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EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
… wounds from the defeat by British settlers in the South African War 1899-1902. Discussions about a new flag were … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African…
EventSouth African man walks from England to France through Channel Tunnel
… A 38 year old South African man, Lance Dyer, was arrested by French police on 09 … South African man walks from England to France through Channel …
Control: 1910 - 1948
… Act "Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native found himself, not actually a slave, but a … purpose and it was from these reserves…
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… he gained such a reputation that he became the first South African to be awarded a travel grant from the Institute of … Douglas Portway, European-based South…
Rebecca Lan
… at home. Her parents ran a second-hand furniture shop. The family lived near Athlone railway station before moving to … independent, it received great…
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… known as Mafikeng) was an important battle in the South African War (Second Anglo-Boer War). The war began in late … Province. (1997) The Onset of the Anglo…
BiographyAbdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat
… He smuggled his way into the country and went to live with family members in the tiny mining town of Hattingspruit, near … young bride. Thereafter, Docrat…
BiographyLouis Botha
… Greytown in the Colony of Natal on 27 September 1862. The family moved to the Orange Free State near Vrede in 1869. In … and belief in their cause, operating…
BiographyJane Alexander
… popular contemporary pieces in the collection of the South African National Gallery in Cape Town . Other major … living on Long Street in Cape Town in the…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 12
… From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin And so indeed it … claim for him that he was the only authority…
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
… Rightly so, as nobody has done more than the Fitzsimons family to inform the public about our serpentine fauna or to … the Fitzsimons tradition as the…
BiographyPaul Alberts
… (text: Abraham H De Vries). In Camera: Portraits of South African Artists , H.A.U.M., Cape Town, 1979 (text: André P … Smuts) (The book was also published in…
EventJohn Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born
… greatest contribution was his ability to capture South African history through his paintings. … John Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and…
BiographyChief Kgosi Sekonyela
… next to the Wilge River. He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His … Joyce, P. (1999). A Concise Dictionary of…
African slaves being shipped to Cuba, revolt and seize the ship Amistad, leading to the eventual end of the African slave marke
… African slaves being shipped to Cuba, revolt and seize the ship Amistad, leading to the eventual end of the African slave marke …
Jody Scheckter wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in his Tyrrell Cosworth. He is only the second South African-born d
… Jody Scheckter wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in his Tyrrell Cosworth. He is only the second South African-born d …
The South African Police takes over the tasks of the German South-West African police. 423 members of the disbanded police forc
… The South African Police takes over the tasks of the German South-West African police. 423 members of the disbanded police forc …
EventInauguration ceremony of the South African College School (SACS) takes place
… The South African College School (SACS) was inaugurated at the Groote … Global Oneness, ' South African College History ', [online], Available at … …
BiographyBerni Searle
… on drifts of spices on the floor, or staining certain areas of her body with various substances, suggesting trauma, … history, land-memory and place. Besides…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… western education by the missionaries and the traditional African society’s way of life. He spent his early schooling … morgen of land, to be added to the…
BiographyVincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews
… where he first became politically active. He joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) at St Peter's … a period at Newall School and in…
BiographyAlan Robert Lipman
… born on 6 June, 1925 in Johannesburg into a wealthy Jewish family. After he served in the South African Air Force during World War II, Lipman studied ……
EventThe South African Astronomical Observatory celebrates 200 years of its existence
… Cape of Good Hope, which became known as the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) was founded. It is … the National Research Foundation (NRF) and…
CRITICISM AND CENSOSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CARTOONS OF BAUER AND ZAPIRO 1985 -1990
… CRITICISM AND CENSOSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the religious service at the Cathedral of UPPSALA
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the religious …
CRITICISM AND CENSORSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CARTOONS OF BAUER AND ZAPIRO 1985 -1990
… CRITICISM AND CENSORSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE …
Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on receiving a Honorary LLD degree at the University of the Witwatersrand
… Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on receiving a Honorary LLD degree …
10 YEARS PROJECT
… ' Bill of Rights ' and ' The Atlantic Charter from the African's Point of View '. This document was drawn up after … - Forced Labour, Migrant or Recruited…
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
… 1860s-1880s This period marks a turning point in South African history when the discovery of diamonds at Kimberly … Africans are no longer entitled to land…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… nature and basis of the power of chiefs in pre-colonial African societies. They believed that traditional authorities … to land. Only widowed women who could…