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EventThembisile Chris Hani is killed
… other daughters, Neo (then 20 years old) and Lindiwe (then 12 years old) were away at the time. Also implicated in the …
INDIAN SLAVES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A little-known aspect of Indian-South African relations by E. S. Reddy
… Governor-General of India, wrote in a Minute on May 17, 1947: "... the practice of stealing children from their …
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… leaving the work left to be completed by local labor. In 1949 the Pass was completed. At a cost of 750,000 English …
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… John Barnes-1924 – 1948; The Rev. Dr. Thomas Copeland- 1949 – 1974; The Rev. James Nicol Binnie- 1975 – 1988; The …
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… operations against the Xhosa , in the frontier war of 1811-12 , and in 1815 its garrison played a leading role in the … included a Drostdy, built in 1804…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… with headstones. Bornman, M J Born: 13 Oct 1882 Died: 17 Feb 1909 Ernst, Otto Died: 29 Sep 1904 Hallowell, William … Hawthorn. Hawthorn, Hubert Born: 14…
PlaceSkurweberg Pass, Mpumalanga
… It is relatively steep with an average gradient of 1:17 and descends a total of 448 metres, but the tarred road …
EventSouth African man sets record for world's deepest dive
… to descend, but returning to the surface took an agonising 12 hours. The quick descend and slow return to surface is a …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… Lefifi Tladi was born at Lady Selborne, Pretoria in 1949 [i] . Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer. Most of …
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… India's most active port towns for Indian Ocean trade.12 Memons are descendents of trading-class Lohanas from … property valued at ₤11,000 and was landlord…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… arrested and sentenced to three months in prison. October 17, M.K. Gandhi visits Natal Coalfields near Newcastle after … The third all-India Satyagraha…
Digging deeper into our history by Nicole Mccain (News24), 13 September 2016
… coins and textiles. The textile collection boasts over 12 000 items, ranging from leather clothing worn by the San … coins and textiles. The textile…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… style and its cornerstone was laid by Lord Kitchener on 12 June 1902. It originally served as a recreation centre for …
May Day
… a ten-hour day in 1847. French worker's demand for a 12-hour day was granted after the February revolution of … From 1830 to 1860, the average work day had…
EventFirst celebration of May Day in South Africa
… a ten-hour day in 1847. French worker's demand for a 12-hour day was granted after the February revolution of … From 1830 to 1860, the average work day had…
EventInternational celebration of ‘May Day’
… a ten-hour day in 1847. French workers demands for a 12-hour day were granted after the February revolution of … From 1830 to 1860, the average work day had…
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… without passes, of these 46 cases were discharged, while 17 were withdrawn; 7767 were absent from roll-call and … to provide medical attention, 3 cases were…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… formulated by the ANC for its Programme of Action in 1949 and officially still in place, offered no real … as “an undesirable and outlandish element in South…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… (FOR), a national interfaith peace fellowship [12] . Guy Struben came from an extremely wealthy family, … Snape building protest is freely available to be…
ArchiveThe South African Choir’s pathbreaking tour: 1891 – 1893 by Martin Plaut, 6 January 2017
… Gwashu. Charlotte Manye (first woman on the right) was 17 years old when the African Choir arrived in London. While …
New Book | Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy edited by Jon Soske and Sean Jacobs
… Department of Romance Studies. Releasing November 17, 2015 | Trade Paper $13.95 | ISBN: 9781608465187 …
PlaceStone Chapel, Tokai, near the Porter Reformatory School
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 October 1981. Tokai Manor House was built in the Dutch …
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
… focused on. The Zoo is open 7 days a week from 8:00 to 17:30 daily. Ample, secure parking is available opposite and …
“Let Me Live - Letter to a European”: June 1946
… on housing was £ 7-3-4 per head for Europeans and 17/6 per head for the Indian population. You are aware of the …
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
About Legacy Alexander’s inspiration is spurred by his many years as a pastor to the exiled and destitute in the inner-city of Pretoria. It was during this…
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC Legislation on 17 July 1987. Milnerton 's iconic Woodbridge Island is now … declared a National Monument under…
‘African Gandhi’: The South African War and the Limits of Imperial Identity by Goolam Vahed
… diamond fields [11] , and around 2,000 in Cape Town. [12] The attitude of the governments of the Boer republics was … and memorials to the Natal and Indian…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… schools were to become state schools. A week later, on 12 September, Steve Biko was murdered. In October all Black … of the students in Standards 7, 8 and 10…
The defiance campaign by M. P. Naicker
… Congress (ANC), meeting during the week-end of June 16-17, 1951, decided to invite the head committees of other … pledged to a Programme of Action adopted by…
PlaceFunda Community College
… 2009. It now only offers courses in visual art, has only 12 full-time students and four teachers (including Nkosi). …