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EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
… The government proceeded with the introduction of apartheid laws in the 1950s. An example of this was the hated pass law. This …
Statement "Algeria honours Chief Luthuli" by Oliver Tambo, 30 November 1964
… From: South Africa Freedom News, Dar es Salaam The University of Algiers has conferred an honorary Doctorate … of Literature on Chief A.J. Luthuli, President…
PlaceKweneng, District of Botswana
… Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to …
PlaceOriental Plaza, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
… to home-ware to spices, plus food stalls. Established in the Johannesburg suburb of Fordsburg in the mid-1970s, when Indian traders from the vibrant 14th…
PlacePhiladelphia
… Not the Philadelphia one attributes to the Eastern parts of North America, this Philadelphia lies … Town, past Durbanville. Rural Philadelphia is located…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
… The house was originally known as Oosterzee and was built by PAM Cloete shortly after the South African War. Shortly thereafter it was sold to an … as a…
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
… designed by Architect; D.W. Wentink and built by H. Heath. The cornerstone was laid on 7 June 1898 by President Steyn, and the building was completed on 15…
PlacePakhuis Pass
… rock formations, steep gradients, and high-altitude views. The pass offers access to hiking trails and C. Louis Leipoldt 's grave. Construction on the…
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
… and gender activist who born in Grey Street Durban on the 12th August 1928. She was the daughter of Moosa Meer who was the editor and publisher of Indian…
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… de Klerk that he is ready to set up a Zulu state covering the KwaZulu homeland and Natal province as an act of insubordination against the government and…
EventNelson Mandela celebrates 88 th birthday
… this anti-apartheid icon, including a photo exhibit and the release of a book on the Meaning of Mandela the previous week. The event was meant to be part of…
PlacePioneer Museum, Silverton Pretoria
… The Pioneer open air Museum in Silverton, is set in a … and threshing floor, farming implements intact. A visit to the three hectare area to the Museum gives…
EventThree MK soldiers found guilty
… On the afternoon of 25 January 1980, three Umkhonto we Sizwe … they ducked into a Volkskas Bank branch in Silverton, on the eastern edge of Pretoria, and…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education Bibliography Caton-Thompson, … Denbow, James…
EventA Nigerian Boeing 727 airliner carrying 143 people crashes some twenty-five miles from Lagos, killing all on board
… killing all 143 passengers (some reports state 142/141). The plane departed from Port Harcourt destined for Lagos … TIX 185 that was heading for Enugu. It…
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… Ethiopian Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new…
EventDeputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood
… Mluleki George, SA deputy defence minister, attended the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France, which raged from 15 to … 1916…
PlaceAlbany, Eastern Cape
… The Region was established on 7 January 1814 by Sir John Craddock, In 1811, he was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony and commander of the forces on that…
EventProgressive Reform Party is formed
… The Progressive Reform Party (PRP) was formed in the wake of the merger between the Progressive Party and the Reform … ' Progressive Reform Party (PRP) ', in…
Call for Participants: Academy for African Urban Diversity
… DEADLINE: 14 MAY 2017 The African continent is rapidly urbanizing. If this point is … consensus about what this process will mean for Africans. The Academy…
PlaceHistorical core of Wynberg Village
… The old village of Wynberg was developed during the mid-19th Century when it became the preferred place of retirement for British civil servants … The old…
Document 16 - Letter from Clements Kadalie to E. R. Roux, 10 October 1928
… original letter you wrote to him with regard to myself and the I.C.U. Your letter is libelous as well as deceitful when … as you are made to understand by…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… Liberia was 'founded' by the American Colonisation Society (ACS) in 1822 and was to serve as the home of freed slaves from the United States. Although…
PlaceXanadu Nature Estate, Hartebeespoort
… The beautiful Xanadu Nature Estate , in Hartbeespoort, is set on 240 Hectares and overlooks the majestic Magaliesberg Mountain Range. A natural Wetland runs…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
… Balthazar John Vorster was born in in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape on 13 December 1915. Vorster began his … career as a lawyer after completing his studies…
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
… Bay, Western Cape is a Christian Congregation serving the Betty's Bay Community and encouraging others through a … working for Justice and Peace, Respect and…
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… with Absolom Zithulele Cindi who was an activist in the black consciousness movement and later in the Azanian People's Organization and the trade union…
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… The Conservatory was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the original building into sections and transported it to…
EventJapanese submarines attack naval base in Madagascar
… On 30 May 1942, Japanese submarines launched an attack on the Diego Suarez naval base off Madagascar. This attack was in support of the beleaguered Vichy…
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… On 10 November 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War (WW2), Proclamation 276 of Government … Gazette 2699 was published. This proclamation…