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PlaceDiepkloof, Soweto
… 104 098 persons (2001 Census). It is located on the Eastern Border of Soweto and is close to main Transport routes into Johannesburg. The three main Areas in…
Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws, I.C.U. Yase Natal, 1929 [Extracts]
… 1. Name And Jurisdiction The Organization shall be known as the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union Yase Natal (hereinafter referred to as the I.C.U. or…
PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… east of Wynberg and 25 km of south-east of Cape Town in the Western Cape . The name is of Xhosa origin and means ‘new home’. Origin of … with Crossroads…
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
… Dorkay House, a building at the south end of Eloff Street in downtown Johannesburg, functioned as the headquarters for the Union of South African Artists,…
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
… Zulu name for ridge on the Mountains in Drakensberg, including such Peaks as Cathedral Peak, the Bell, the Outer Horn and the Inner Horn. Said to mean 'Ridge…
PlaceMaclear's Beacon
… It is the highest point of Table Mountain, which is a 'Seven Wonder' of the world! Discover the vast natural beauty of the Table Mountain National Park ……
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… The Bensusan Museum of Photography is named after Dr AD … mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the art and science of…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… The building was designed by Sytze Wierda, chief architect of the ZAR's Public Works Department. Its foundation stone was … completed on or before 10 April…
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… A stay-away by Black workers in the industrial areas of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle is called by Black unions and civic groups …
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, … of States, Professor Jan Lombard, was destroyed at the University of Pretoria. The aims of the…
EventWorld Aids Day
… Following the January 1988 meeting of Health Ministers in London, a … 1 December would annually be observed as World Aids Day. The step was motivated by the…
EventBafana Bafana loses to Germany
… South African soccer team Bafana Bafana played against the German national soccer team in an international friendly match, in Dusseldorf in Germany. The game…
EventGandhi leads Satyagraha Passive Resistance Campaign
… Born in 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat, India, the internationally prominent Indian campaigner, Mohandas Gandhi, led the 1906 Satyagraha Passive Resistance…
PlaceState President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
… The largest of Bloemfontein's many Recreational spots, the Park has many sculptured flowerbeds, rolling lawns and shady spots. The facilities at this Park…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The new and competitive presence of Indians in…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was increased from 5.1m to 10.2m. Initially…
PlaceFort Daspoortraand
… This fort was built by the firm Schneider & Co, which was connected to the French firm, Le Creusot. Military engineers, Leon Grunberg and Sam Leon were…
PlaceIrish House, Polokwane Museum
… Right in the centre of the city of Polokwane is Irish House, a Victorian building that was prefabricated and moved complete to the City by a German immigrant…
EventNomsa Mapongwana is assassinated
… Mapongwana, wife of chairperson Michael Mapongwana of the United Democratic Front (UDF) affiliated Western Cape … in Lingelethu West. Mapongwana and her…
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
… The first cases of an unusually severe and deadly strain of … Flu', were diagnosed on this date in Durban. This started the worst pandemic ever in South…
EventKing George VI is born
… Cottage in Norfolk on 14 December 1895. George ascended the English throne following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who…
SABC CEO quits after about-turn by Shain Germaner (Cape Times), 28 Jun 2016
… group chief executive Jimi Matthews furiously defended the public broadcaster, its chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, and conditions at the company…
PlaceHout Bay East and West Forts
… Found on opposite sides of the Bay entrance, on the mountain. Origanally built to protect the Bay entrance! The site was declared a National Monument …
PlaceGaries
… To describe Garies as in the middle of nowhere does not do any damage to the reputation of the Town (for those who stay here, particularly during the …
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital, ……
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The three major movements fighting the war, the Movimiento Popular de Liberación de Angola, (MPLA),…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… The Defense Amendment Bill, designed to make military service … for White young men, was passed on 9 June 1967 - with the support of the opposition…
EventLinguist and educationist Sedumedi Moloto is born
… educationist and teacher who served as chairman of both the Tswana Language Committee of South Africa and the Botswana National Language Committee was born…
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… on a proposed new series of images which would take the photographer right across the country, David Goldblatt bought a Global Positioning … and a series of…
PlaceSao Bento Shipwreck, Coffee Bay
… The earliest known wreck is the Portuguese carrack, Sao Bento. A carrack is a sailing sailing ship of the 14th–17th centuries that was usually built with…