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… The heritage of Groot Constantia is embodied in it's wine … of slaves and their traditions ! "All of these added to the successful wine making methods over the last 3 Centuries! Regardless of development on the …

… By the late 1960s many black students increasingly began to feel the frustration and disillusionment similar to that which had led to the Fort Hare SRC to disaffiliate from NUSAS in 1952. For …

… should begin in 1991 and be completed within two years. The African National Congress suggested that equal status be given to all participants in the process of drawing up the new constitution. Even before the process started there …

… bank cancelled its R 20 million anti-crime campaign. The bank had launched the campaign with the intention of encouraging then President Thabo Mbeki to … ( 2007) FNB backs down over anti-crime campaign from The Mail & Guardian [online] Available at: https://mg.co.za …

… Before Fidel Castro took over the island state's government; Cuba was under the military rule of President Fulgeneio Batista. Castro was the leader of the 26 July Army, a rebel movement, which …

… In the late 1950s Ottilie Schimming Abrahams was among the first generation of Namibian students who pursued … in Cape Town. Ottilie Schimming Abrahams was among the leading members of this tiny Namibian intelligentsia that …

… The South African government under leadership of Prime Minister John Vorster pledged support for the United States of America's (USA) efforts to bring about a … Vorster realised that Rhodesia had no hope of winning the war against the liberation movements, especially after …

… Suburb of Kimberley to the South of the Big Hole and North-West of New Park. It was established when the Newton Township, was cleared of slums, and named after …

… There were lengthy deliberations around the restoration of citizenship to the residents of Transkei, Bophutatswana, Venda and Ciskei. A … (TEC) was set up for these deliberations, consisting of the ANC and the SA government. These territories had about 10 … The O'Malleys 1993 [online] Available at: …

… On 14 May 1992, Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, was subjected to harsh criticism and utterances verging on libel, due to the position he took in declining to accept  a peace prize, … national hero, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, awarded to him by the state of Turkey. According to Mandela's spokesperson at …

… Click on image to enlarge The South End Museum Trust was started in 1999 when a group of people from the disadvantaged communities of Port Elizabeth and who had been affected by the forced removals of the Group Areas Act, saw the need to …

… The first prison building in Tshwane, built by Alexander Anderson at the corner of Pretorius and Paul Kruger streets, has an … purposes, and was sentenced to a year of hard labour by the Provincial Government. He somehow managed to strike a …

… to 1910) Philipton was established in 1829 as a station of the London Missionary Society, and was named in honour of Dr John Philip, who was Superintendent of the Society's missions at the Cape. A staunch abolitionist and supporter of the rights …

… a friendly international match at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to mark South Africa's campaign to host World Cup finals in 2010. The England team was composed of highly rated world-class players including their captain David Beckham. The halftime score was 1-1 with England opening score in the …

… applies for a Charter from United Kingdom to establish the British South Africa Company. The Royal Charter was granted in October 1889, with the responsibility of developing and colonising the territory …

… The League of Nations, the world body formed after World War 1 in 1919, afforded … a mandate to govern South-West Africa (now Namibia). The mandate gave South Africa full power of administration and legislation over the territory as an integral part of the Union of South …

… Action Kommandant is a story about a young activist from the dusty and drug ridden streets of Bonteheuwel. Directed by … Cloete under Ma'engere Film Productions, it documents the life of slain anti-apartheid activist, Ashley Kriel. The narrative paints a picture of a young man, loved and …

… 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, which was formed in 1952 …

… 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 proposed constellation included inducing … to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.| nelsonmandela,(1985), 'The opening of the national party natal Congress Durban' …

… 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 photography in this country. It was …

… 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 1891. From 1902 to 1958 the building housed the local magistrate and his staff, but …

… The largest of Bloemfontein's many Recreational spots, the Park has many sculptured flowerbeds, rolling lawns and shady spots. The facilities at this Park include a Rugby, a Cricket and …

… 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 … https://theculturetrip.com/africa/south-africa/articles/the-top-10-highlights-of-table-mountain-national-park/   …

… 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 …

… South African soccer team Bafana Bafana played against the German national soccer team in an international friendly match, in Dusseldorf in Germany. The game was part of Bafana Bafana's preparations for the World Cup games to be held in France the following year. …

… Born in 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat, India, the internationally prominent Indian campaigner, Mohandas Gandhi, led the 1906 Satyagraha Passive Resistance Campaign staged in … (now known as Gauteng Province), Union of South Africa. The campaign was prompted by the introduction of the Asiatic …

… 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 growing realisation that, unlike other pandemics like …

… Penelope Heyns, was born on the 8th of November 1974 in Springs, Transvaal. Her parents later moved to the Natal South Coast.  She attended Doon Heights Primary and … High. She excelled in both academics and in athletics. At the age of 13 she became the swim team captain at school and …

… 20 August 1935. From her early years of activism she chose the path of resistance against the apartheid regime. She was a member of the Cape Peninsula Students’ Union (an affiliate of the …

… Housed in an 1890 Dutch Reformed Church in Polokwane, is the Hugh Eksteen Photographic Museum. Browse through over … lived to be 91 years old. This talented photographer was the son of Jacomina Hendrina van der Poel and his physician, … Eksteen moved North from Cape Town in 1886, visiting the Marabastad Goldfields near Pietersburg to eventually …