historic day in 1990. The reality that we … conflicts; a continent whose citizens…
EventSouth Africa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National Disaster
On this day in 2025, South Africa officially classified gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster, following nationwide protests where women…
EventSouth Africa's TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
… Tutu, began its first formal hearings in East London City Hall. The South African TRC was set up by the Government …
PlaceGroote Kerk, Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… floor and a front gable. Since 1666 burials had taken place inside the inner courtyard of the Castle, but the space … purposes and the removal of the…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… or the mines). By 1940, new changes were taking place. By then, more black men had entered the factories and … as is production. In industrial society,…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… in March 199, to establish, and indeed, defend, the place of Afrikaans culture in post-apartheid South Africa. …
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… African National Congress ( ANC ) National Conference took place from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo …
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… consciousness. In addition, it also became the birth place of many of South Africa’s strongest trade unions. …
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… and the launch of the EFF as a political party took place. The 1,200 delegates in attendance joined the EFF and …
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… the measure. In 1981 when the Council's election took place only 10% of the Indian voters cast their votes. Women …
List of deaths in detention
… there were 67 acknowledged deaths. Year Name Date died Age Place Days held Official/alleged cause 1963 1. Ngudle, …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Battle of Blood River of 1838. This historic event took place near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal, between the …
ArticleThe Western Front
… of battle and where most of the war casualties took place. It stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss border …
ArticleTransport in the air
… a wood fire. That year the first known human flight took place in such a balloon. It went as high as 26 metres and …
Safety and security issues
… in order to ensure that an assault or rape indeed took place. This medical evidence is of critical importance in …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… of the National Democratic Revolution and put in place a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and … to be `the skunk of the world`. SOUTH AFRICA IS A…
Archive1996 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 1996
… democracy once again asserts itself as citizens of that city express their appreciation for the feat of our soccer … export and the creation of jobs, that we…
Archive2003 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2003
… our country already take for granted. As we meet at this place at the southern tip of Africa that houses our national … - who is the cricket champion of the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… There was an almost 100 percent closure of shops in the city. Only a handful of people could be seen in Grey and … addressed a meeting of the Progressive…
Address by President Zuma on the occasion of his Inauguration as fourth President of South Africa
… the people of our country must be fulfilled. There is no place for complacency, no place for cynicism, no place for excuses. Everything we do must contribute…
PlaceGuinea
… to the country Papua New Guinea. Conakry is the largest city and national capital, with a population of 1.66 million. … place …
PlaceDoornfontein, Johannesburg
… South Africa, and is located just to the East of the City Centre. The Area of Doornfontein, which means thorn … South Africa, and is located just to the East…
New Book | Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy edited by Jon Soske and Sean Jacobs
… of international affairs at the New School in New York City and the founder of the popular website Africa Is a …
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… quality. Paul Kruger’s home was one of the first in the city to use electricity , and he had one of the first … place …
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
… you with a Panoramic View of the Zoo and surrounding City. The Zoo also offer exciting tours: * Aquarium tours - … place …