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Inside Robben Island (Part 1) by Thami Mkhwanazi, 14 August 1987
… the prison. A person might be put in charge of running the library, organising the newspapers, supervising the cleaning, … years after my arrival, a lot of…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… 1821, White stock farmers crossed the Orange River in search of grazing land, after drought and locust infestations … libraries and other buildings In 1867,…
EventCharles Swart, a student ranger from Mangosuthu Technical College, is killed by a leopard
… bakkie. He was found two days later after an extensive search in an area between Bronkhorstspruit and Groblersdal. … dog, Zingela, as well as everyone else…
ArchiveWorks on paper
… 8 February to 8 March 1990, at the Albertus Delport Library, UPE. …
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
… Bank & Zimbabwe) and filed in A-4 boxes in the Saldru library where they were consulted on a regular basis by …
PlaceDrostdy Museum, Uitenhage
… exhibitions on toys, porcelain, clothing and an archive library. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC …
Nelson Mandela, The Rivonia Trial Court statement, 1964 (Video)
… and rescued for posterity by experts at the British Library. Source: …
PlaceUWC - Robben Island Mayibuye Archives
… mostly based at the Mayibuye Archive, situated in the Main Library at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) campus. …
EventChoirmaster, educator and singer Mary Eveline Fincken is born
… of music to the Black section of the Cape Town Public Library. …
ArchiveCelebrating 200 years of the South African Astronomical Observatory by Karel van der Vyver (Daily Maverick), 16 October 2020
… instruments used on telescopes in Sutherland”, and a library. Now, the observatory is turning 200, and on the day … and challenging experiences. Walking…
ArticleThe Dutch Settlement
… the areas of Table Bay, Swartland and Saldanha Bay in search of fresh grazing pastures with their cattle herds. It … Indies, also sailed into Table Bay with…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… they wanted better, and more, computers and printers, library opening hours should be extended from 9.30pm to …
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… Jonas de la Guerre left the Cape to venture north in search for the "great river that flowed east to west" and to … to other sources, de la Guerre also left…
PlaceDitsong Museum of Natural History
… home to the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History Library, a science reference library that has been in existence in Pretoria for over a …
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… ill. He recovered by 1989 and returned to Namibia. 1989 In Search of Freedom: The Andreas Shipanga Story as told to Sue … southern Africa at the time. [91]…
PlacePolokwane Art Museum
… end of the Makgoba War in 1893, is also on display in the library gardens. The museum curates unique works of …
EventGovernor-General Sir Patrick Duncan dies
… his career from 1901-1943, to the University of Cape Town Library in 1966. …
EventPope John Paul II visits Africa
… case the Africans. Source: http://africanhistory.about.com/library/thisday/bl-ThisDay0502.htm …
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
… the country. In Natal the University of Zululand's library and administration buildings were destroyed, while 33 …
PlaceOprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls, Meyerton, Johannesburg
… opened its doors five years later, in 2007." The OWLAG library is a complete information resource centre designed to … couches and armchairs. There is a…
ArticleSS Mendi
… Labour Corps at Abbeville, France, July 1917 © National Library of Scotland Image source …
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… families scoured the length and breadth of the Highveld in search of lucrative sharecropping opportunities. And even … particularly elder siblings, headed…
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
… and five different ovens. The extraordinarily well-stocked Library, packed with books covering everything from History, … children were educated at Home, …
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… his intellectual development—as a young boy, his uncle’s library hosted magazines and books that were Hallett’s first … (2016). Connecting Histories. [online…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
… had become a burden on their families and left home in search of work. It was worse with men as head of the families … dangerous way to travel. Those…
ArticleGrade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
… resulted to the influx of black people to the cities in search of jobs. It also caused an increase in labour force to …
EventPrime Minister opens SA’s first atomic reactor
… capability" was made in 1974. Links: Article in our online library titled, 'From peaceful nuclear research to building …
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
… are the Reserve Bank in Bloemfontein and the Merensky Library at the University of Pretoria, but Moerdijk’s …
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… arts and education, home to the Durban Art Gallery, City Library and Natural Science Museum, which draw crowds of … three: the Municipal chambers; art…
ArchiveAnglo-American influences on the Black conciousness movement
… was not only a struggle for power, but it was also a search for identity and the resugence of its cultural values. …