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… The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town is all about fun and … for Adults and Kids alike. See over 3,000 creatures, from the smallest Species to yellowfin tunas and sharks.  Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium celebrates the unique collection of Marine Life that lives off South …

… Named after Jonas Bergtheil, this museum is situated in the leafy suburb of Westville, almost midway between Durban and Pinetown.  The museum is housed in Westville’s oldest building (c.1840) … add an atmosphere of tranquility. Exhibits focus on the first German settlers that Jonas Bergtheil brought to …

… The Settlement of Green Point was established sometime before … Green Point, in Cape Town. Somerset Road is heart of the Green Point area. Perfectly positioned, as it feeds straight out of the CBD at Riebeek Street through to the Main Road in …

… Clifford Hume Knight purchased the land in 1901, and subsequently built his residence upon … style with features reminiscent of a Venetian palazzo. The property was bought in 1939 by Princess Ida Labia. It was … Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 September 1982. The Muizenberg Battle site flanks the home of the first …

… facts against a former fellow student-leader charged under the Terrorism Act. At the time Mazwai was a journalist with the Sowetan. In the early 1980s the Nationalist Party … Martin, K., (1997),  'Chronology of some pointers to the history of the media in South Africa' , from …

… commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his accomplice and lover, Joey Haarhoff, were linked to the disappearance of five girls between 1988 and 1990. They … Wapenaar (12), Yolande Wessels (12) and Fiona Harvey (12). The girls have never been found. Their last victim escaped …

… The village of Great Brak Rivier was founded by Charles … together with his wife and four children, emigrated to the Cape in 1859. They landed at Mossel Bay following a sea voyage of 68 days. After a few months he was awarded the tender for Keeper of the Toll Bridge at Great Brak River …

… Joe Slovo, the communist intellectual widely credited with being one of the masterminds of South Africa's national reconciliation, died after a long battle with cancer of the bone marrow. He was a long- time National Chairperson of … Slovo Hero File , from  moreorless heroes and killers of the 21st centuary , 19 June, [online], Available at  …

… Cape Town. He completed his higher education diploma at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1940 and became a teacher at the Karoo Secondary School in Beaufort West where he met, and … married, his wife in 1946. In 1952 he was appointed as the first principal of Grassy Park Secondary School, and that …

… Racialism At Natal University”: Statement, June 1956 51 [The most unscientific and blatantly racialistic statement made by Dr Malherbe, Principal of the University of Natal, alleging that the African was “totalitarian at heart and used to an …

… The man who was arrested alongside late anti-apartheid … activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, took centre stage at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday during the first sitting of the inquest into his death. Salim Essop …

… The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, and date to 3.3 million …

… From the book:  My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner 'Before dawn on 5 December, 1956, the security branch of the police entered the homes of 140 people and arrested 156 …

… in 1959 as a co-educational Afrikaans High School in the Vredenhof residence, presently the Frank Joubert Art and  Design Centre in the leafy suburb of Newlands. The school started with 37 …

… The excellent Portrayal of Life as a Migrant Worker, found at the Worker’s Museum in Newtown, Johannesburg , was … sensationalising any aspect of this tragic practice. The Museum is Housed in an Old Migrant Labour Hostel Compound … https://www.sayellow.com/the-workers-museum-johannesburg …

… lions and a leopard, for which he built an extension onto the menagerie to house the creatures. On the slopes just above the land presently occupied by the …

…   The New Germany Lutheran Church is the oldest congregation in the ELCSA(NT). Located in the greater Durban area, this … https://showme.co.za/durban/lifestyle/the-new-germany-lutheran-church/ …

… President P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela , leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC), conditional release from the prison sentence he had been serving since the conclusion of the Rivonia Trial in 1964. The condition of …

… (Stephanus Johannes Paulus) was born on 10 October 1825 in the Steynsburg district. When the Great Trek started in 1836, he joined the trek party of Hendrik Potgieter, and later settled on a …

… or resettlement camp for Farm Workers who were driven off the farms. The Land was bought by the South African Bantu Trust (which was later renamed as the … Forced Removals In South Africa – The Surplus People’s Reports Vol. 2, January 1983, (Natal), … 206-210,214-15,234-235| Forced Removals In South Africa – The Surplus People’s Reports Vol.1, January 1983, p.13| …

… constitutional democracy and nation-building. "It was with the greatest sadness that I have learned of the death of Nelson Mandela. My wife, Elita, and I would like … convey our deepest condolences to his wife Graça Machel, the Mandela family and their friends, to the ANC and indeed …

… The eminent British statesman, Mr. Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Britain turned to Africa, including the Union, "to see." But, in the end, he did more than "see." He gave us oppressed people …

… message. I have quite a little audience here around me in the house of a friend who has been doing the recording for us. I am grateful to you for giving me this … to waste our brains very much in thinking about that for the moment. We have not forgotten your inspiring visit to …

… 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 this day the district was declared a ‘White area’ under the 1950 Group …

… The French received considerable resistance in the 1920s to their plan to make Chad a French protectorate – under the command of conqueror Rabih al-Zubayr, the Kimgdoms of the …

… At least eighteen people were killed on the day of the funeral of Sam Ntuli, an African National Congress (ANC) member murdered on 29 September. During the funeral service, attended by thousands of people in the … M. (ed) (1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state , Johannesburg: Human …

… Cuba and South Africa agreed to a formal ceasefire. Under the terms of the ceasefire and later treaty, Cuba was to withdraw its … its forces and elections were to be held in Angola.  The treaty was signed on 22 December 1988. The battle of … 'Southern Africa Pact Set, too; Angola Truce Now' in The New York Times Online  [online], available at:   …

… full to over capacity. Twenty-nine people died inside the stadium and a further fourteen died outside. Several … Nation and thirteen year old Sphiwe Mpungose were under the fatalities. Nine of the injured remained on the critical list. The stadium has a …

… The national leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In … leader of Democratic Party. He succeeded Zech De Beer as the leader of the DP. He led the Party until it merged into Democratic …

… Kenya. Kenyatta ran away from home to become a pupil at the Church of Scotland Mission, where he studied English, Mathematics, the Bible and carpentry. In 1914, he was baptised Johnstone Kamau and left the mission for Nairobi. In Nairobi he adopted the name …